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Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost almost $100 billion a year and incl ...April milk production up slightly
April milk production in the top 23 producing states totaled 16.1 billion pounds, up 0.3 percent from April 2012, according to preliminary data in USDA's latest "sequestered" Milk Production report.
The 50-state output amounted to 17.3 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent. The total was more than expec ...
Biotech laws require clarity
Editorial Last week the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to overturn the Department of Agriculture's decision to commercialize genetically engineered alfalfa. It is the latest, but probably not the last, judicial finding concerning the crop. The appeals court upheld USDA's contention that ...Calif. dairymen hang whey value hopes on state Senate
In an attempt to capture more of the whey value in their milk, California dairymen hope the state Senate will give them better results than the Assembly. Supporters say a bill aimed at reducing the price disparity California producers receive for their milk sold to cheese manufacturers and ...Dairy specialist to lead UI animal, vet science department
A University of Idaho animal scientist will lead the UI's animal and veterinary science department.
Mark McGuire, who specializes in dairy cow physiology, has served as interim department head since 2012.
In a press release, John Foltz, interim dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ...
Producers want cheese makers to pay their fair share into pool
Dairy producers wanting the California Department of Food and Agriculture to raise minimum prices for milk going to cheese makers took a different tack in their argument at a CDFA hearing on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross called the hearing to consider extending emergency price relief ...Disagreement over milk supply management continues
Proponents of the Dairy Security Act, included last week in farm bills passed by the House and Senate ag committees, say they are pleased the proposal remained intact.
But opponents of the milk supply management portion of the bill anticipate a different outcome when the House bill is debated on ...