Hay Trade Slow
In Kansas, the hay trade is slow. Demand is moderate to strong for dairy and stock cow alfalfa, moderate for alfalfa pellets, grinding alfalfa and grass hay, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, July 14. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.
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Ag Secretary Names Additional Staff at USDA
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the names of six additional people who will hold staff positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These people will work in various agencies within the department.
“Today I’m pleased to again announce staff who are dedicated to working with President Obama and me to [...]
Couple finds way to milk their business
CLEARWATER — Children gathered around a baby calf at the Klausmeyer Dairy Farm on a recent scorching morning as Debbie Klausmeyer said she would like help naming the animal.
The children raised hands and shouted names at the same time — mostly their own or names of their friends — but the decision came down to [...]
Dairy farmers make case to Vilsack
WEST SALEM, Wis. — Tomorrow isn’t soon enough.
Dairy farmers can’t wait for a government process to work its way through the system, they need Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to raise the price they receive for the milk they sell now.
The price paid to conventional dairy farmers has dropped from near $20 per hundredweight last year [...]
June is Dairy Month
June is dairy month and I would like to take time to salute those who get up before the crack of dawn and have to be there 7 days a week to milk those cows.
I have to admit I have only milked a cow once or twice in my life, even though I grew up [...]
