A coalition of Midwestern dairy farmers and organizations has been bringing its unique perspective on dairy policy to Washington for 15 years and that has never been more important than this year - with discussions continuing on a Farm Bill.
This is the third article in a series exploring the Farm Bill debate - where it's been and where it's going
Slight upturns in both the Class III milk and dry whey futures prices on Wednesday of this week provided a bit of encouragement to the dairy markets after several weeks of a steady decline in prices.
The world's population continues to grow, and with about 96 percent of consumers outside of the United States' borders, there is a growing need for food.
The newly named president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, J.D. Alexander believes the beef industry has a host of important issues facing it, and came to Wisconsin to talk about them to members of the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association at their winter conference Friday (Feb. 10.)