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Queen-Acres Barber Booper moved into first place with lifetime totals on December 31, 2010 of 306,145 lbs. milk, 14,664 lbs. fat and 10,520 lbs. protein.

Proposed bill would remove Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and fully repeal the import tariff on foreign ethanol.

Delegates to the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) voted 25 for, 26 against a proposal to lower the U.S. Grade A standard to 400,000 cells/ml.

Eight free seminars will be offered Oct. 4-8 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.

Legislation would reduce the current blender’s credit, also known as VEETC, for a two-year period.

Rules to prevent potentially unsafe food from reaching consumers.

Almond hulls should be in good supply for dairies next year.

Sixty percent of our cows’ diets is forage, so it’s imperative that we put up quality forages on our farm.

Continuing increases in feed costs are really stirring up discussions on how to capitalize on higher-percentage, forage-based rations and doing more on our dairy to maximize feed efficiency.

Selling lots of milk means sourcing lots of high-quality feed. It can be daunting during these times of high feed prices, but a good mix of purchased and self-raised feed and the flexibility to shift between different feedstuffs allows us options to lower overall feed costs.