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Minnesota dairy farmer wins Good Farm Neighbor Award
The hot, wet summer has kept many Minnesota livestock farmers hopping to keep their animals comfortable. Among them is Doug Heintz, recipient of the August Good Farm Neighbor Award from the Minnesota...
Posted on 9/10/10 at 10:58 AM
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Carrington day trip
I recently took a trip to see my brother in Carrington, North Dakota. David is the brother to whom I write my monthly letters that are part of my column; he would seem a convenient fictional creation...
Posted on 4/15/10 at 5:26 AM
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Bel Brands USA to build cheese plant in SD

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota city of Brookings is getting a $100 million cheese plant that could eventually employ up to 400 workers.

By Associated Press , January 31, 2012

EU erecting trade barrier

WASHINGTON — Just as the U.S. dairy industry is preparing to ramp up exports, a new barrier has appeared on the horizon. The European Union is attempting to use free-trade agreements to convince other countries to impose “geographical indication” rules that would make it illegal for U.S. companies to use the names of cheeses and other products that originated in Europe.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 30, 2012

Ag groups react to new school meal standards

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First lady Michelle Obama and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack visited an elementary school in Virginia on Jan. 25 to unveil new school meal standards. It is popular with the fruit and vegetable industries, but the potato and dairy industries were worried that it would reduce consumption of their products.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 30, 2012

Bracing for dairy product sales growth

LA QUINTA, Calif. — Dairy product sales will grow faster than other foods in developing countries in the coming years, and PepsiCo Inc. intends to be a part of that growth, a key PepsiCo executive told members of the International Dairy Foods Association Jan. 15 at the 2012 Dairy Forum in La Quinta, Calif.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 23, 2012

Dairy industry eyes foreign markets

LA QUINTA, Calif. — Opportunities abound in countries with growing populations and growing incomes that cannot supply all their own food, but only if suppliers learn how to do business there, experts told attendees at the recent 2012 International Dairy Foods Association Dairy Forum.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 23, 2012

Obama proposes reorganizing agencies

Obama proposes reorganizing agencies WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s proposal to reorganize six agencies that promote business and trade and possibly reorganize food safety agencies has not been well received in agriculture or consumer advocacy circles.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 23, 2012

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Two being inducted into N.D. Agriculture Hall of Fame

By Agweek wire reports , January 23, 2012

Rural Meat Market

Rural Meat Market STREETER, N.D. — Clyde Reister has built a meat processing and catering business that involves his extended family, and has found success on the home farm.

By Mikkel Pates , January 23, 2012

Row crop clinic will be held in Brookings

South Dakota State University hosts a Row Crop Clinic in Brookings, S.D., on Jan 20. The speakers will cover a variety of issues that farmers will be dealing with in the 2012 crop season. This is the only row crop meeting in eastern South Dakota this year.

January 16, 2012

AFBF ends support for direct payments

Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Honolulu ended their support for the $5 billion annual direct payments program that crop farmers get whether prices are high or low on Jan. 10, but the new policy they passed reflected continued differences between regions and commodities that will make it difficult for the nation’s largest general farm group to develop policy on a new farm bill.

By Jerry Hagstrom , January 16, 2012

2011: A wet, wild year in ag

2011: A wet, wild year in ag Every year is unique for farmers and ranchers on the Northern Plains, but 2011 was one of the most memorable years in recent memory.

By Jonathan Knutson , January 03, 2012

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Rising production costs cause organic milk shortage

Rising production costs cause organic milk shortage A shortage of organic milk across the country has gotten so bad in areas like the Southeast that Publix stores from Florida to Tennessee have put up signs in dairy cases anticipating the shopper’s frustrated refrain: “Where’s my organic milk?”

By William Neuman , December 30, 2011

Thumb farm owners face sentence this week

BAD AXE, Mich. — Businesses that rely on a Thumb dairy farm are urging a judge not to send the owners to jail next week for hiring illegal immigrants.

November 16, 2011

Veblen dairy facility destroyed

Veblen dairy facility destroyed FARGO, N.D. — The headquarters of a calf-raising facility owned by Rick Millner north of Veblen, S.D., has burned to the ground.

By Mikkel Pates , November 07, 2011

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Michigan dairy objects to extra scrutiny by vets

HAMILTON, Mich. — A dairy that sold cows with illegal levels of antibiotics as human food warned there would be “disastrous consequences” if only veterinarians could diagnose sick animals at its 10,000-head operation in western Michigan.

October 28, 2011

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