dairy farming

Celebrating National Agriculture Awareness Week, farmers and consumers enjoyed a breakfast together to raise awareness of what farmers are paid for their produce. About 500 attended a breakfast that featured a made-to-order omelet, sausage, biscuit, orange juice and coffee sold for 60 cents during the first Farmer's Share breakfast served at the Mid-East Career & Technology Center on Richards Road. "The main thing is the 60 cents represents what the farmer receives for all the products in this breakfas  

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding is seeking further support from UDSA Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Pennsylvania dairy producers recover from sustained record low milk prices. Redding joined the state agriculture leaders of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont in a letter to Vilsack seeking reinstatement of the federal support price for cheddar block and barrel cheese and non-fat dry milk to levels established in A

Pennsylvania’s dairy sector accounts for more than 40 percent of our agriculture industry, and extended low prices only serve to compound an already struggling economy   -Russell C Redding

 

A controversy has erupted over the tiny date stamped on the milk container in your refrigerator. Core-Mark International Inc., a major food marketer and distributor, backed by some convenience stores and independent groceries, has asked the state Board of Livestock to drop Montana's regulation requiring a 12-day sell-by date on milk containers. Since 1980, the state has required this sell-by date - also called a pull-by date - to be stamped on milk containers.

The dairies don't want the dates to go up   -Jim Edwards

 

College freshman Graciela Aguero skipped her usual stint at the beach and visit with her grandparents this spring break. Instead, she and seven other students from Florida International University cleaned barns, shoveled hay and fed rescued cows on a 175-acre farm in upstate New York. They are among the growing ranks of college students who volunteer during their time off in the spring, a trend called alternative spring break. Aguero, 18, who grew up in Weston, said the chores at Farm Sanctuary, which

It's our hope that these students become active citizens and continue to work as advocates   -Angel Garcia

 

Unpasteurized milk is a curious thing. It costs up to $13 a gallon. It says right on the carton: "WARNING: This product ... may contain harmful bacteria."

I think people turn a blind eye to some of the food safety concerns   -Michael Pollan

 

At the Michigan Soybean Association's annual meeting on Dec. 9, 2009, Bill Spike, Owosso, was elected as an At-Large Director. His position represents statewide broad planning and policy making decisions for Michigan soybean growers. "I believe each of us has an obligation to do what we can to promote and improve our industry and community," Spike said.  

Great thanks to all of the organizations and individuals who responded, last month, to the need for donations to purchase milk and eggs for the Amado Food Bank. In Green Valley/Sahuarita, members of Change is Happening!, the Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area, the Samaritans and the Unitarian Church all made generous contributions. As often happens, people think about donating to food banks around holidays, but the need is the same year round. For that reason I asked organizations to consider spec  

Inside Ralph Moyer's dairy barn, there's little need for hands-on labor. Cows milk themselves. A robot feeds the herd.

The more efficient your labor, the more profitable you are   -Dennis Hall

 

I read the obituaries. At 89, I seek to see if any of my contemporaries have been fingered by fate. Of those few I recognize, I dwell on the memory of them.