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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. More ...
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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. More ... |
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 ... |
NMPF Dairy Leadership Scholarship Announcement
| The 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 ... |
USDA Seeks Nominating Organizations for the Beef Board
| The 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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