Click here to download a PDF of the latest Export Assistance Watch update, provided by Cooperatives Working Together. PD

Click here to download a PDF of the latest export watch, provided by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC). PD

, June 25-27 in Rochester, Minnesota. This was the second North American conference on the topic, the first of which was held three years ago in Toronto, Ontario.

Our federal Constitution, now closing in on 230 years since its drafting, stands as a sterling exemplar of how a carefully drafted framework of guiding principles can serve as a long-term framework for governance, even as the society that it governs continues to develop and evolve.

Have you ever found yourself captivated by the sales pitch of a late-night infomercial? As much as I’d like to believe their bold claims, I’m a realist.

The following are statements from the House floor debate June 20 on the Goodlatte-Scott Amendment to remove supply management from proposed dairy reforms. The amendment was eventually passed 291-135.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the right balance between civil liberties and national security. To wit: the revelation that the Justice Department had seized telephone records of journalists who had reported leaked information and the ongoing saga of Edward Snowden, the NSA analyst who revealed that the government collects wholesale “metadata” of nearly every domestic phone call.

With feed prices escalating rapidly in recent years, many dairy producers have cut back on certain ingredients in order to minimize their ingredient costs. Of course, a cheaper and, more importantly, less energy-dense ration is often associated with reduced milk production.