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Congressman Chris Collins votes to move 2013 farm bill out of committee
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, voted Wednesday to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, and move it out of the House Agriculture Committee.
The status quo leads to peasantry
About 1000 South Island meat farmers met in Gore last month to discuss the real problems the industry is facing around farming profitabily and sustainabily.
Two delicious and healthy blackstrap molasses recipes
Blackstrap molasses has always been a great choice for home baking. Aside from having a delicious and sweet taste, blackstrap is also an effective, and inexpensive, health supplement.
Vernon Hershberger raw milk trial set to begin in Baraboo
What could prove to be one of the most important trials of the decade begins in Baraboo on Monday, May 20.
Qld dairy farmers urged to curb spending
Struggling farmers often spend money to make money, but a Gympie farmer and chair of a milk supplier says Queensland dairy farmers need to tighten spending.
Schmallenberg surveillance results out
The first round of Schmallenberg surveillance testing in Scotland is almost complete with no positive samples identified.
This newbie examiner has been rather disorganized and lazy about this article and I am in absolute indebtedness to Lisa Condon of Horicon, Wisconsin and to the organization findourcommonground.com and to www.CornFarmersCoalition.org Lisa Condon of Condon Dairy Farm was kind enough to give me a snapshot of her day to day life and an energetic, ... (more)
Dairy farmer becomes a big cheese
Shep Ysselstein's artisanal cheese has stimulated his family farm business, not to mention his own interest in his surroundings.
Despite fire, Gibby's re-opens
The ice cream stand at Gibson's Dairy Farm is once again open for business, despite a three-alarm fire late Tuesday night that destroyed the warehouse and distribution building, the farm store and garage.
Collins votes to move farm bill out of ag committee
Congressman Chris Collins voted yesterday to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and move it out of the House Agriculture Committee.
Eight foods that can make or break your sleep
It is a common "fact" that people who drink coffee before they sleep will find it hard to actually fall asleep, but drinking milk will help people to fall asleep a lot faster.
The trial of Vernon Hershberger, another raw milk farmer facing prison time for producing real food
Just a few days remain before Amish raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger of Wisconsin faces a corrupt legal system with an ingrown vendetta against the production and distribution of real food.
Food stamps and ice cream shaping farm bill in Congress
Cleveland Foodbank president and CEO Anne Goodman objects to potential food stamp cuts, appearing at a Capitol Hill press conference on May 16, 2013 As disparate as these morsels appear, they are related.
Milk Prices Looms with 10-15% Price Increase
The announcement spells good news for Current price for milk solids are from $4.30 to $5 a kilogramme, which would mean it could go up to $5.50. Australian dairy farmers had complained recently that the price war between the two giant supermarket chains in the country has affected their income since the are forced to sell their milk to Coles and ... (more)
Farmer raided for supplying raw milk
A dairy farmer near Willunga says he's been raided by Biosecurity SA and the police for selling raw or unpasteurised milk.
Strategies changing for big milk buyers
WITH dairy producers in the West Country in high-profile protests about dairy payments, milk buyers have been changing their techniques.
Chatting Cheese with the Kosher Cheese Guy
Cheese is the food of choice during Shavuot making it one of our favorite holidays.
Ingredient news: Feeling good about flavors
Flavors can burnish dairy's inherent healthy halo. Consider some of the dairy foods on the market: fruit flavors in yogurt, low-fat chocolate milk and cookies-and-cream no-sugar-added ice cream.
Bright outlook for Victoria's dairy farmers despite lost confidence
The 2013 National Dairy Farmer Survey, released this morning by Dairy Australia, found that only 46 per cent of western Victorian farmers were confident compared to 63 per cent in 2012.
Is All Processed Food Unhealthy?
If you asked me to define "processed food" a few weeks ago, I would have invoked Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's response when asked to define hard-core pornography: "I know it when I see it." Moreover, I generally considered it something that "other people" consumed.