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

One identified offspring of a BSE cow has tested negative for the disease; calf ranch is also under investigation.

Year-to-date, nearly 1.3 million cows have been sent to slaughter in Federally inspected plants in 2012.

The Alpena County farm is quarantined, and no cattle may enter or leave the premises until testing clears the cattle and farm of the disease.

The beverage giant will lend its distribution and marketing expertise to help deliver new Core Power from Fair Oaks Farms.

The suit began in late 2004, when a Louisia farmer alleged that Cargill had switched feed ingredients in a customized dairy feed.

The brand will be managed by FGI and sold through existing Garst®, Golden Harvest® or NK® brand alfalfa resellers.

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.