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Before all of you go off wondering what Progressive Dairy Publishing has gone and done with one of its editors, I am here to tell you that Walter Cooley is safe and sound somewhere in the Midwest as this edition goes to print.
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Milk production is trending higher seasonally. Milk coming from the Southwest into eastern processing plants is tending to keep eastern milk supplies closer to the point of origin. Most butter/powder plants are actively scheduling churning and drying to c...
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Class I interest is quiet with just occasional promotions aiding sales. For Class II products other than ice cream, movement is just seasonally average. Cheap milk and components originating from California and the Southwest are impacting prices and inter...
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The California May 2008 average Class 1 price based on production is $18.81.
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The May 2008 Class 1 prices in California range from $18.78 in the north to $19.05 in the south. The statewide average Class 1 price based on production is $18.81. The average is $1.13 lower than April 2008 but $1.34 higher than May 2007. Milk production ...
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Editor’s note: The following are available market reports and futures data as of April 18, 2008.
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MISSOURI
DFA to pay withheld rBST premiums
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When Heinz Held’s great- grandfather, then age 12, arrived in Chile from Germany in the 1850s he paid a minimal sum for a large tract of heavily forested land.
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Carl and Debra Chaney of Bowling Green, Kentucky, spent the first 20 years of their lives together focusing on raising children, milking cows and running the family farm, but as their kids began moving away Debra and Carl began talking about their dreams....
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It was a clean sweep for the Big 10 at this year’s North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held April 4-5, in the Madison, Wis. area.
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Top managers set the tone for all the other managers and employees in a business.
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There is never enough time to do everything that needs to be done on a dairy.
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He’s farming at my feet.
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It is in all milk producers’ interests to continually drive for greater efficiency in their businesses.
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The increasing imbalance in nutrients applied to land and nutrient requirements for crop growth is largely due to the escalation in imported feed onto farms.
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The consumer bill of rights declares, “I have the right for anything I want.”
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The Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. incident has brought the dairy industry into the consumer spotlight.
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Visitors from throughout the Midwest and Canada converged on Oshkosh, Wisconsin last month to attend the Wisconsin Public Service Farm show.
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Profitable reproductive performance of a dairy herd requires a quality heat-detection program that ensures routine and conscientious detection and proper timing of insemination.
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The predictable pattern of increased environmental mastitis during late summer and fall could be taking a near-invisible toll on your bottom line.
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Re: Documentary shows struggles of Maine co-op
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by David Bright.One correction. MOOMilk is not a co-op. It's an L3C corporation, a...
Re: Victimless agriculture
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Ed Brocksmith.I share your concern about the public perception of agriculture. I...
Re: Making toast and milking cows: Applying LEAN to dairy
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Bob Milligan.John, Outstanding article. There is much we can learn from outside of...