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Dairy Industry Organizations Announce the Distribution of Animal Handling Guidelines
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As part of a joint effort with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), NMPF today released industry-wide animal handling guidelines. The guidelines, appearing on a legal-size, barn-safe plastic poster in both English and Spanish, emphasize the "Top 10 Considerations for Culling and Transporting Dairy Animals to a Packing or Processing Facility." They are intended to present dairy producers with direction... More...
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Dairy Industry Commits to Reducing Greenhouse Gases, Increasing Business Opportunities Across Value Chain
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On June 25, 2008, dairy leaders announced an industry-wide commitment and action plan to reduce fluid milk's carbon footprint while increasing business value, from farm to consumer. The action plan is an outcome of the industry's first Sustainability Summit for U.S. Dairy, an unprecedented gathering of 250 leaders representing producers, processors, non-governmental organizations, university researchers and government agencies... More...
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Farm Bill Finally Overcomes Second Presidential Veto and Becomes Law of the Land
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 On June 19, the House and the Senate both voted to override President Bush's second veto of the Farm Bill, effectively allowing the whole bill to become law. The vote passed by overwhelming margins of 316-108 in the House and 82-13 in the Senate. After a technical glitch prevented one of the Farm Bill's 15 Titles from becoming law... More...
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USDA Issues Decision Adjusting Make Allowances
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The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has announced a tentative partial final decision that proposes to change the manufacturing cost allowances used in Class III and Class IV product-price formulas... More...
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CWT Shows Strong Activity in June Exports, Concludes Bidding Process for Herd Retirement
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As the first official days of summer arrived, CWT exhibited a strong performance in export markets as it accepted 18 export assistance bids throughout the month of June for products including cheese, butter, and anhydrous milkfat. The bids were accepted for products intended for destinations as diverse as Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and Singapore. More...
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WTO Meeting to Again Tackle Global Trade Issues
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A World Trade Organization ministerial meeting has been scheduled to be held the week of July 21st in Geneva. At this multi-national meeting, countries will aim to bridge their remaining differences in order to reach a WTO agreement on agriculture, market access for industrial products, and numerous other outstanding issues. More...
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New BSE Case Detected in Canada
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On June 23, Canada confirmed its thirteenth case of BSE in a five-year old Holstein cow from British Columbia. All of Canada's BSE cases have occurred in Western Canada. This cow was born after the introduction of the 1997 Canadian ban... More...
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NMPF Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
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Shortly after the NMPF Scholarship Committee and Board of Directors met at the beginning of June, they awarded $11,000 in scholarships to four deserving Ph.D. level students as part of the 2008 NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. More...
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Successful Board Meeting Ushers In Busy Summer for Dairy
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 The NMPF Board of Directors concluded a busy summer meeting last month as they addressed important issues affecting dairy producers. Aside from discussing higher input costs, sustainability, current and future legislation, and animal welfare initiatives, the meeting also highlighted a visit from Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia)... More...
In the photo: Congressman Bob Goodlatte (center) displays the "Special Recognition Award" that was given to him by Chairman Charles Beckendorf (left) and President & CEO Jerry Kozak (right) at the NMPF Board Meeting for Goodlatte's support of Virginia dairy farmers.
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Credit Union National Association (CUNA) - with offices in Washington, DC and Madison, WI - is a not-for-profit trade group that is governed by volunteer directors who are elected by their credit union peers. More...
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