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New online tools can help Wisconsin farmers know when conditions are right to spread manure on their land

A decade ago, the domestic market for Greek yogurt, a thicker, more protein-laden version of traditional mass-market yogurt, barely existed. Within the past five years, however, it has exploded, and that’s been great news for New York’s dairy farmers. That’s because it can take three pounds of milk to make one pound of yogurt.

OTTAWA -- With rare exceptions, discussions of food policy in Canada are limited to the joys of eating organic and how hard-pressed farmers need more help from the government. What you never hear is this: As a result of rising population and wealth, global demand for food is soaring and the world faces a food crisis unlike anything seen since the 1970s if food production does not grow rapidly. Canada is among the very few nations with the capacity to dramatically boost production.But we’re not. In fact, Canadian agriculture is stagnant. And politicians will not even discuss how we can change that.

The world food prices are set to rise again as concerns persist over Chinese and U.S. winter crops and global production slows increasing demand, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned.

Once temperatures reach above 70ºF, high-producing Holsteins are at the threshold of heat stress.

Minimize feed loss with proper storage and management.

This genotype exchange strategy will facilitate young sire selection programs in each country.

But prospects for a successful conclusion to the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations in 2011 are dim.

National Corn Growers Association says new peer-reviewed research disproves anti-ethanol myth.

Trend reflects transition from smaller, diversified farms to larger, specialized dairies.