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Welcome to this week's newsletter
Editorial: Time Running Out, but No End in Sight
Crisis-hit dairy farmers, who have so loudly recounted their distress throughout the European Union, cried out from a different continent this week. More than 13,200 Americans signed on to Farm Aid's petition, which called on Secretary Tom Vilsack to take immediate action to stop the loss of dairy farmers due to low milk prices.
Food and Water Watch rallied its members to sign Farm Aid's petition and a push by Food Democracy Now! resulted in an additional 9,000 faxes to the United States Department of Agriculture.
The National Farmers Union Board of Directors also voted to encourage Congress to pass a dairy stimulus package as an immediate financial lifeline for America’s dairy producers.
“From Minnesota to California and Texas to Vermont, the current situation is untenable. Equity is rapidly disappearing," said NFU President Roger Johnson in a letter to senators and chairmen involved in the industry and government. “Congress, the administration and the American public must not wait any longer in offering these individuals a lifeline," he added. But for now, they will have to.
Adam Anson
We have 4 new features this week:
US Beef and Dairy Outlook
By USDA, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the June 2009 issue of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
Defining Forage Quality
Forages are a major asset of any livestock operation and the foundation of most rations in a forage-based livestock diet, says Yoana C. Newman, Adegbola T. Adesogan, Joao Vendramini and Lynn Sollenberger, University of Florida IFAS Extension.
Dairy Profitability 101: Milk Quality and Feed Efficiency
In very simple terms, dairy profitability can be defined as the difference between milk prices and the cost of production, multiplied by the pounds of milk produced. Thus, milk prices, the cost of production, and the pounds of milk produced are the three critical components for dairy profitability, writes Alvaro Garcia, DVM, Department of Dairy Science, South Dakota State University.
Pasteurising Milk and Colostrum
Professional heifer growers and dairy producers are faced with the challenge of raising healthy calves while still paying close attention to rearing costs and profit, writes Sandra Godden DVM DVSc, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota. This article was published by eXtension.
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 » Dairy Farmers of Canada to Launch First 3D Advert
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 » NFU Joins Farm Unions EU Dairy and Sheep Demo
 » New EU Feed Rules Will Improve Food Safety
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 » Grasping the opportunity, EU Farmers Go to Ireland
 » Governor Calls for Cattle Grazing Lands
 » QMS Show Produced With Passion
 » NI: Spirits High but Milk Prices Still Dropping
 » NFU Dismayed as Dairy Crest Cuts Cheese Price
 » His Royal Highness Speaks of the Future of UK Dairy
 » World Milk Day Celebrated in Bahrain
 » UAE Issues New Milk Import Decree
 » Irish Farmers at EC Protest
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 » Venezuelan Milk Producers Concerned by Inaction
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 » Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
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 » Ecuador Confirms 48 cases of FMD
That's all for this week!
Ed.
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