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USDA
Delays New Price Formulas
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 As
a result of a lawsuit, USDA will delay new formula calculations
of the February Class II skim milk and Class I skim
milk and butterfat prices. The lawsuit was filed in
opposition to new make allowances that USDA issued on
November 22 and was approved by producers in December.
The lawsuit was filed on January 12 in a Federal district
court in Toledo, Ohio, on behalf of five dairy farmer
cooperatives and two dairy producers.
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Congress Introduces Ag Jobs Immigration Legislation
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 Although
it's early in 110th Congress, efforts are already underway
to pass immigration reform legislation focusing on agricultural
guest workers. Better known as the AgJOBS legislation,
the measure would reform the current temporary worker
program and regulations of undocumented workers in order
to provide agriculture with the work force it needs
to operate efficiently. More
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House Agriculture Committee Members Select Subcommittee Assignments
 The
Democratic leadership of the House Agriculture Committee
has selected the Subcommittee Chairmen and Members who
will serve on each Subcommittee during the 110th Congress.
Following the meeting, Agriculture Committee Chairman
Collin Peterson (MN) announced that he has appointed Rep.
Tim Holden (PA) to serve at the Vice Chairman of the Committee.
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CWT Program Busy in 2006
 Cooperatives
Working Together (CWT) can mark 2006 as another year of
significant accomplishments since its beginning in the
summer of 2003. Following the completion of its third
herd retirement program a year ago, CWT began in earnest
the export facilitation of over 40 million pounds of dairy
products. More
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NMPF Dairy Leadership Scholarship Announcement
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National Milk Producers Federation is now accepting applications
for the 2007 National Dairy Leadership Scholarships. Each
year, NMPF awards four to five scholarships to outstanding
graduate level and Ph.D. students who are pursing research
in the areas of animal health, dairy product development,
agriculture economics, environmental science and dairy
food science of direct benefit to milk marketing cooperatives
and the dairy producers. More
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USDA Seeks Nominating Organizations for
the Beef Board
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U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications
for new certification of organizations to nominate members
of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board.
This Board is funded by a $1-per-head assessment on cattle
sales. Producer organizations, including dairy farmer
cooperatives, may be eligible to offer nominations to
the Board if they meet the following criteria: More
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Founded in 1872 as a land-grant university named Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College. Virginia Tech is now
a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest
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