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Livestock producers affected by natural disasters need to keep thorough records of their livestock and feed losses.

When Naked Cow Dairy sought to boost its production of artisanal cheese, owners Monique van der Stroom and Sabrina St. Martin found it required a $15,000 piece of equipment. That was too big a price tag to pay for the sisters, who had already made a big financial commitment in starting their business, the only dairy on Oahu. What are two female farmers to do?

The apparently isolated, random case is only the fourth-ever discovery of the disease in the U.S.

In 2012, CWT has assistedin making export sales of cheese totaling 73.8 million pounds, and butter and anhydrous milk fat totaling 56.6 million pounds, to 33 countries on four continents.

The number will climb since USDA has still not issued rulings on bulk derogations submitted by a number of large cooperatives.

Despite high feed costs and narrow profit margins, there’s good news for Idaho’s dairies.

The coalition effort will call attention to the fact that the farm bill is important to more Americans than just those working in agriculture.