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Nominations are now being accepted for the title of the Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year.

Producers from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin will benefit from informational conference.

Harry DeWit of Friona, Texas, was named the 2009 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year this week at the International Dairy Foods Association’s Dairy Forum 2009.

Dairy producers sent 9,000 fewer cows to federally inspected slaughter plants in November compared to a year ago, a 4% decline, according to USDA’s Livestock Slaughter Report released this morning.

Bonus content: To learn more on Farm Journal’'s Legacy Project and read more about Kevin Spafford, founder of Legacy by Design, check out Spafford’'s blogs on AgWeb.