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Global dairy markets will remain weak through the first half of 2009 due to weak economic conditions worldwide and plentiful dairy supplies, say Rabobank analysts in a report released this morning.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a seven-year-old dairy cow from British Columbia.

U.S. milk production in the 23 major dairy states during October grew 1.5% from year-earlier levels to total 14.4 billion pounds, USDA said today.

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The U.S. is entering its steepest, most severe recession since the early 1980s, but the nation's productivity plus strong global demand for American commodities will revive the economy by late 2009, Wells Fargo senior economist Michael Swanson predicted today.

The California Milk Processor Board has awarded $2,000 to students from a Clovis, Calif., high school for winning an advertising competition held to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the "Got Milk?” campaign.

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the appointment of eight new members and reappointment of five incumbents to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board.

CLAAS introduces two new disc mowers, the DISCO 9100 Plus and the DISCO 9300C.

The earlier we're notified of an outbreak, the better,” says Dr. Darlene Konkle, with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture-Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Division of Animal Health.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is in China this week, participating in an organized trade mission to investigate and promote trade opportunities for California's dairy industry.

In 2008, the United States will likely export more than $4 billion of dairy products, up nearly 33% over 2007, and triple FROM five years ago.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

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California dairies combine for manure-to-energy benefits

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Bonus content: Survival rates of California crossbreds 10 herds enroll in Minnesota crossbreeding study Update on California crossbreeding study   Click here for Spanish version      

Bonus content: Follow this link to go to the Healthy Farms Web site --designed to help farm owners and employees assess risks to farm biosecurity and adopt appropriate management practices to reduce these risks, and enhance their understanding of high-risk diseases and emergency procedures. Click here for USDA''s Animal Health Monitoring & Surveillance Web site. Follow this link to the National Center for Food Protection and Defense . Founded in April 2004 as a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the FAZD Center develops products to protect the United States from the introduction of high-consequence foreign animal and zoonotic diseases, or "FAZDs" (pronounced FAZ-dees). Click here to learn more. This past April, the International Symposium on Agroterrorism (ISA) presented information on how to protect the food supply worldwide while illustrating the importance of a coordinated effort. You can read more from this symposium at www.fbi-isa.org . Click here for Spanish version.

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Farm groups say they are disappointed, discouraged and concerned after California's Proposition 2, or Standards for Confining Farm Animals, passed by a 62% majority vote in Tuesday's election.

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