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Republican Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Oklahoma’s Frank Lucas, has indicated a desire to address dairy policy this year.
The Midwest dairy processor paid out $6 million in cash patronage and equity revolvements in 2009 and the rest in 2010.
The NMC Board of Directors voted to submit another proposal to NCIMS, again recommending a reduction in the SCC limit in the US to 400,000.
JerseyBid.com, a new real-time online auction service, will be highlighted at the winter US Jersey seminar in Columbus, Ohio.
Dairy producers sent 265,000 cows to slaughter in Federally inspected plants in December, 34,000 more (15%) than in December 2009
DFA and DMS allege the settlement will allow plaintiffs’ attorneys to pick “winners and losers” among dairy farmers
Things couldn’t have gone better for Wisconsin corn and soybean producers in 2010. For milk producers, they went a lot better than they did a year ago, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists in their 2011 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report.
The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,567 lb. milk, 876 lb. fat, and 671 lb. protein.
Producer leaders of Dairy Management Inc., the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the United Dairy Industry Association announced.
A state judge yesterday ruled against a Minnesota farmer who denied responsibility for an outbreak of illness from raw milk.
One vote margins pass the national supply management program and mandating California’s higher milk solids in fluid milk.
In case you missed any of the great AgWeb blog posts this week, here’s a quick recap…
USDA reported this afternoon that November milk production was up an estimated 2.7% nationally (3.1% in the top 23 dairy states).
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.
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.
Through the first three quarters of 2010, U.S. milk production is running 2.1 billion pounds ahead of the same period last year.
Through September, dairy cows slaughtered through federally inspected plants were running 79,000 head fewer than last year.
You won’t find many dairyfarmers or agribusiness people in Wisconsin complaining about free trade.They’re hustling to sell more products - cheese, whey, crops, embryos and computer technology - overseas.
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?
The farmer-owned organic milk company will keep processing milk after all.
America’s dairy producers are kicking off the second year of Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school nutrition and physical activity campaign launched by the National Dairy Council® (NDC) and the National Football League® (NFL).
“Is competition healthy enough to protect farmers, and if not, what do we do about it?” Sen. Herb Kohl’s question at the USDA–Department of Justice hearing on dairy industry consolidation sums up a never-ending debate.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D., Wis.) has sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab over reported plans that the U.S. is planning to put dairy on the table of P4 Pacific Trade Pace, which includes New Zealand.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined a campaign to fight and defeat childhood obesity in cooperation with the NFL, National Dairy Council, multiple health organizations and several major corporations.
Americans ate more yogurt during the past decade than ever before, making it the top food of the 2000s
National Farmers Dairy Division rolled out its new probiotic milk program at its national convention in Coralville, Iowa, Wednesday. The value-added milk venture partners the organization with Ganeden Biotech and selected milk processors to supply probiotic milk to consumers.
America’s dairy producers are helping to provide special care packages, with pizza from Gino’s East of Chicago and Edwardo’s Natural Pizza, high-protein Athletes Honey Milk and footballs, to our nation’s military for this Sunday’s big game.
Global dairy markets will remain weak through the first half of 2009 due to weak economic conditions worldwide and plentiful dairy supplies, say Rabobank analysts in a report released this morning.