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		<title>Cattle Industry Pleased with Child Farm Labor Rule Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just prior to the opening general session of the Cattle Industry Convention this week, the U.S. Labor Department announced that a proposal which would have barred children from many on-farm tasks will be revised to allow broader exemptions for parents who own or run agricultural operations. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got a news flash for all of you,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NMPF Pleased with School Lunch Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2012/01/25/nmpf-pleased-with-school-lunch-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is pleased with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated school meal standards that continue to stress the nutritional benefits of low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products. A final version of those standards was released Wednesday by the USDA following more than a year of public comment and review. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Newly Proposed Child Labor Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good editorial article by Stu Ellis, FarmGate on the newly proposed Child Labor laws. How do you think they might affect your farm and your children&#8217;s future in agriculture? Have you submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Labor yet? The newly proposed regulations from the Department of Labor will delay the education of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Dairy Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/27/changing-dairy-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/27/changing-dairy-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of talk right now about federal dairy policy. Jim Dickrell, Dairy Today, offers an opinion on why dairy policy is so hard to change. If federal spending wasn’t an issue, dairy policy would be easy. But deficit spending is no longer an option. Anyone can propose change; getting that change enacted into law is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Group Opposes Security Act</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/26/wisconsin-group-opposes-security-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/26/wisconsin-group-opposes-security-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association have re-affirmed their opposition to U.S. House bill H.R. 3062, the Dairy Security Act. A recent presentation by economist Dr. Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, confirmed their position. The dairy policy bill recently introduced by Minnesota&#8217;s U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Farm Bill Includes Dairy Security Act</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/10/proposed-farm-bill-includes-dairy-security-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/10/proposed-farm-bill-includes-dairy-security-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R, IN-3rd) have introduced a farm bill that they say would save $40 billion and includes the Dairy Security Act of 2011 as introduced in the House by Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID). &#8220;We offer our bill as a thoughtful option for consideration by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Security Act Explained</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/06/dairy-security-act-explained/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/06/dairy-security-act-explained/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Milk Producers Federation held a press conference here at World Dairy Expo on Wednesday to help the media better understand the recently introduced Dairy Security Act of 2011 so that we can in turn better explain it to the dairy industry. The legislation, HR 3062, introduced in the House last month by Collin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Industry Urges Passage of Trade Agreements</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/03/dairy-industry-urges-passage-of-trade-agreements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/10/03/dairy-industry-urges-passage-of-trade-agreements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than four years in limbo, trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama have finally been sent to Congress by the White House and could be voted on by next week. “The series of trade agreements I am submitting to Congress today will make it easier for American companies to sell their products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. Dairy Farmers Can Turn to Center for Help</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/26/pa-dairy-farmers-can-turn-to-center-for-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/26/pa-dairy-farmers-can-turn-to-center-for-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dairy farm families in Pennsylvania affected by the massive flooding from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee can apply for recovery funding through the state&#8217;s Center for Dairy Excellence. “These tools are needed now more than ever, with many of Pennsylvania’s dairy farm families struggling to know how to move forward after being devastated by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Security Act Introduced in House</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/25/dairy-security-act-introduced-in-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/25/dairy-security-act-introduced-in-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new dairy risk management strategy that would update existing dairy programs was introduced Friday in the House by Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Rep. Mike Simpson (D-ID). The Dairy Security Act of 2011 would include three main components &#8211; a Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program, a Dairy Market Stabilization Program and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Hearing Focuses on Feed Availability</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/15/house-hearing-focuses-on-feed-availability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/15/house-hearing-focuses-on-feed-availability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dairy, livestock and poultry producers were represented during a hearing this week before a House Agriculture subcommittee on concerns about feed availability and the main theme of all the witnesses was the impact of ethanol policy on feed availability. Testifying on behalf of the dairy industry was Dr. Eric Erba with California Dairies. &#8220;From our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Hearing Focuses on Dairy Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/09/house-hearing-focuses-on-dairy-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/09/house-hearing-focuses-on-dairy-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Agriculture Committee&#8217;s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held an audit hearing Thursday on how USDA dairy programs are working, current conditions and productivity in the dairy industry, and possible public policy challenges moving forward. &#8220;The events of 2009 exposed what many have long-held to be an inadequacy of some of our current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Pledges Aid for Dairies Damaged by Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/08/usda-pledges-aid-for-dairies-damaged-by-irene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/09/08/usda-pledges-aid-for-dairies-damaged-by-irene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With three of the nation&#8217;s top ten dairy states being impacted by major flooding resulting from the Hurricane Irene last week, the USDA is pledging support for affected producers. &#8220;We continue to closely coordinate with many partners to meet the immediate and plan for the long-term needs of those affected by Hurricane Irene,&#8221; said Agriculture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Policy and Immigation Focus of Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/27/dairy-policy-and-immigation-focus-of-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/27/dairy-policy-and-immigation-focus-of-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Dairy Producers (SDDP) are sponsoring a forum on National Dairy Policy and Immigration Reform August 30 in Sioux Falls. According to SDDP, the forum will provide South Dakota dairy producers with the opportunity to learn more about the latest federal legislation to authorize foreign workers through presentations and question and answer sessions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Congressman Joins Dairy Reform Effort</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/13/idaho-congressman-joins-dairy-reform-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/13/idaho-congressman-joins-dairy-reform-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has joined the effort in the U.S. House to reform dairy programs. Simpson is the lead Republican proponent of discussion draft legislation released by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson (D-MN) earlier this month. The draft language is based on reform proposals put forward by the dairy industry. “I look forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change Federal Dairy Status Quo</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/05/change-federal-dairy-status-quo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/08/05/change-federal-dairy-status-quo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent news release from National Milk Producers Federation explains why the current federal dairy policies need to change, and how Foundation for the Future, including the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program and the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, can help. Dairy producers realize that the status quo protections offered by current federal policies have failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Popular Dairy Insurance Program Exhausts Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/07/20/popular-dairy-insurance-program-exhausts-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/07/20/popular-dairy-insurance-program-exhausts-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA&#8217;s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is concerned about adequate funding for the popular Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) Dairy plan of insurance. &#8220;Congress makes $20 million a year available for all livestock programs,&#8221; says RMA administrator Bill Murphy. &#8220;The popularity of the newly-designed dairy program exhausted these funds in March, halfway through the fiscal year.&#8221; Murphy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Plate Still Has Dairy Included</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/06/02/new-plate-still-has-dairy-included/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/06/02/new-plate-still-has-dairy-included/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard the news today, regarding the USDA&#8217;s announcement of the new MyPlate. This tool is intended to educate Americans about the healthy choices they make regarding their diet. The shape may have shifted from pyramid to plate, but the message remains the same: dairy is an important part of the daily diet, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCBA Takes Beef with EPA to Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/31/ncba-takes-beef-with-epa-to-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/31/ncba-takes-beef-with-epa-to-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is turning to social media to get its message out about the Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s potential regulation of coarse particulate matter, more commonly called dust. A new animated video, themed Over Regulation All Across the Nation, was launched today on NCBA&#8217;s You Tube channel. NCBA notes that U.S. Representative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Dairy Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/20/update-on-dairy-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/20/update-on-dairy-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a rare turn of events, there seems to be consensus between the U.S. House and Senate agriculture committees about when dairy reform should move through Congress. At least for now, it will remain where it has always been &#8211; within the farm bill. In an interview with Agri-Pulse last week, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raw Milk Supporters on Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/19/raw-milk-supporters-on-capitol-hill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A grassroots &#8220;moovement&#8221; brought a cow to Capitol Hill this week to support the sale of raw milk. The &#8220;Grassfed on the Hill&#8221; group gathered at the Capitol to protest the federal government for prosecuting a Pennsylvania Amish farmer for selling fresh, unpasteurized milk across state lines. Grassfed On The Hill is a buying club [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project to Study Renewable Energy Production on Dairies</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/12/project-to-study-renewable-energy-production-on-dairies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/12/project-to-study-renewable-energy-production-on-dairies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 23:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dairy industry is working on a new national research project designed to &#8220;to advance the science and best management practices of renewable energy, environmental stewardship and life cycle analysis of dairy systems and processes.&#8221; The joint project between the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy™, the Dairy Research Institute™ and Idaho’s Center for Advanced Energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Seeks Dairy Board Nominations</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/10/usda-seeks-dairy-board-nominations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/05/10/usda-seeks-dairy-board-nominations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 01:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks nominations from dairy importers and organizations that represent dairy importers to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. “Through their representation on the Dairy Board, importers will be able to participate in the development of programs to expand demand for dairy products and dairy ingredients in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA News Release on SPCC Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/04/13/epa-news-release-on-spcc-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/04/13/epa-news-release-on-spcc-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to make regulations more effective and eliminate unnecessary burdens, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today exempted milk and milk product containers from the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, potentially saving the milk and dairy industries more than $140 million per year. This regulation has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vilsack Proclaims the Importance of Rural America</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/24/vilsack-proclaims-the-importance-of-rural-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/24/vilsack-proclaims-the-importance-of-rural-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at a National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) meeting U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack commented on the importance of rural America, mainly, the farmers. Vilsack says he reminds his urban friends about America&#8217;s bargain food prices and asks them “What do you do with that extra 15% in your paycheck? Do you buy a nicer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change to Dairy Imports Lauded</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/18/change-to-dairy-imports-lauded/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/18/change-to-dairy-imports-lauded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dairy Checkoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After many years of delay, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is poised to finally apply the long-delayed promotion checkoff on dairy imports, a development hailed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). NMPF first worked with Congress to include a provision in the 2002 Farm Bill to expand the promotion checkoff to imports, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vilsack: Time to Act on Dairy Industry Committee Report</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/14/vilsack-time-to-act-on-dairy-industry-committee-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/14/vilsack-time-to-act-on-dairy-industry-committee-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says now is the time to act on the recommendations to dairy policy submitted by the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee. &#8220;If we don&#8217;t act, if we simply put all of this on the shelf and say &#8216;dairy prices are better now, so happy days are here again,&#8217; this is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NMPF Board of Directors Votes for Federal Order Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/09/nmpf-board-of-directors-votes-for-federal-order-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/09/nmpf-board-of-directors-votes-for-federal-order-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors has voted to support a series of major reforms in the Federal Milk Marketing Order program, intended to renovate the economic structure of the U.S. dairy sector. The changes will be packaged as part of the Foundation for the Future program that NMPF has been developing during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Industry Committee Approves Report to Vilsack</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/03/dairy-industry-committee-approves-report-to-vilsack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/03/dairy-industry-committee-approves-report-to-vilsack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dairy Industry Advisory Committee today has made some key recommendations for changes in USDA policy to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. In approving the final version of the &#8220;Recommendations for Public Policy to Improve Dairy Farm Profitability and Reduce Milk Price Volatility&#8221; report, the 17-member committee of dairy industry producers and leaders made recommendations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gillibrand Looks to Provide Assistance to NY Dairy Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/03/gillibrand-looks-to-provide-assistance-to-ny-dairy-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/03/gillibrand-looks-to-provide-assistance-to-ny-dairy-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. has announced a plan to provide immediate support for New York&#8217;s dairy farmers. The cornerstone of Gillibrand&#8217;s plan is overhauling the milk pricing system with competitive pricing for New York dairy producers. It would also provide make the pricing system more transparent in an effort to fix a system where [...]]]></description>
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