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		<title>California Dairies Tout Sustainability Success</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2012/01/20/california-dairies-tout-sustainability-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California dairy families are proud of the sustainability accomplishments they achieved in 2011. According to the California dairy farming sustainability coalition Dairy Cares, the state&#8217;s dairy industry continued its commitment last year to protect and improve the environment. Central Valley dairy farmers launched the nation’s largest dairy groundwater monitoring program, a non-profit, collaborative scientific effort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judges Panel For U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/08/judges-panel-for-u-s-dairy-sustainability-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/08/judges-panel-for-u-s-dairy-sustainability-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At World Dairy Expo we got an update on the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program from Dairy Management, Inc. The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program continues to gain support, as the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® today announced that the newly launched awards program will be judged by a panel of experts from academic institutions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NMPF Votes On Changes To Dairy Policy Reform Package</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/23/nmpf-votes-on-changes-to-dairy-policy-reform-package/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors has voted for a revised approach to reforming federal dairy policy, with the key change of &#8220;allowing farmers an individual choice between receiving the financial protection of a government safety net, or opting out of such protection.&#8221; You can listen in on a conference call with NMPF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA Annual Meeting Underway</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/22/dfa-annual-meeting-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/22/dfa-annual-meeting-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dairy Farmers of America annual meeting is underway in Kansas City, Mo. The theme of the meeting is &#8220;From Challenge to Change&#8221; which &#8220;recognizes the industry’s hardships of 2009, its slow recovery in 2010 and highlights our focus and determination to embrace the need for change in our industry.&#8221; Among the highlights of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA Holding Virtual Food Drive</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/18/dfa-holding-virtual-food-drive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/18/dfa-holding-virtual-food-drive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of National Ag Day this week, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) kicked off the DFA Cares Virtual Food Drive to raise awareness for and help address the needs of hungry Americans. The drive, which is organized through the DFA Cares Foundation, will run through the start of June Dairy Month. A starting goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA Holds Grazing Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/01/13/dfa-holds-grazing-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 150 producers and agribusiness professionals attended Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s (DFA) 2011 Grazing Conference held in Louisville earlier this week. The two-day event was presented by Dairy Grazing Services (DGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of DFA that provides resources and consulting services to producers interested in pasture-based dairying. “Increasing input costs and volatile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwest Dairy Association Restructures</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/12/29/midwest-dairy-association-restructures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/12/29/midwest-dairy-association-restructures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Midwest Dairy Association has announced an &#8220;organizational realignment&#8221; to enable the checkoff organization to better meet the needs of the dairy industry in the Midwest. Under the new structure, Chuck Cruickshank has been named to serve as the new Senior Vice President of Industry Relations to the staff. The Industry Image and Relations program will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheese is King at World Dairy Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/30/cheese-is-king-at-world-dairy-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/30/cheese-is-king-at-world-dairy-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Dairy Expo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2010 World Dairy Expo Photo Album Since World Dairy Expo is held in the nation&#8217;s number one cheese producing state, it&#8217;s no surprise to find that cheese is just about everywhere. One of the special events for the media at the expo is the Talk Session, sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board each year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA Products Pick Up Six Awards at World Dairy Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/29/dfa-products-pick-up-six-awards-at-world-dairy-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/29/dfa-products-pick-up-six-awards-at-world-dairy-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Dairy Expo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a pretty successful 2010 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) products, as the cooperative earned six awards in the expo&#8217;s Dairy Product Championship Contest &#8230; pretty impressive when you consider there were more than 650 entries!: Awards were presented for the following products: First – Sharp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Farmers Help Rebuild New Orleans Gardens</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/28/dairy-farmers-help-rebuild-new-orleans-gardens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/28/dairy-farmers-help-rebuild-new-orleans-gardens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dairy farming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just more than five years after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans is still trying to rebuild. To help those efforts, the Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) recently took some time from an annual training conference to help put in two community gardens in the city&#8217;s Ninth Ward. The cooperative says it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Research Institute Formed</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/08/26/dairy-research-institute-formed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/08/26/dairy-research-institute-formed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marking another step in the dairy industry&#8217;s efforts to accelerate innovation and increase future demand for dairy, Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy recently announced the formation of the Dairy Research Institute™ to strengthen the dairy industry’s access to and investment in the technical research needed to drive demand for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Cheese Cupid For iPhone</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/07/05/wisconsin-cheese-cupid-for-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/07/05/wisconsin-cheese-cupid-for-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you love cheese? Love wine? Want to know which ones go with which? There&#8217;s an iPhone app for that and it&#8217;s called Wisconsin Cheese Cupid. Get the app here. What cheese goes with your wine? What beer goes with your cheese? These questions can finally be answered with Wisconsin Cheese Cupid. With this handy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Makes Big Impact on Wisconsin During Dairy Month</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/01/dairy-makes-big-impact-on-wisconsin-during-dairy-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/01/dairy-makes-big-impact-on-wisconsin-during-dairy-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since it&#8217;s Dairy Month I got on the phone bright and early to find some good resources to point you to. I called up Matt Joyce, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, and we talked about Dairy Month. The WMMB has a lot of online resources for consumers and anyone who wants to know more about dairy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome To Dairy Month</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/01/welcome-to-dairy-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/01/welcome-to-dairy-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re leaving beef month behind to enter into dairy month. Midwest Dairy Association invites you to celebrate and learn how dairy can make sense for you. Check out their blog. June Dairy Month started out as a promotion to help distribute extra milk when cows started on pasture in the warm summer months. Today, its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Campaigns Win National Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/04/22/dairy-campaigns-win-national-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/04/22/dairy-campaigns-win-national-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two different dairy industry groups won national recognition from the National Agri-Marketing Association for being the &#8220;Best of the Best.&#8221; The NAMA Best of Show for Advertising went to: Client: Midwest Dairy Association, St. Paul, MN &#8211; Gregg Fogleman Agency: Sullivan Higdon &#038; Sink, Kansas City, MO &#8211; Parc Masterson accepting for agency Message: To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slug Down Some Milk With Albert Pujols</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/03/25/slug-down-some-milk-with-albert-pujols/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/03/25/slug-down-some-milk-with-albert-pujols/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[got milk?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I admit to being a St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. Not a fanatic but a fan. Albert Pujols has been one of my favorite players in recent history and I&#8217;m glad to see him wearing the mustache. They may represent completely different sports, but when it comes to the health and fitness of America&#8217;s youth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA Testifies at Cuba Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/03/12/dfa-testifies-at-cuba-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/03/12/dfa-testifies-at-cuba-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Easing regulatory hurdles that are impeding exports to Cuba could contribute to recovery in the dairy industry. That was the main point of testimony presented Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee of Agriculture by John Wilson, senior vice president of marketing and industry affairs for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA). Speaking in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young, Savvy and Into Dairy</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/12/young-savvy-and-into-dairy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/12/young-savvy-and-into-dairy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re young, savvy and into dairy, then have I found an organization for you. Recently established on Facebook, the Young, Savvy and Into Dairy (YSD) group met and enjoyed a night of social networking at the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Frankenmuth, MI. YSD is a group of young people joined together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Dairy Farmers Donate to Hungry</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/05/minnesota-dairy-farmers-donate-to-hungry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/11/05/minnesota-dairy-farmers-donate-to-hungry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though they are facing their own tough times, Minnesota dairy farmers in Minnesota are still helping out those less fortunate. Governor Tim Pawlenty was joined at the state capitol by representatives from Minnesota Farmers Helping Families, a coalition of state agriculture commodity groups, who donated approximately 85,000 pounds of pork and more than 36,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle For Milkquarious</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/03/the-battle-for-milkquarious/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/03/the-battle-for-milkquarious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Got Milk folks and milk loving rock star White Gold are about to introduce &#8220;The Battle for Milkquarious&#8221; which debuts on October 5. Here&#8217;s a YouTube video which features &#8220;White Gold and Strawberry Summers make some sweet, sweet music&#8230; until the milk runs out.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>New York Farms Kick Off Dairy Profit Team Program</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/07/13/new-york-farms-kick-off-dairy-profit-team-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/07/13/new-york-farms-kick-off-dairy-profit-team-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agribusiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently reported in the Farm and Dairy, 22 dairy farms have kicked off a statewide Dairy Profit Team Program in New York. This team effort will focus on improving finances and milk production, among other things. These groups will use team work, cost sharing, I&#8217;m proud of these dairies who are teaming up to change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Princesses to be Crowned Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/05/07/dairy-princesses-to-be-crowned-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/05/07/dairy-princesses-to-be-crowned-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Times-Standard announced an upcoming event, the 52nd annual District 1 Dairy Princess Contest. Tomorrow, three local women are competing for the honor of being crowned the new princess for 2009-2010 on Friday at the River Lodge. Kerilyn Ambrosini, Brooke Chrisler and Rachel Phillips, will vie for the Dairy Princess title, scholarships and awards. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI and ADPI to Hold Annual Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/23/abi-and-adpi-to-hold-annual-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/23/abi-and-adpi-to-hold-annual-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Butter Institute (ABI) and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) will meet next month from April 26-28, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Ill. for their Joint Annual Meeting. This year’s conference will address current critical issues affecting the dairy industry, such as the fluctuations in markets and what lies beyond the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’m no chemist, but I sure like dairy!</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/18/i%e2%80%99m-no-chemist-but-i-sure-like-dairy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/18/i%e2%80%99m-no-chemist-but-i-sure-like-dairy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A semester into my first year of college, I decided that I needed a part-time job, so I applied for a lab assistant job at Dairy Microbiology. I was pretty excited about the job as it paid well, and I was fascinated by the dairy industry. Plus, I got to take home free milk, cheese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Scoop</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/07/welcome-to-the-scoop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/03/07/welcome-to-the-scoop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Nolz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I would highlight another great dairy blog for you to check out this weekend. It&#8217;s called, The Scoop, and it&#8217;s written by Ashley Messing, a senior dairy management and animal science student at Michigan State University. The Scoop is a blog that describes Ashley&#8217;s life in the dairy industry. Ashley started this blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kristy Mussman is Princess Kay of the Milky Way</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/08/21/kristy-mussman-is-princess-kay-of-the-milky-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/08/21/kristy-mussman-is-princess-kay-of-the-milky-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the new Princess Kay of the Milky Way. She&#8217;s Kristy Mussman, a 19-year-old college student from Claremont, MN. Her crowning took place at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Wednesday. As Princess Kay, Mussman, who represents Steele County, will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for Minnesota&#8217;s nearly 5,000 dairy farmers. Kristy is the daughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Consumer Perceptions</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/focus-on-consumer-perceptions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/focus-on-consumer-perceptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main dairy groups represented at today&#8217;s Joint Beef &#038; Dairy Information Symposium here at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference was Dairy Management Inc. David Pelzer is Senior VP, Industry Image &#038; Relations. DMI is a non-profit organization that manages the Dairy Checkoff. I spoke to him today about dairy and beef producers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Industry Animal Welfare Program</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-industry-animal-welfare-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/07/16/dairy-industry-animal-welfare-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week the National Dairy Board met and like last year, that meeting ended just in time for attendees to meet with beef producers at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, Joint Beef &#038; Dairy Information Symposium. One of those people is Rob Byrne, Sr. VP Scientific &#038; Regulatory Affairs, National Milk Producers Federation. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CWT Export Assistance Bids</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/06/23/cwt-export-assistance-bids-58/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/06/23/cwt-export-assistance-bids-58/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter. Two of the bids were from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI: 1,370 metric tons (3,014,000 pounds) of butter to Iran, and 38 metric tons of butter (83,600 lbs.) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Cheese Sales in Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/05/05/increasing-cheese-sales-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/05/05/increasing-cheese-sales-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
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