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Monday, September 08, 2008
Wisconsin Milk Production Could Exceed Plant Capacity
America’s Dairyland could overflow its own milk capacity within the next few years, according to projections in a report prepared by the University of Wisconsin’s Bob Cropp. The Wisconsin Cheese Plant Capacity and Future Milk Production report released in July indicated that the reversal of a decade-long trend of declining milk and cow numbers may mean that milk production could exceed the state’s current ability to process it.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Wisconsin Agriculture Coalition Identifies Weaknesses in the Final Report of the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force, Proposed Alterations
In an August 7, 2008 letter to DNR Secretary Matthew Frank and DATCP Secretary Rodney Nilsestuen, the Wisconsin Agriculture Coalition identified weaknesses in the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force Report and proposed ways to fix the problems. Inadequate identification of sources that impact water quality and overstatement of soil risks were two areas that concerned the Agriculture Coalition after the University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms Program issued its review of the Karst Report.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wisconsin's Dairy Industry Plans Growth
Despite times of nationwide economic uncertainty, one Wisconsin industry looks forward with confidence to a sustainable future. The state’s most progressive dairy industry organization, the Dairy Business Association (DBA), recently polled 40 dairy producer members and found that they have plans to invest more than $116 million into expansion projects in the next six months.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Loss in Immigrant Labor Force Means Loss for Wisconsin's Economy
Wisconsin’s economy could lose $7 billion and 40,000 jobs if federal immigration policy is not reformed, according to an estimate from the National Milk Producers Federation. A drop in milk output due to a partial loss of the labor force, combined with the potential decline in dairy processing, could be the result if the need for farm workers is not considered in immigration policy reform. Approximately 30 percent of Wisconsin’s dairy work force is hired, and NMPF gauges that half of those workers are immigrants.
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- NEW - "Neighbor to Neighbor" Newsletter
- USDA 2007 Dairy Producer Survey
- Green Tier Charter
- DBA President Testimony on NR445
- Manure Drastically Reduces Development of Lung Cancer
- NR 234 Plan and Specifications
- DBA's Letter to EPA Re: Exemptions for Air Release
- Discovery Farms Review on NE WI Task Force
- High Risk Period for Manure Runoff
- Season-Average Price Forecast
- 101 Reasons for a Water Sample to be Unsafe
- DBA Letter to EPA: Producers Option to Self-Certify "No Discharge"
- Learn How OSHA Regulations Apply to Your Dairy
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- Letter to DATCP & DNR Secretaries Regarding Karst Report

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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