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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.

Digesters create renewable energy, better manage manure, produce a steady supply bedding, and lessen their dairy’s environmental footprint by reducing air emissions and odor.

We dairy in an environment that is dry most of the year, which has its ups and downs.

As dairy farmers, we have always had a healthy respect for our natural resources. We strive to be good environmental stewards like most dairy farmers do,

Times sure have changed since we started farming in 1981. We now spend more time and money dealing with manure, record-keeping and documentation of where every animal is and where every load of manure goes.

It is economically beneficial for us to maximize and protect all of our resources.

On-farm milk culturing is beneficial because it allows farmers to determine which cows are having problems and to design treatment plans that improve milk quality.

This online tool weights the answers to assess level of risk, depending on how a dairy actually implements antibiotic treatments.

Patrick Doyle, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, announced yesterday at Dairy Today’s Elite Producer Business Conference that his company was making a $1 million contribution to the GENYOUth Foundation.