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Pennsylvania soybean checkoff board awards $110,108 for research and education projects PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:12

A number of research and education projects designed to provide reliable data to soybean growers, expand markets for soybeans and educate the public have been awarded checkoff grants by the Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board. In addition, the Board also awarded grants for research benefiting animal agriculture, the largest domestic user of soymeal and the largest sector of Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry.
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Rains just a drop in the bucket against drought PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 18 July 2011 08:42


For months, it's been so hot and dry in Louisiana that the 125 cows and 80 heifers at Forrest Hill Dairy were getting a mid-day misting to cool them down.

With their usual Kentwood pastures bare dirt, they've been eating baled grasses that Cathy Forrest had planned for winter hay. Even with the noontime break, the cows are too hot to eat as much as usual so milk production is down.
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Ice Cream Flavor Face-Off, FINAL ROUND! PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 18 July 2011 04:35

Only two competitors remain to determine the ultimate ice cream flavor:

Shannon Seifert with South Dakota State University's Raspberry Cheesecake vs. Leontien VandeLaar with Vanilla Bean

These two will face off until July 28. The winner – along with the recipient of $100 worth of ice cream – will be announced July 29!

Cast your vote today!

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Dairies, environmentalists agree on waste rules PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 15 July 2011 10:11

New Mexico dairy farmers, environmentalists and the state have settled a dispute over the regulation of dairy farm waste.
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Dean Foods reaches settlement with farmers PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 15 July 2011 10:07


Dean Foods Co., one of the largest dairy distributors in the United States, says it has agreed to pay $140 million to settle a lawsuit over pricing with a group of dairy farmers in the Southeast.
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Mr. Chairman, Biotechnology is needed to feed growing population PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 15 July 2011 09:49

On June 23, Rep. Timothy V. Johnson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture held a public hearing to review and discuss the opportunities and benefits of agricultural biotechnology for farmers, the environment, food and energy security, and competition in the global marketplace. Here are excerpts of testimony presented during the hearing:

“Global population growth creates a pressing humanitarian challenge. We can either meet this demand by utilizing marginal lands and lands with fragile soils and poor water resources, or we can make the smart choice of increasing the production capacity of the plants and animals themselves. Innovation in agricultural science and technology is the key.”
Chairman Timothy V. Johnson
(R-Illinois)

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Arkansas agency getting $4.2 M to help producers PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 15 July 2011 09:10


Officials say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arkansas is getting $4.26 million in additional funding to help producers.
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Foundation for the Future now has legislative language PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 15 July 2011 00:00

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minnesota, made the following statement after releasing a dairy reform discussion draft that would offer protection, create stability and inspire growth in the dairy sector. The draft language is based on reform proposals put forward by the dairy industry.

“I released this discussion draft now because we need to act before the next farm bill. If we have another dairy crisis like we had in 2009, we could lose half our dairies. The discussion draft allows us to keep the ball moving while continuing to have a dialogue with the dairy industry.
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