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The denial “has removed all hope for a lot of people,” dairy producer says.

LMA’s animal care policy covers loading and unloading, cattle movement, flooring surface, and handling of downer livestock as well as euthanasia.

Bipartisan group cites the “economic catastrophe” facing California’s dairy families.

State’s senators and congressman join request for EPA to scale back Renewable Fuels Standard in wake of the drought.

The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system.

The race to create a better, less controversial biofuel has spawned plenty of research into a variety of potential new sources - including switchgrass, cornstalks and algae. One goal behind the next generation of ethanol fuel is to end the debate over whether crops that could be used for food or animal feed are being converted into fuel. It’s a debate that’s dogged traditional ethanol, made from corn. A team of Wisconsin researchers say they may have found an abundant and eminently Dairyland ingredient for ethanol - cow manure from the state’s dairyfarms. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a coalition of state firms have been awarded $7 million for bioenergy research that would use a manure byproduct to produce ethanol at a dairyfarm in Manitowoc County.The funding was awarded by the U.S. Energy and Agriculture departments through their joint biomass research-and-development initiative.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah dairy operation will close its doors at the end of the month, marking the end of a local institution that has changed hands several times during the past decade as it struggled to stay in business.

‘The estimated health care cost attributable to low dairy product consumption is comparable with total spending on public health in Australia.’

ROBERT SIEGEL: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH: And I’m Audie Cornish. We begin this hour with the drought and how it could affect your grocery bill. Today, the U.S. Agriculture Department designated 76 more counties as disaster areas because of the drought and excessive heat. And it said that severe drought will likely affect prices for corn and other field crops, although it’s too soon to know how much prices will go up.We have two stories on drought and food. Our first comes from NPR’s Allison Keyes.

Dairy and beef producers can hear firsthand from other producers and veterinarians how they provide immediate immunity to their calves at birth.