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Testimony presented by USDA chief economist Joe Glauber to a Senate Ag Committee hearing on the impact of the drought highlights the harm high feed costs are causing for the nation’s dairy farmers, according to Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation.
The number of operating dairy farms in Kentucky has dropped to 792, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
The Kentucky Milk Safety Branch reported that the counties with the most remaining dairies are Christian County with 91, Adair County with 49, Barren County with 47 and Todd County with 44.
This video was shown during the Progressive Dairyman World Ag Expo seminars in Tulare, California, on February 12, 2013. Todd Moore talks about his experience self-marketing his own dairy products from his two dairies in Plano, Texas.
Click here to read the feature about Todd Moore and Lucky Layla Farms, published in the Jan. 1, 2013 issue of Progressive Dairyman.
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The author of this post, Shannon Linderoth, is a senior public relations writer at Charleston | Orwig. Follow the agricultural communications company’s “Field Assignment” blog at: www.fieldassignment.com
I’ve never claimed to be trendy; one glimpse into my closet will affirm that. But consumer trends have always piqued my curiosity.
And thanks to my multiple roles in the food chain, consumer trends when it comes to food are especially intriguing – like the “10 food predictions for 2013” from Phil Lempert in the December 3 edition of Supermarket News.
Holstein Association USA reported that 2012 was a solid year for U.S. registered Holsteins and program activity, with interest in registered Holstein cattle continuing to grow.
Registrations at the end of last year totaled 362,669, up 2,520 from 2011.
“Looking down memory lane, 10 years ago in 2002, we registered 315,488 Holsteins,” said association CEO John M. Meyer, in his State of the Association address at regional member meetings this winter.
The 28th Annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 21-23 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, will be packed with new products and services from more than 400 exhibitors, as well as workshops and presentations from various industry groups.
“These organizations have dedicated a lot of time and effort to provide high quality programs for the show visitors,” said show manager Scott Grigor.
Programming includes a mini-seminar update on robotic milking, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22.
The GrassWorks Grazing Conference, now in its 21st year, has a reputation for providing new and experienced farmers with in-depth information and practical tools for making the most of their grazing operations.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is the second in a series of online columns from University of Texas, School of Public Health assistant professor David Douphrate and his dairy industry colleagues about ways that dairy managers and owners can comply with health and safety regulations. Click here to read the first article in this series.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to inspect job sites. Almost all OSHA inspections are unannounced. A U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA compliance officer may inspect the farm at any reasonable hour as a result of an employee complaint or a reportable accident.
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