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In November, $6.5 million of members’ capital retain investment was distributed. This month’s payment of $3.5 million is a result of previously allocated earnings.

Year-to-date, 2.652 million dairy cows have been culled, which is 110,000 more cows (4.3%) than 2010.

These efforts helped lead to an increase of 4.2 billion pounds of dairy sold through the fiscal year that ended in July 2011 (compared to the same period of 2010).

Siemers Holsteins is a 2,700-cow family corporation located in Newton/Cleveland, Wis., a rural area between Green Bay and Milwaukee.

My wife, Pam, and I started Prairie View Dairy with a partner in 1978. Bailey County, Texas, had only two dairies at that time, so we were pioneers in our area, starting with 350 Holsteins on 80 acres.

I am a manager/stockholder for Larson Dairy Inc. Okeechobee is the southernmost point at which milk is produced in Florida. My grandfather started our dairy business in 1947.

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NMPF says now is the time to move forward, even if that requires dairy-specific provisions that not necessarily align with “any requirements for the beef industry.”

360,149 Holsteins were registered in 2011, exceeding 2010 by more than 20,000 animals, an increase of 6%.

The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,633 lb. milk, 889 lb. fat, and 676 lb. protein.