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		<title>Milking Parlor: Dairy Price Support Without Tax Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/04/22/milking-parlor-dairy-price-support-without-tax-dollars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report out of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri shows that a federal Dairy Market Support Program (DMSP) could help keep up prices without using any tax dollars to do so. FAPRI Associate Director and dairy &#038; livestock analyst Scott Brown says they looked at how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Profits Tighter But Dairy Herd Expanding</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/03/13/milking-parlor-profits-tighter-but-dairy-herd-expanding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prospects for dairy farmers are mixed for this year, with milk prices going up but profits being a bit lower… that’s the word out of the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we hear from Ag Department dairy analyst Roger Hoskins, who told the group gathered for the forum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Dairy Man Becomes VP of NCBA</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2011/02/11/milking-parlor-dairy-man-becomes-vp-of-ncba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beef operations are a big part of any dairy farm, so it&#8217;s only fitting that a dairy man has risen to one of the top leadership positions at the National Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Association (NCBA). During the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, Scott George, a family dairy farmer from Cody, Wyoming, was elected as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Novus Builds on Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/12/30/milking-parlor-novus-builds-on-sustainability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dairy farmers are moving to more sustainable operations, and Novus International, sponsor of this program, has opened a research farm that tests its products and ways to be sustainable. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we take a look at Green Acres, Novus&#8217; research farm that uses several sustainable features, including collecting the wastewater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Communicating the Good News of Dairy</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/11/23/milking-parlor-communicating-the-good-news-of-dairy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dairy farmers are looking for more ways to get their story out to the public … and some of that is starting with school kids. The dairy industry has a good story to tell … one of hard-working farmers and their families, who are producing quality, nutritious products that build strong bodies and strong minds. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Dairy Expo Focuses on Improving Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/10/29/milking-parlor-dairy-expo-focuses-on-improving-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a much more upbeat mood than in the past few years in Madison, Wisconsin earlier this month for World Dairy Expo, the dairy industry&#8217;s premier event. More than 65,000 people attended this year&#8217;s event, including 2,468 from 87 countries outside of the U.S. The good turnout and the increased optimism was music to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: World Dairy Expo Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/09/21/milking-parlor-world-dairy-expo-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Dairy Expo is just around the corner, taking place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept 28th &#8211; Oct. 2nd. Lisa Behnke is the marketing Manager for the expo, celebrating its 44th anniversary this year. She promises the event will be bigger and better than ever. &#8220;We have a tremendous dairy trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: New Dairy Research Institute Unveiled</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/08/26/milking-parlor-new-dairy-research-institute-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/08/26/milking-parlor-new-dairy-research-institute-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we told you in the previous post, the dairy industry gets a new tool to help it better research and market its products. Dairy Management Incorporated and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy have announced the formation of the Dairy Research Institute, a non-profit group designed to strengthen the dairy industry’s access to and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: USDA &amp; DOJ Work on Price Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/28/milking-parlor-usda-doj-work-on-price-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/06/28/milking-parlor-usda-doj-work-on-price-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: No new news to dairy producers across the country: the industry is being hit hard by historically low prices. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we listen in to part of the news conference Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney held during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: NCBA Leaders Address Governance Changes Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/28/milking-parlor-ncba-leaders-address-governance-changes-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/05/28/milking-parlor-ncba-leaders-address-governance-changes-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 04:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: There have been some concerns raised about proposed changes to the National Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Association governance, not the least of those concerns raised by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He wants to make sure the NCBA changes don’t affect the independence of the Federation of State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor: Meet Big Al Your Beverage Pal</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/04/21/milking-parlor-meet-big-al-your-beverage-pal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/04/21/milking-parlor-meet-big-al-your-beverage-pal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: He&#8217;s best known as &#8220;Big Al, your beverage pal,&#8221; but Alex Conti, Senior Director, U-S Menu Management for McDonald&#8217;s has been more than just a friend for the dairy industry &#8230; his innovations to expand the amount of dairy the food giant uses has made him a major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor Podcast: New Rules for Organic Pastures</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2010/02/26/milking-parlor-podcast-new-rules-for-organic-pastures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA has issued the final rule on organic access to pasture. This rule amends the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to clarify the use of pasture in raising organic ruminants. USDA officials say the final rule provides certainty to consumers that organic livestock production is a pasture based system in which animals are actively [...]]]></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>
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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>Milking Parlor Podcast from World Dairy Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/01/milking-parlor-podcast-from-world-dairy-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/10/01/milking-parlor-podcast-from-world-dairy-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: This edition of the Milking Parlor podcast focuses on the Dairy Price Stabilization Program proposed by Holstein Association USA as a way to address the current dairy industry economic situation and minimize milk price volatility for the long term. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milking Parlor Podcast on Dairy Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/08/27/milking-parlor-podcast-on-dairy-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of the Milking Parlor podcast focuses on what is being done on the national level to address the current dairy industry crisis. From congressional actions to USDA to the dairy industry itself, we hear from Congressman John Boccieri, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, University of Wisconsin Ag Economist Dr. Bruce Jones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Shows Its Industry Pflair</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/09/pfizer-shows-its-industry-pflair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/09/pfizer-shows-its-industry-pflair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Gary Neubauer, Pfizer Animal Health, attended World Dairy Expo to meet dairy producers and he had a lot of them to meet with! I stopped to ask him about all the activity which included what looked like a lot of political campaign buttons. He says it&#8217;s called their Industry Pflair program. &#8220;What Pfizer is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Nutrition Fitness Initiative On Target</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/childhood-nutrition-fitness-initiative-on-target/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/childhood-nutrition-fitness-initiative-on-target/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grant Kohler is a dairy farmer from Utah where he milks 300 cows with a family operation. He was attending World Dairy Expo to talk about the Childhood Nutrition Fitness Initiative that&#8217;s a joint project of the National Dairy Council and the National Football League. He says, &#8220;It brings a package not just to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting GEA Farm Technology Feedback</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/getting-gea-farm-technology-feedback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/getting-gea-farm-technology-feedback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week GEA Farm Technologies was announced as the new &#8220;brand&#8221; for WestfaliaSurge, Houle and Norbco. Before Expo was over I spoke with Linda Mrugacz, Director, Marketing &#038; Communications. I wanted to find out what kind of feedback they had been receiving from producers attending the show. According to Linda, &#8220;Actually, it&#8217;s going very well. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silage That&#8217;s All About Fiber Digestability</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/silage-thats-all-about-fiber-digestability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/06/silage-thats-all-about-fiber-digestability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the virtual farm tour that BASF Plant Science sponsored at World Dairy Expo, I spoke again with Jerry Weigel, Global Nutrition Manager, about their Nutridense silage product. He says there&#8217;s a real distinction between what they&#8217;re doing and what other companies are doing. &#8220;We are focused in two different directions. We are focused on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Ashley Huibregtse</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/05/meet-ashley-huibregtse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/05/meet-ashley-huibregtse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2008-2009 Alice in Dairyland is Ashley Huibregtse. She serves June to June and promotes agriculture all over the state. I met her at this year&#8217;s World Dairy Expo. She says she&#8217;s &#8220;an ambassador for everything from the dairy industry which we have here at World Dairy Expo, to cranberries, cherries and ginseng.&#8221; Her travels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nutridense Trial Shows Higher Protein Percentage</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/05/nutridense-trial-shows-higher-protein-percentage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/05/nutridense-trial-shows-higher-protein-percentage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main presenter at the SUNY Cobleskill virtual farm tour was Tom Poltynski, farm coordinator. He talked about the school&#8217;s facility and says it&#8217;s unique because they&#8217;re very far north for using a flush system. He says they have good student involvement as evidenced by the fact that more students apply for jobs than are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flat Irons in the Beef Board Booth</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/flat-irons-in-the-beef-board-booth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/flat-irons-in-the-beef-board-booth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beef Checkoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Board and the Wisconsin Beef Council were exhibiting at World Dairy Expo. Lucinda Williams is a dairy producer and Vice Chair of the Beef Board. She says they were there to remind dairy producers that they&#8217;re also beef producers. I got there just in time to sample some of their flat iron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BASF Plant Science Sponsors Virtual Farm Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/basf-plant-science-sponsors-virtual-farm-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/04/basf-plant-science-sponsors-virtual-farm-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=3062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the features of World Dairy Expo is the virtual farm tours. BASF Plant Science sponsored one by State University of New York – Cobleskill. Jerry Weigel, Global Nutrition Manager, says these tours allow producers to look at some of the top dairies in the country and they also allow those same dairies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marion Barlass Dairy Woman of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/03/marion-barlass-dairy-woman-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/03/marion-barlass-dairy-woman-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=3050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s World Dairy Expo Dairy Woman of the Year is Marion Barlass. She has a family farm where they milk about 400 Jerseys. I got to meet her during the Talk Session. She&#8217;s seen here getting interviewed by another reporter after the session. Marion says she&#8217;s very honored to have been chosen. &#8220;I feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GEA Farm Technologies Poised For Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/03/gea-farm-technologies-poised-for-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/03/gea-farm-technologies-poised-for-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=3039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the GEA Farm Technologies brand was launched this week we had Dr. Armin Tietjen on hand. He&#8217;s the Head of Corporate Marketing and works in the home office. One of the things he&#8217;s responsible for is looking at acquisition opportunities for the company and it sounds like we may see some new activity in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Dairy Expo Bigger Than Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/01/world-dairy-expo-bigger-than-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/01/world-dairy-expo-bigger-than-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=2994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first two people I got to know at World Dairy Expo were John Rozum and Lisa Behnke. In fact, World Dairy Diary grew out of an idea that John had several years ago now. I spoke to them this morning and the main message is &#8220;larger,&#8221; meaning more people and more exhibitors. Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WestfaliaSurge Now Part of GEA Farm Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/01/westfaliasurge-now-part-of-gea-farm-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/10/01/westfaliasurge-now-part-of-gea-farm-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first news I found here at Expo came from our sponsor, GEA Farm Technologies. I know we&#8217;ve been promoting WestfaliaSurge but the company is re-launching their brand and this post and interviews will help explain it. Basically, WestfaliaSurge is now a part of the new GEA Farm Technologies. The CEO and President of GEA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Forward to World Ag Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/01/03/looking-forward-to-world-ag-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2008/01/03/looking-forward-to-world-ag-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=2060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Ag Expo is right around the corner and to learn more about it I interviewed Shelley Kahl, 2008 Chairman. The Expo is &#8220;Where the World of Agriculture Means Business.&#8221; For many people who will be participating and attending that means the dairy business. I&#8217;ve never been to the show and hope to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunbelt Milking Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/11/01/sunbelt-milking-contest-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/11/01/sunbelt-milking-contest-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The agriculture commissioners from four states were on hand and hands-on at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia last month for the second Commissioner&#8217;s Milking Contest &#8211; which was a whole lot of fun. The very friendly competition included Tommy Irvin of Georgia, Charlie Bronson of Florida, Ron Sparks of Alabama, and Ken Givens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Issues Testimony</title>
		<link>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/12/labor-issues-testimony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/10/12/labor-issues-testimony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zimmerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California dairy producer testified last week before the House Agriculture Committee during a hearing called to review the labor needs of American agriculture. Randy Mouw was one of 12 people who testified at the Committee’s hearing on Oct. 4 in Washington DC. He spoke on behalf of Western United Dairymen, Dairy Farmers of America, [...]]]></description>
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