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Mid-sized freestall herds averaging 24,000 lb./cow/year were netting $3.17/cwt, based on a milk price of $22.92.

Producers are expected to have the opportunity to sign up for the federal Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy program once again in late October.

Idaho congressman Mike Simpson is the lead Republican in support of the House Ag Committee’s Dairy Security Act.

Governor Chris Christie today announced that United States Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack has granted a Natural Disaster Designation for 20 New Jersey counties following flooding and high winds from Hurricane Irene and several other weather disasters for farmers so far this year.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has identified a list of the programs that are available to farm families recovering from flood damage.

Exports are flourishing amid drought and high feed prices domestically, USDA says.

More than 65,000 producers and industry professionals will converge from 90 countries for the five-day dairy celebration Oct. 4-8 in Madison, Wis.

The practical impact of the proposal is that all U.S. dairy farms will eventually have to meet the 400,000 SCC limit, regardless of where they ship their milk.

The Lely Astronaut A4 will undergo its first public showing in the U.S. in Madison, Wis., Oct. 4–8, 2011.

130 companies are making their first appearance.