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Students Step Into Leadership

Young adults should save the date for PDPW Stride™ Conference, a transformational experience designed to help students build on their inherent talents and leadership strengths. Held Apr. 4-5, 2020 at Dodgeland High School in Juneau, Wis., the weekend program is for...
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Dairy Markets “In Flux” Over Coronavirus

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski gives a state of the dairy industry address and talks about the corona-virus and the Oscar's slam on the industry.
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Peter Pan Heifers

Dr. Mike Hutjens addresses the issue of calves that just don't want to grow up.
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NFU Members Decide On New Leader

After serving as president of National Farmers Union (NFU) for over a decade, Roger Johnson will not seek reelection next year. His current term will end at the organization’s annual convention in March, at which point an election for his successor will be held. Three...
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2020 Business Conference Fast Approaching

Presented by dairy’s professional development organization – Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the 2020 PDPW Business Conference is held March 18-19 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. The two-day program will bring together dairy farmers, agribusiness...
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Dairy is Not Dead

The recent IDFA Dairy Forum showed a great mix of dairy processors, producers and retailers with more than 1,100 attendees. Corey Geiger, managing editor with Hoard's Dairyman, shares his thoughts with Lee Mielke:
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Cow Colostrum Issues

Dr. Mike Hutjens tackles the issue of low amounts of colostrum produced by some cows after calving.
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Benchmark Drops $2.32

The Agriculture Department announced the first Federal Order Class III benchmark milk price of 2020 at $17.05 per hundredweight, down $2.32 from December but $3.09 above January 2019 and the highest January Class III price since 2014. The January Class IV price is...
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Fake Milk Labeling Needs Resolution

 House Energy and Commerce subcommittee included the DAIRY PRIDE Act on its list of key pieces of legislation related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this year.  Chris Galen, Sr. VP of Membership Services and Strategic Initiatives with the National Milk...
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Ask The Vet: Feeding Young Calves

Dr. Ryan Leiterman, director of technical services with Crystal Creek, answers a question from the "Ask the Vet" mailbag on what is the best approach to feeding young calves. Listen to his answer below and email your question to Dr. Leiterman here:...
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School Lunches: What About Dairy?

by | Jan 30, 2020 | Dairy Radio Now | 0 comments

USDA just recently made some changes to the school lunch standards to give schools more choices when serving fruits and vegetables and meat. These include slices of pizza and hamburgers and even French fries. Why hasn’t USDA given our school kids the option of having whole and 2% milk in the lunch line? They have the regulatory authority to do this, according to Bob Gray of Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperatives:

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