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On June 10, the board of directors of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) voted to continue Cooperatives Working Together, the farmer-funded export assistance program, through 2018 at the current funding level of $.04 per hundredweight. NMPF developed and manages the 13-year-old self-help program, known as CWT.
A smartphone app offering rebates on groceries is expecting an increase in its dairy product rebates by 20 percent in June. That’s welcome news for an industry celebrating the consumption of dairy products this month.
On Tuesday, June 2, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final version of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD). The rule dictates that antimicrobials used in animals for food production must be given under the supervision of a veterinarian.
In the production of your regular issues of Progressive Dairyman, many stories remain untold. Some are funny; others are occasionally inspiring. I last wrote about one of these in September when describing a unique plane ride I had on a business trip.
Randy Sowers, owner of South Mountain Creamery in Maryland, was recently featured in a Washington Post article titled “Uncle Sam may have picked the wrong cash cow.”
It’s time to dust off those white pants and load up the trailer for summertime shows and fairs. Whether a youth is exhibiting their 4-H project heifer or a breeder is showing off their prized milking cow, getting ready for competition requires preparation and dedication.
Many U.S. presidents have screamed for ice cream. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson made ice cream at their Virginia homes, and Dolley Madison served it at her husband’s second inaugural ball.
U.S. trends in cheese export production
The U.S. is first in world cheese production, havingproduced 5.17 million metric tons in 2014. That’s more than twice as much as our next closest competitor, Germany.
Your dairy checkoff moves more cheese – nationally and locally
There has been much said about the dairy checkoff’s efforts to turn around fluid milk consumption, along with the strength of exports through the checkoff-led U.S. Dairy Export Council, all of which is great news for dairy farmers.
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