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Friday, 17 May 2013 10:03 |
 Watching a new documentary about the 2009 plight of a group of Maine dairy farmers was like eating a Tootsie Pop – I kept counting how many licks it would take before getting into the best part of it.
"Betting the Farm" details the struggles of fluid milk processing co-op MOO Milk, short for Maine's Own Organic Milk. I saw the movie mentioned on a few blogs after its release earlier this year.
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 14:08 |
Victimless agriculture? Quite a title, right? Fear not, dedicated Progressive Dairyman readers, I didn’t suddenly wake up a vegan today; there’s no veggie burgers or tofu-dogs in this agvocate’s future.
Contrary to first glance, I’m not even talking about animals in this column. The “victims” to whom I’m referring in the title are us in the industry.
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Monday, 13 May 2013 16:42 |
 Winners of the dairy industry’s prestigious Sustainability Awards join the ranks of celebrities, athletes and influencers – from country music singer Miranda Lambert to movie star Salma Hayek to actor and father Taye Diggs – by donning the famed Milk Mustache for their own ad.
The dairy industry leaders were recognized for their efforts to advance sustainability at the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards in Washington, D.C.
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Monday, 13 May 2013 12:52 |
 Editor's note: South Dakota State University's Alvaro Garcia sent out the following information to the DAIRY-L list serv on Monday, May 13, 2013.
This was sent as a heads-up for producers in the upper Midwest about temperatures for May 14.
The heat that day and the following was preceded by unusually cool days and nights, and cows did not have the chance to acclimate.
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Monday, 13 May 2013 13:11 |
 Whether you’re making toast or milking cows, applying the principles of LEAN Manufacturing can enhance your operational efficiency. Learn how the principles of LEAN Manufacturing can be applied to the dairy business in John Frey’s latest column from the Center for Dairy Excellence. PD
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Re: Second annual Latinos in Agriculture forum deemed a success
Posted on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 by Agriculture in the Black Sea Region.This project is for and about agriculture in countries aroung Black Sea...
Re: Mastitis prevention and control: A prevention methodology
Posted on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 by Justo Calderon.Great article, nice explanation, easy and interesting to reading And...
Re: Documentary shows struggles of Maine co-op
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by David Bright.One correction. MOOMilk is not a co-op. It's an L3C corporation, a...