As printed in our January 25, 2012 issue... TWO ETHANOL SUBSIDIES EXPIRED at year's end. The 45-cent-per-gallon ethanol blenders' tax credit led to a $6 billion annual incentive to blend ethanol into gasoline,...
With a deadline of February 15, 2012, agricultural water users are required to register their water withdrawals with NYSDEC. In New York, this affects farmers withdrawing an average of 100,000 gallons...
As printed in our January 10, 2012 issue... TWO NEW CAFO RULES are proposed by the EPA. Proposal would step up reporting requirements for all CAFOs and ask for more information in watersheds with water...
As printed in our December 2011 issue... U.S. PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS must demonstrate they can meet European Union health certificate specs. USDA program begins in January and requires SCCs under 400,000...
College can be expensive and preparing for this large investment begins long before you pay your first semester tuition. Many agricultural businesses and organizations provide scholarships to deserving...
As printed in our November 2011 issue... FDA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT enhanced testing of bulk tank milk for antibiotics not typically screened in samples. Targeted operations would include those on USDA's violators'...
Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and his associate John Erbsen of Lanark, Ill., selected Miss Iatola Blackie Rose-ET as the winner of the 58th National Jersey Jug in Louisville, Ky. Taking Reserve...
As printed in our October 25, 2011 issue... CONGRESS PASSES TRADE PACTS with South Korea, Panama, and Columbia. They represent the most sweeping free trade agreements since 1994's NAFTA. South Korea is...
Open Show Champions Larry & Jordan Landsgard, Gene Henderson with Christina, Emily & Stuart Rowe, Katie Bue with Lady, and judge Paul Trapp. The Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn was the 5 year old, Innisfail...
As printed in our October 10, 2011 issue... THE DAIRY SECURITY ACT is introduced in House by Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) with seven initial cosponsors. Patterned after Foundation...
As printed in our September 25, 2011 issue... BENCHMARK CLASS III price for August is $21.67, a record high. (Previous high was this July 's $21.39). August value is up 28 cents from July and up $6.49...
As printed in our September 10, 2011 issue... CHEDDAR BLOCK PRICE SLID nearly 40 cents a pound in 30 days. American cheese in storage during late July was up 5 percent over a month earlier. Total cheese...
The UDSA, in a report released last Thursday, lowered the anticipated milk production for 2011. Commodity price forecasts remain strong. Despite the July Cattle report's indication that producers have...
As printed in our August 25, 2011 issue... USDA CORN GRAIN CROP estimates reduced by 500,000 acres to 84.4 million. Projected 12.9-billion-bushel output would be third highest. Soybean forecast at 3.06...
As printed in our August 10, 2011 issue... DRAFT PROPOSAL for Foundation for the Future put forth by Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) See www.futurefordairy.com. More than 600 signed up for FFTF meetings. Support...
As printed in our July 2011 issue... COOPERATIVES WORKING TOGETHER will be continued in 2012 and 2013 pending enrollment of at least 70 percent of U.S. milk. Current sign-up is 68 percent. Export program...
As printed in our January 10, 2011 issue... A GOVERNMENT-MANDATED "growth-management" program, higher fluid-milk standards, and a new, revenue-insurance program are among measures proposed by Dairy Industry...
Washington Dairygrams - January 25, 2011 CASH BUTTER PRICE soared 43 cents a pound in one week to the $2.10 range. Global butter stocks tight. U.S. butter stocks down over 50 percent, although U.S. butter...
Washington Dairygrams - February 10, 2011 PRICE PROSPECTS brighten. February through December Class III futures averaged $16.39 at closing, reaching $16.58 for October. The Class III price averaged $14.41...
Washington Dairygrams - February 25, 2011 FUTURES PRICES MOVED much higher with March, April, and May over $18 at press time. March through December Class III futures averaged $17.26. BLOCK CHEESE PRICE...
