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Culling is up 6.4% through the first six months of 2011.

The biggest concerns were over perceived unfairness of the margin protection insurance portion of the plan and market stabilization.

The New Zealand co-op, reportedly the largest milk processor in the world, has appointed Theo Spierings as its new CEO.

Most death losses were black coated cattle in open feedlots.

Cool, damp spring weather followed by the recent heat means that grasses are at increased likelihood of becoming infected with ergot bodies.

Grain futures prices traded on the Dalian and Zhengzhou commodity exchanges are expected to maintain at high levels though China has achieved an increase in summer grain output for the eighth year running this year, analysts say.

Supply management policies exacerbate the problem of tight and variable margins by hampering producers’ ability to manage risk

By 2015, 12 dairies will be milking 34,000 cows and by 2020, another 12 units will be milking an additional 33,000 cows.

SAE Afikim USA officially opened for business here at its first-ever North American dealer meeting in Salt Lake City.

CWT accepted eight requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America to sell 648,371 pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Central America.