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On Monday, Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill denied the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) motion to stay the decision he issued on December 29, 2011 that had halted the enforcement of the California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation because that ...
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To make your hotel room reservations for Western United dairymen’s annual convention Feb. 22-24, 2012, call the Pechanga Resort at (888) 732-4264. Identify yourself as part of “WUD Annual Convention 2012” to receive the discounted rate, starting at ...
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Presentations on the new realities faced by producers and consumers will be the focus of the second annual California Ag Summit on Jan. 27 at the University of California, Davis.
Stimulating speakers will lead three individual sessions on current t...
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By Michael Marsh,CEOWestern United Dairymen Dec. 30, 2011 - - Tomorrow night the clock will tick down and the ball will drop in Times Square to the delight of New Year’s Eve revelers. The clock will likewise tick down on a couple of federal laws to the ...
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The dairy industry lost a leader on Monday with the passing of Doug Maddox, Holstein breeder and innovative dairyman from central California. He was 75. Already, the tributes are coming in. “Doug Maddox was a legend. He was ahead of his time and a visio...
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Dec. 9, 2011 - - Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on her colleagues to
join once again in the fight to end longstanding ethanol subsidies. In a
“Dear Colleague” letter sent this week to members of the U.S. Senate,
Sen. Feinstein and Oklahoma Sen...
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Bravo Farms has battled its way back from the brink of financial ruin, but the E. coli scare that almost destroyed the company a year ago has left a deep imprint, says one of the owners. The November 2010 outbreak, which sickened at least 37 people in fiv...
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Cal Poly Creamery of San Luis Obispo is recalling its quart-sized bottles of Farmstead Made Eggnog after a sample was found to be contaminated with E. coli. The contamination was noted Wednesday after routine testing, the university reported on its websit...
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She joins the ranks of athletes, celebrities and models, starring in a new GOT MILK? ad sponsored by the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB). Fifteen-year-old Vanessa Gill won first place in the 2011 GOT MILK? Breakfast Photo Contest -- earning herself...
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Congress is expected to consider a bill this week which is intended to ensure that U.S. regulatory agencies do not impose unjustified costs on job creators during a time when the U.S. economy can least afford it. “The Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R....
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The Department of Water Resources today announced an initial allocation of 60% of requested deliveries to State Water Project contractors for 2012. The initial allocation -- or water delivery estimate -- is always conservative because it is made before th...
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Total operating costs for U.S. dairy producers have risen every month since January 2011, reaching $17.06 per cwt. for October, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reported Nov. 28 in its monthly report on dairy costs of production. Not surpris...
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The Central Valley Dairy Representative Monitoring Program (CVDRMP) is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the group’s Board of Directors. The vacancy is for a position representing District 2 (Merced and Madera counties). The position is not compen...
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Land O’Lakes & Producers Dairy Foods Team Up With California Association of Food BanksFRESNO, Calif. (November 16, 2011) -- Just in time for Thanksgiving, the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) is joining with Land O’Lakes Inc. and Produc...
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Lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture committees are trying to write a new five-year farm bill through the supercommittee process. The legislators are using the supercommittee to avoid what would be a more public, election-year debate in 2012, whe...
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The National Milk Producers Federation has voted to renew and continue the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program for 2012 and 2013. The assessment, however, has been reduced to 2¢/cwt and will only be used for international market development and e...
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Raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures of Fresno County are the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Whiteford. Under the recall, all Organic Pastures raw dairy products with the...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has eased concerns about position limits for futures and swaps in its proposed rule. As originally proposed, the rule would have limited legitimate hedging of milk and other dairy commodities, as its narrow d...
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The House-Senate Conference Committee released a minibus appropriations bill on Monday. The $182 billion package would fund the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for FY 2012 plus contains a con...
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The CDFA is conducting workshops in November to discuss the 2012 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Up to $18 million in grant funding is available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for marketing, research and nutrition projects improving th...
