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New project will add 100 jobs to Wisconsin; Will break ground November 2010

Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious chronic bacterial disease that often doesn’t show signs until it has reached an advanced stage, according to USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services.

June’s news that four cows at a Colorado dairy tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB) indicates that the disease is still a threat to U.S. cattle herds, despite the nation’s efforts to eradicate it.

It’s fall harvesttime—an appro-priate point at which to assess the bulls and bears in the marketplace in an effort to get properly positioned for the year ahead. At this writing (just ahead of Labor Day), projections are for above-average prices next year, but can we get there?

Cheese stocks, milk production continue to build.

Direct expensing limit doubles

Instead of selling CWT cattle for slaughter, an Illinois auction market apparently resold some to a different farmer.

Legislation ends decade-long effort to improve the transparency of dairy pricing.