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	<title>World Dairy Diary &#187; Dairy Business</title>
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		<title>Pa. Center Seeks Dairies for Pilot Program</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/15/pa-center-seeks-dairies-for-pilot-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/15/pa-center-seeks-dairies-for-pilot-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence is launching “Transformation Teams”, a pilot project =to aid 10 dairy farms planning significant business transformations. The center will help the chosen farms establish a team of experts to facilitate the business changes, and will offer access to funding and other resources to support planning costs. “Our industry continues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Dairy Cows</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/28/thank-you-dairy-cows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 14:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you but I am plenty tired of the whole Ohio dairy animal abuse story. It is encouraging that the main person featured in it has been arrested and is facing multiple charges. Authorities are investigating the whole situation and hopefully justice will be served to those responsible. I thought the video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Today now Available Online</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/04/15/dairy-today-now-available-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farm Journal Media’s key dairy magazine, DAIRY TODAY, is announcing the launch of a digital edition. Now each issue of DAIRY TODAY will also be available in a digital format. The printed magazine will continue to be distributed as normal, but the digital edition will allow current readers, as well as a broader audience, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to the New MI Dairy Ambassadors</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/26/congratulations-to-the-new-mi-dairy-ambassadors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/26/congratulations-to-the-new-mi-dairy-ambassadors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Melissa Erdman, the new Michigan Senior Dairy Ambassador! Melissa is currently a student at Michigan State University, where she is on the path to become a veterinarian. Melissa impressed the judges with her extensive knowledge of the dairy industry, her passion for dairy products and her communication skills in explaining her depth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Dairy Ambassador Panel</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/25/michigan-dairy-ambassador-panel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/25/michigan-dairy-ambassador-panel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the great privilege and honor of meeting and working with a dynamic group of young people by serving as a judge for the 2010 Michigan Dairy Contest. The contest was held at the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Frankenmuth, MI earlier this month, and before the competition actually began, the contestants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humor For the HEART of Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/25/humor-for-the-heart-of-agriculture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/25/humor-for-the-heart-of-agriculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agribusiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Humor for the HEART of Agriculture,&#8221; was the title of the humorous entertainment during the general session dinner at the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Frankenmuth, MI last week. Behind the jokes and stories of the evening entertainment was Damian Mason. Mason is a comedian with enthusiasm for the agriculture industry. He graduated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers are from Venus, Farmers are from Mars</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/11/consumers-are-from-venus-farmers-are-from-mars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/11/consumers-are-from-venus-farmers-are-from-mars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Consumers are from Venus, Farmers are from Mars,&#8221; was the interesting title of the opening speech at the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference given by Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity and Founder and President of CMA Consulting. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Arnot, in his message [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See You at 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference!</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/09/see-you-at-2010-great-lakes-regional-dairy-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/09/see-you-at-2010-great-lakes-regional-dairy-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are any of you planning to attend the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Frankenmuth, MI this week? This is my second year as a speaker at this conference, and I enjoy meeting with friends, discussing the important issues facing the industry and participating in an exciting conference! (Of course, you can always count [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Farm Tour In Egypt</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/01/03/dairy-farm-tour-in-egypt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/01/03/dairy-farm-tour-in-egypt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last stop for the U.S. Grains Council Corn Mission team I traveled with last month was a dairy farm. This is the Mirhom Farag Farm, owned by Suzanne Basilios. In the video we walk through the dairy with the farm manager so you can see how the animals are kept in open lots. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Farmers Make One Request: Competitive Milk Pricing System</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/12/09/dairy-farmers-make-one-request-competitive-milk-pricing-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/12/09/dairy-farmers-make-one-request-competitive-milk-pricing-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agribusiness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some information about a group of dairy farmers from across the country who traveled recently to Washington D.C. to lobby for a competitive milk pricing system in the future, an effort to save more dairy farms from closing their doors. As told by Farm and Dairy in their article, Dairy Farmers Make One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Leaders Roundtable, Symposium Set for Dec. 3</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/24/dairy-leaders-roundtable-symposium-set-for-dec-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/24/dairy-leaders-roundtable-symposium-set-for-dec-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make plans to attend the Minnesota Dairy Leaders Roundtable, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the St. Paul U-M campus. The event is free and offers a wide range of topics for producers to consider including sustainability and agriculture technology. As printed in The Farmer, here are a few details about the event: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Girl Finds Heart in Dairy Science</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/02/city-girl-finds-heart-in-dairy-science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/02/city-girl-finds-heart-in-dairy-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a positive feature recently published in the Daily Record, Dairy farms moo-sic to her ears, written by Bobby Warren. A city girl fell in love with dairy cattle and decided to pursue her dreams despite her urban upbringing. Here is an excerpt from this exciting story&#8230; Despite being a “city girl” while growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Dairy Cattle Exports Down</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/27/live-dairy-cattle-exports-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/27/live-dairy-cattle-exports-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agribusiness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC Rural recently posted a report on live dairy cattle export numbers, and like many areas in the agriculture industry, it&#8217;s not looking positive. (Photo courtesy of Allyson Horn) Here is the most recent news&#8230; Live dairy cattle exports are 10,000 head below expectations so far this year. Cameron Hall, from LiveCorp, says it&#8217;s likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Stimulus Helps Local Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/26/dairy-stimulus-helps-local-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/26/dairy-stimulus-helps-local-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kim Souza at the Morning Business News recently reported on the dairy stimulus that will soon be assisting local farmers. Last week, President Barack Obama signed a stimulus packaged for emergency funding, and the dairy producers will get a share of this stimulus package to aid in struggling times. Read on for more information&#8230; Local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Protest Reduction in University Cowherd</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/17/students-protest-reduction-in-university-cowherd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/17/students-protest-reduction-in-university-cowherd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently printed in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, an article titled, &#8220;Mad ‘cows’ protest plan to cull Cal Poly dairy herd,&#8221; written by David Sneed describes how students dressed in cattle costumes to support dairy program, which could lose 120 of its animals. In an effort to save money, Cal Poly is planning on reducing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Dairy Business Assoc. Announce Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/15/wisconsin-dairy-business-assoc-announce-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/15/wisconsin-dairy-business-assoc-announce-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association announces their tenth annual business conference &#8211; &#8220;Looking Ahead, Leading the Way.&#8221; Join more than 300 dairy industry friends and partners on December 1 &#038; 2 at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis. This two-day event brings together dairy leaders to tackle the tough issues facing the industry. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy BQA Summary Released</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/25/dairy-bqa-summary-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/25/dairy-bqa-summary-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Beef Quality Assurance Program recently released its latest summary in a pilot project study that was conducted in collaboration with the Idaho Beef Council and California Beef Council. The summary evaluated the quality of market dairy cows being sold at auction. Here is an excerpt from the press release&#8230; Jason K. Ahola, former University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times on the State of the Dairy Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/20/new-york-times-on-the-state-of-the-dairy-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/20/new-york-times-on-the-state-of-the-dairy-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Production]]></category>

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		<title>Iowa Dairy Farmer Testifies Sector in a &#8216;Price-Cost Squeeze&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/11/iowa-dairy-farmer-testifies-sector-in-a-price-cost-squeeze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/11/iowa-dairy-farmer-testifies-sector-in-a-price-cost-squeeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The High Plains Journal recently reported on an increasing number of dairy producers whom are standing up to tell others about the dire situation they have found themselves in during the past year. Here is what the article had to say&#8230; America&#8217;s dairy producers find themselves in a &#8220;price-cost squeeze&#8221; between plummeting milk prices and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Cow Culling Remains Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/10/dairy-cow-culling-remains-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/09/10/dairy-cow-culling-remains-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to AgWeb.com, dairy culling remains strong in the United States dairy herd. Are you culling many of your cows? Does this ring true in your area? U.S. dairy farmers sent 228,000 dairy cows to slaughter through Federally-inspected plants in July, USDA reports this morning. That’s 19,000 more than July of 2008 but 28,000 head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Meeting Discusses Milk Market</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/31/ohio-meeting-discusses-milk-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another story about dairymen and allied industries coming together to discuss the current milk market, and their concerns about it. Farmers in Ohio met to discuss the market effects of imports, marketing organizations and supply and demand, while a panel of experts spanning California to New York presented their plan for a new system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.Y. Dairy Rally Brings Out Dairymen</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/31/n-y-dairy-rally-brings-out-dairymen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current milk price has spurred many dairy farmers into action, getting them more involved in how their milk is marketed. A group of dairymen from western N.Y. and several even from Pennsylvania, met to discuss the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009 last week, at a dairy rally held in N.Y. A group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lifetime As Dairy Farmer Comes to an End</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/23/lifetime-as-dairy-farmer-comes-to-an-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These stories are kind of hard to hear, but I imagine there are many dairy farmers that can relate to this scenario. This article was written by Dennis Pollock for the Western Farm Press. Here is an excerpt&#8230; FRED MACHADO, Easton, Calif., 77 years old, spent more than a six decades milking cows, but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cargill, Idaho Power get OK for dung power pact</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/20/cargill-idaho-power-get-ok-for-dung-power-pact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/20/cargill-idaho-power-get-ok-for-dung-power-pact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press recently reported a business decision made between Cargill and Idaho Power for utilizing manure to generate power. Check it out below. Cargill Inc. has gotten the green light from the state Public Utilities Commission for a plan to supply Idaho Power Co. with 2.13 megawatts of electricity from the Minneapolis-based agricultural conglomerate&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Farmers Meet with State, National Representatives</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/20/dairy-farmers-meet-with-state-national-representatives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/20/dairy-farmers-meet-with-state-national-representatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it may be tough to share personal stories of difficulties in these volatile dairy markets, that&#8217;s exactly what dairy producers recently did to an audience of 400 dairy farmers and politicians. An interesting story in the LancasterOnline. Here is an excerpt&#8230; Terry Shuey, a fifth-generation dairy farmer, described an idyllic life she and her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Jones Dairy Gives Students Chance to Get Milky and Muddy</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/15/former-jones-dairy-gives-students-chance-to-get-milky-and-muddy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/15/former-jones-dairy-gives-students-chance-to-get-milky-and-muddy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake Tribune recently posted an article about a closed down dairy that will soon be used for agriculture education. Read this excerpt for this positive agriculture story! You can read about farrowing a sow all day long. But the best way to learn how to deliver a litter of pigs is, well, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Dairy Farmers Look to Downsize in Economic Climate</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/13/local-dairy-farmers-look-to-downsize-in-economic-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/13/local-dairy-farmers-look-to-downsize-in-economic-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dallas Wellness Examiner just published a blog spot on dairy prices. It seems the consumer is finally taking notice that dairy farmers are taking a hit in these volatile times. Here is what she has to say about the dairy industry today&#8230; The economy sinks and so do buyers for luxury cars, luxury hair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy coops sign marketing agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/12/dairy-coops-sign-marketing-agreement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four California milk marketing cooperatives have signed an agreement to work together to market their milk and dairy products in the state. The announcement came from]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. Center for Dairy Excellence Offers Finance Experts</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/10/pa-center-for-dairy-excellence-offers-finance-experts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/10/pa-center-for-dairy-excellence-offers-finance-experts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence is offering dairy producers ways to plan financial strategies for the next six months from two nationally-known financial advisors – Dr. David Kohl and Gary Sipiorski – during two “Mastering the Dairy Business” conference calls hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence. Kohl, professor emeritus from Virginia Tech, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Dairy Business Offers Thoughts on Dairy Situation</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/10/wisconsin-dairy-business-offers-thoughts-on-dairy-situation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA) offers these insights and comments on the current dairy situation. In these difficult economic times, (DBA) says only market-based solutions will solve the problem of low milk prices over the long term. Supply management, milk quota system, high guaranteed minimum prices, government cow buyouts, more MILC, and even a [...]]]></description>
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