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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today made the following statement on becoming the next Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry."I am ready to lead the Senate Agriculture Committee in the 112th Congress. Agriculture is critical to Michigan’s economy, employing a quarter of our workforce. Not only does agriculture create jobs and feed our families across America, but it is also helping us develop new fuels and energy sources.
The grain prices Thursday hiked in Chicago as U.S. dollar tumbled against euro, boosting the appeal of agricultural products on the global market. Corn and soybean futures rebounded from five-week lows while wheat registered the biggest gain in almost two weeks.
Continued buying from China is key to how the 2011 markets unfold.
A panel of global dairy insiders says that the first half of 2011 could be troublesome for producers, but things will improve markedly by the second half—maybe.
Byline: Benzinga StaffMANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kreider Farms, one of Pennsylvania’s largest dairyfarms, announces the groundbreaking of a multi-million dollar livestock waste treatment system as part of a joint venture with Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Located at Kreider’s Farm in Manheim, Pa., the Cleantech facility is the first of its kind in the state and is designed to treat and recycle manure from the Farms’ 2,000 dairy cows in an eco-friendly manner. Bion’s patented technology provides a solution to the pollution associated with livestock operations, eliminating most of theenvironmental impacts of animal waste, including excess nutrients, ammonia, phosphorus, and greenhouse gases.
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An ambitious planning application for Britain’s largest dairy farm, resubmitted Nov. 18, reveals significant changes.
Western United Dairymen is seeking a few dairies for a project to demonstrate a water balance approach to perform lagoon sealing measurements for dairy manure storage ponds.
The checkoff group says The New York Times and numerous media outlets have reports wrong .
Cooperatives Working Together accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Foremost Farms, Darigold, and Dairy Farmers of America to sell 1.8 million pounds of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
In its latest Global Dairy Outlook, the international bank says developments over the last 12 months have changed its view on the likely role of these two giants in the world marketplace.
Smarter technologies, added system integration possibilities and further upgradability options are just some of the new benefits DeLaval’s VMS 2011 will offer dairy farmers.
LAS CRUCES ? The New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division has confirmed the outbreak strain of E. coli in an intact sample of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese from Costco.
The U.S. dairy market has the potential to compete in the global markets, according to a new podcast released by Rabobank.
NittanyCow is the most comprehensive nutrition balancer available.
U.S. milk production shifts to the West and Upper Midwest while the Southeast and New England see large declines.
CWT accepted 10 requests for export assistance 2.4 million pounds of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in the Middle East and Asia.
One of the most politically charged decisions the lame-duck Congress will face when it reconvenes is deciding whether to extend subsidies for corn-based ethanol.
There have been few headlines lately but several hundred milk producers made a point of bringing attention to the ongoing crisis in the milk sector. They demonstrated, on 20 October in Strasbourg, at the urging of the European Milk Board (EMB), pressing MEPs to promote “fair conditions of competition”.
The New York Times, in a major article published in Sunday’s edition, took on Dairy Management Inc.’s all-out effort to grow cheese sales through partnerships with the likes of Domino’s Pizza.
As new Rule 4570 is adopted, dairy families credited for efforts to improve air quality.
The National Milk Producers Federation has released a new manual aimed at minimizing unwanted pharmaceuticals in the food supply.
Cooperatives Working Together assists Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold in selling cheese to the Middle East, Asia, and Central America.
All were made ill by raw milk from a renegade Minnesota dairy farm, which is under investigation for selling contaminated milk.
Highlights from the Dairy Checkoff’s 2010 Annual Meeting