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CWT has accepted four requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association to sell Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia and North Africa.

The new pavilion will house 2,600 head of cattle and cost a total of $18 million.

California milk production was actually down 18 million lb. from a year ago, or 0.5%.

Mastitis is the most common and costly infectious disease of dairy cattle worldwide and is most frequently bacterial in origin.

With reports of significant alfalfa stand damage due to winterkill after a year of drought and tight forage inventories, farmers may need to consider alternative crops to provide much needed forage.

Michigan dairy uses it to monitor health, transition period and reproduction.

The free tours will be presented daily, Oct. 1-5, at the international dairy show in Madison, Wis.

The membership requirement will increase from 2¢ per cwt. to 4¢ per cwt. for the dairy export assistance program.

Chief operating officer to assume new role next year; Kozak to continue to lead CWT efforts.

Milk prices are forecast in the $17-$19 range for this year and next.