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Dairy Talk: And the debate goes on

Dairy cooperative’s sales and earnings for both third quarter and year-to-date surpass prior year.

With White House status quo, other leadership shifts will shape direction of farm and dairy legislation.

Acquisition will bring 33 additional dairies into state’s largest milk processing cooperative.

Midwest herds that average 20,000 lb. of milk per cow were 75¢/cwt short of covering even variable costs in September.

But several factors suggest U.S. will remain a significant player in the global market.

With milk prices low and feed costs high, the folks at Greenbacker DairyFarm in Durham have found themselves receiving some financial assistance over the past several months, along with dairies across the country, in the form of a federal farm subsidy.It’s not all that much, “but it helps,” said Joe Greenbacker, who, with his family, runs the expansive farm on Route 68 - and whose ancestors have farmed in the region for centuries.

Nearly 72,000 humans and 2,385 bovines attended World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. last week.

The 2012 World Dairy Expo broke new records last week, with a record number of cows on the grounds, exhibitors and possibly attendees.

Early intervention is key to maintaining business solvency.