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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been tapped as the nominee by President-elect Barack Obama as the next USDA Secretary.

Billy Jo Gregg, Jr. is indicted on 12 counts of animal cruelty in Humane Society of the United States undercover sting operation in Ohio.

Humane Society of the United States releases Ohio dairy animal abuse video

The National Dairy Board elects its 2010 officers.

Ag interests were not uniformly pleased with the House version of climate-change legislation—and the initial offering from the Senate (S. 1733) didn’t help matters much.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Darigold and one bid from Land O’Lakes for export assistance on a total of 108.4 metric tons (239,000 pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to the Middle East and Asia.

USDA reports dairy cow slaughter was up 20,000 head in April 2010 compared to a year ago, with 235,000 cows heading to burger heaven. That’s a 9% bump over last year.

Economists from the University of Missouri and Wisconsin summarize issues related to Federal Milk Marketing Orders.

New nylon neck straps for cattle now available from Coburn are made of 1/8" thick woven material.

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today vetoed Senate Bill 434 that would have allowed state dairy producers to sell raw milk directly to consumers.