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New study says short-term impact will cause rise in prices and drop in competitiveness.

$1.8 million effort will work to eliminate hunger and promote healthy food choices.

June’s milk output estimate shows the largest year-over-year increase since 1999.

The three-dairy family operation will ship all its milk to Texas plant.

Surplus milk, high feed costs push 2012 Pennsylvania average milk price $2.14 per cwt. below 2011.

Total costs, excluding labor and management, are running about $17.63/cwt for tie stall herds and right at $16 for midsized freestall operations.

Cow numbers were down 4,000 head from April, however.

“No consistent evidence that checkoff funded projects were more likely to support an obesity prevention benefit from dairy consumption.”

Supreme Court ruling on controversial Arizona law underscores need for uniform federal solution to resolve immigration troubles.

Slowdown in milk output, strong cheese market boost dairy price outlook.