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News for Dairy Co-Ops - July 3, 2006

 

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July 3, 2006 Volume 64. No. 13

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CWT Expansion Commences in July

CWT LogoMembers CWT have committed to doubling the investment they are making as the fourth year of the historic self-help economic program started last Saturday, July 1st. Starting with July's milk production, CWT member cooperatives and individual farmers will contribute ten cents per hundredweight, an increase of five cents per hundredweight from the current level of commitment. More ...


USDA Will Re-open Class III & IV Price Hearing

USDA LogoThe U.S. Department of Agriculture gave notice last week of its intent to reopen the national make allowance hearing. The original hearing was held in January of this year, and was limited to consideration of changes in the make allowance component of the Class III and IV price formulas, with these changes to be applied directly to Class I and II price calculations. More ...


NMPF Sends Letter to WTO's Lamy on Geographic Indicators

WTO logoNMPF joined with the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Global Dairy Alliance in writing to WTO Director General Pascal Lamy and WTO Agriculture Negotiations Chairman Crawford Falconer on the issue of geographical indications (GIs). More ...

EPA to Issue Proposed CAFO NPDES Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced proposed revisions to the 2003 CAFO NPDES Rule, which are result of the Second Circuit Court decision in the Waterkeeper Alliance et al. vs. EPA case. More ...

National Standard Developed for Hurricane Preparedness

Standards have been developed to prepare small business owners, including farmers, for the devastation a hurricane can bring. NMPF is sharing this information because many members in the South and East could be impacted this hurricane season. More ...

 

 


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