Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:31:00 GMT
Although most milk-producing states had a good month last month, production lagged in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Dairy farmers across the nation produced 3.1 percent more milk last month than they did in November of last year. For the complete story click here.
Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:35:00 GMT
The next chairman of the House Agriculture Committee thinks the government should consider releasing idled land for crop production if the acreage is needed to stabilize supplies of corn and other commodities.
Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., who will take over the committee next month, said the next farm bill, due in 2012, could include a provision allowing the Agriculture Department to reduce the size of the Conservation Reserve Program in case of crop shortages.
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Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:32:00 GMT
Production climbed to 15.47 billion pounds (7.2 billion kilograms) from 15.07 billion in November 2009, the USDA said today in a report. The dairy herd rose 0.3 percent to 9.121 million head from a year earlier, while the average cow produced 1,696 pounds of milk during the month, up 2.3 percent, the department said. For the full story click here.
Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:48:00 GMT
The November milk production report was released on Friday by USDA. Production continues to show a Year-Over-Year increase. The full report can be obtained by clicking here. The actual data can be accessed from our dataset by clicking here.
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:32:00 GMT
We have added a PDF that contains the release dates for 2011 Advanced and Announced FMMO prices. Click here to obtain these dates.
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