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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The purpose of the Federal Milk Marketing Order is coming under question during USDA’s hearing. The debate is being watched closely by South Dakota’s dairy industry that led all states in year-over-year milk volume growth, up 18.3%. That could be problematic for a commodity that is seeing a continual decline in consumption. Peter […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday that requests to increase make allowances fall short of fairly supporting dairy farmers. In the simplest terms, a make allowance is an estimate of what it costs to transform milk into a finished dairy product like butter or cheese. These estimates […]
FARGO, N.D. – Rose Wendel, a freshman in liberal arts from Lamoure, North Dakota, was named the overall showman at the 97th Little International at North Dakota State University. Wendel is the daughter of Mike and Shari Wendel. Noah Helgoe, a sophomore in animal science and crop and weed science from Cavalier, North Dakota, was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the highly anticipated Origin of Livestock final rule for organic dairy. This change to the USDA organic regulations will promote a fairer and more competitive market for all organic dairy producers, by making sure that certified USDA organic dairy products are produced to the same consistent […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course is scheduled for March 29 as part of the pre-educational events for the Central Plains Dairy Expo. It will be held in the Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., in rooms 8, 9 and 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The […]
