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That’s hampering not only milk pick-ups off farms but moving milk to processing facilities in the major metropolitan areas of New York City and New England.
TruMoo milk contains just 40 more calories than plain white milk per serving and is made without high fructose corn syrup.
Mike North of First Capitol Ag and Farm Director Al Pell discuss where cheese prices are heading as seasonal consumption starts to pick up.
ONE hundred UK dairyfarmers are testing a scheme that has reduced methane from cows in the US by an average of 12%. If the same results are repeated here, a 12% methane reduction from dairy cows would be equivalent to 660,000 fewer tonnes of CO entering the atmosphere each year - or taking nearly 200,000 cars off the road.
Year to date, however, cow culling is still running 70,000 head (or 4.4%) higher than 2010.
The Class III price is forecast at $16.10 to $17.10 per cwt. in 2012.
CWT has accepted seven requests for export assistance from Darigold and Dairy Farmers of America to sell Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese.
The New Zealand dairy giant says the global market for organics has changed, seeks to limit losses.
With wheat costing less than corn, dairy operations are adding it to rations.
Hear about the advantages of a robotic milker that was showcased at the 2010 World Dairy Expo.
These gentlemen will crown the champions of each of the seven breeds on display during the five day event.
South Korea needs to craft additional measures to protect local farmers from the impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States before parliamentary approval, the agriculture minister said.
U.S. dairy policy must reflect global economic reality if it is to be effective in fostering an economic climate in which our dairy farm families can grow and prosper, says this California dairy producer.
A report blasting Georgia’s environmental oversight of large livestock farms has raised concerns about potential contamination of Georgia waterways with chemicals from manure.
Western states, Florida and Texas led with increased input, while extreme heat curbed Midwest production.
House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson advocates discussion draft, rather than legislation, to achieve dairy reform.
Local governments have been stretched to the limit of their capabilities to check food for radiation just before harvesting the first rice crop since the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The farm ministry has attached extra importance to the safety of rice, the nation’s staple food,
Three major construction phases due to be completed by fall 2012 will allow FDA to enhance both efficiency and quality
These days, farm subsidies are blamed for lots of things, even the nation’s obesity epidemic. Critics say the billions of dollars in annual subsidies encourage farmers to grow too much grain. Prices drop, food gets cheaper, and we eat too much. Seems like a simple equation, except it’s not.
Europe’s biggest farms will see their EU agricultural subsidies capped at E300,000 a year under draft proposals to reform the bloc’s farmpolicy from 2014, according to a leaked draft.
Recent high temperatures and high-priced feed expected to constrain growth in per-cow milk.
Kraft has increased advertising and used other ways to blunt the increase in commodity price costs.
Scientists with the USDA look at ways to get more corn to one of the fastest growing dairy states.
Method saves fuel, labor and equipment costs, also reduces soil disturbance and dust.
When American farmers are allowed to compete in international markets, they can win. We already export to China, Japan, Mexico and Europe, and now need to knock down barriers to our exports in other countries. The pending Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama would allow Ohio farmers to compete on a level playing field in these important markets, and I urge the U.S. Congress to immediately approve and implement these agreements.
The South American country hits a pothole on the road to becoming a challenger to U.S. dairy export ambitions.
U.S. Department of Transportation walks away from creating new regulations that would be detrimental to agriculture.
Porter Family honored with Agricultural Environmental Management Award.
The two congressmen pledge to build a more effective economic safety net for the U.S. dairy industry.
Any large-scale expansion of U.S. ag exports will only be possible if the nation can get more commodities and farm products to market, something some experts say the country already struggles to accomplish.