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Imports from key customers were mostly higher in early 2013, led by record purchases from China.

The onus is put back on dairy farmers and processors.

Cooperatives Working Together has accepted six requests for export assistance from Bongards and Darigold to sell 860 metric tons of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese.

The acquisition will increase focus on quality of supplies amid safety concerns in China’s dairy industry.

The rewards of brown midrib varieties are feed-cost savings and higher milk production.

‘A dairy producer should look for a forage testing lab that can provide solutions, not just numbers.’ -- Ralph Ward, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services

Dollars and Sense contributors describe Nutrition & Forages

Some 3,000 dairy farms are up for renewal in the coming months.

The cooperative’s Alma Center, Wis., plant will close permanently and its Waumandee, Wis., cheddar cheese plant will be idled indefinitely.

‘What processors claim is a compromise is nothing more than a costly ruse.’ --National Milk Producers Federation