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Cow care through the eyes of an animal welfare auditor.

The Grand Champion Holstein, Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy, paraded across the colored shavings to win Supreme Champion honors at the 2011 World Dairy Expo last week.

CWT has accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.

Funding for the biodigesters is provided through the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Swiss Valley Farms has moved its Swiss cheese production operation from Platteville to Shullsburg, in nearby Lafayette County.

Lower farmgate milk price forecast reflects a continued softness in commodity prices and a stronger New Zealand dollar.

The reforms could lower the U.S. all-milk price by 92¢/cwt, trigger supply management programs 40% to 45% of the time and lower cumulative net farm operating income 32% to 48%.

The highest all-milk price was reported in Florida, at $25.50. The lowest was $18 in California.

As states waver in face of pressure, national dairy group says feds need to hold fast in defense of food safety.

Sen. Bob Casey’s Dairy Advancement Act of 2011 limits costs by limiting the safety net to the first 150 cows in a herd.