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Exports of Washington-grown products have reached a new high. From October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011, the value of Washington-origin farm and seafood products set a record pace.Washington food exports were worth $1.91 billion in the last quarter of 2010, a figure matched in the first quarter of 2011.

Fluctuating milk prices have long made dairyfarming a risky business, and when milk prices crashed in 2002, Chris Lekberg gave up. He sold his cows and bought goats. It turned out to be a wise decision. He now has more than 50 goats, and with growing demand for goat cheese, he gets a steady price for their milk from a nearby cheesemaker. While the big dairy states of Wisconsin and California have the most dairy goats, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, the industry is growing in New England as well.

Corn prices fell Friday on concerns about global demand after the government reported a drop in export sales.

The antibiotic-resistant staph has been identified in humans and fresh, unpasteurized cow’s milk.

Farm liability insurance won’t protect against claims if illness results.

Norma “Duffy” Lyon passes away at the age of 81.

ANAND: The cradle of India’s White Revolution, the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd - better known as Amul Dairy - will now take the big leap of entering the US and European markets. The ‘Taste of India’ would reach the doorsteps of ethnic South Asians living abroad as the country’s premier dairy cooperative plans to set up manufacturing bases outside India.

Following its move into China, the New Zealand dairy giant explores the possibility of building dairies in India.

The following information was released by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri:Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Howard County, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to operating two cattle fraud schemes in which 28 victims, including The Callaway Bank in Fulton, Mo., as well as numerous individuals, lost nearly $8 million.Kevin Ray Asbury, 44, formerly of Howard County, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to a federal information that charges him with bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold will sell 1.354 million pounds of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia and Europe.