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    Pandemic Makes Market Worse For Nevada's Struggling Dairy Farmers

    May 08, 2020

    For many dairy farms in Nevada, the struggle over low milk prices is real and getting worse.

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    The Salt
    Unlike most dairy cows in America, which are descended from just two bulls, this cow at Pennsylvania State University has a different ancestor: She is the daughter of a bull that lived decades ago, called University of Minnesota Cuthbert. The bull's froz
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    Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 Bulls. That's Not Good

    Oct 17, 2019
    The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost.
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    Hans Kaiser and his son, Terry, operate a dairy farm in Saint-Armand, Quebec. They say the supply management system in Canada has allowed them to earn a good living.
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    As Vermont's Milk Industry Continues To Free-Fall, Canadian Dairies Are Thriving

    Apr 06, 2018
    Dairy farmers on the U.S. side say they're getting paid less than what it costs to produce the milk. The Canadian system balances milk supply with consumer demand through production quotas.
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    The Two-Way
    Customers shop at the Al Meera market in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. Qatar faces possible food and dairy shortages after its Gulf Arab neighbors cut ties with the wealthy nation.
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    How Does The Richest Nation Solve A Milk Shortage? By Airlifting 4,000 Cows

    Jun 13, 2017
    A businessman will charter some 60 Qatar Airlines flights for the bovines. He aims to jump-start a dairy industry in Qatar, which risks food shortages amid a blockade from its Gulf Arab neighbors.
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    The Salt
    Tim Joseph, 44, founding farmer and CEO of Maple Hill Creamery, turned his dream of living off the land into reality through his grass-fed yogurt company.
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    Why More Farmers Are Making The Switch To Grass-Fed Meat And Dairy

    Mar 22, 2017
    Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.
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    The Salt
    McCloskey and his partners are partway through the process of clearing the land. These tropical grasses have been killed with herbicides.
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    Chasing A Dream Built On Dairy, This Master Of Milk Came Home

    Feb 04, 2017
    For one of the biggest and most successful dairymen in America, success was based in part on crossing cultural boundaries. Now, he has returned home to continue building his empire of milk.
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    Companies are selling "milk" derived from a wide variety of plants. The dairy industry isn't happy about it.
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    Soy, Almond, Coconut: If It's Not From A Cow, Can You Legally Call It Milk?

    Dec 21, 2016
    Some members of Congress are calling on the government to crack down on food labels like soy milk or hemp milk. They say the "milk" label is legally reserved for only one beverage source: cows.
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    Dairy operations run 24/7, but federal law excludes its workers from overtime pay.
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    Washington State Dairy Workers Challenge Their Exemption From Overtime Pay

    Dec 09, 2016
    The dairy industry runs 24/7, but federal law excludes its workers from overtime pay. A new class-action lawsuit in Washington state is the latest challenge to that law.
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    Hungarian dairy farmers protest in front of Budapest's parliament in May. The banner reads: "Drink Hungarian Milk!"
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    Why Do Milk Prices Spike And Crash? Because It's Like Oil

    Aug 05, 2016
    Milk is like oil - it's refined into products that are traded globally. So global events can mean profits or losses for dairy farmers. This year, they're seeing losses, and asking Congress for help.
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    Bottles of pasteurized milk from the Ocheesee Creamery
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    All-Natural But Still 'Imitation'? The Strange Case Of The Skim Milk Label

    Apr 06, 2016
    A Florida dairy farmer has had to dump hundreds of gallons of skim milk from her creamery because she doesn't add vitamins back in. Legally, that makes it an "imitation milk product."
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    Gigi the cow is the queen of dairy production.
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    Gigi The Cow Broke The Milk Production Record. Is That Bad For Cows?

    Mar 18, 2016
    Cows are being bred to be larger, hungrier, and more productive. But this drive to raise ever-larger, hulking Holsteins has some prominent livestock advocates ringing alarm bells.
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    Most of the milk sold in the US comes from Holstein dairy cows that are born with horns. To protect animals and workers, it's standard practice for farms to remove horns from calves soon after they're born.
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    Wanted: More Bulls With No Horns

    Aug 03, 2015
    Most U.S. dairy cows are born with horns, but most farms remove them. Animal welfare groups say dehorning is cruel. Instead, they want ranchers to breed more hornless cattle into their herds.
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    A USDA poster promoting cottage cheese.
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    The Fall Of A Dairy Darling: How Cottage Cheese Got Eclipsed By Yogurt

    Jul 16, 2015
    Cottage cheese was the yogurt of the mid-20th century: a dairy product for the health-conscious. But it has fallen out of favor, while marketing of — and demand for — yogurt has soared.
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    A Danish organic food group says there's a direct correlation between the event's popularity and the organic industry's success in the country.
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    When Danish Cows See Fresh Spring Pasture, They Jump For Joy

    Apr 20, 2015
    Thousands of spectators gather every April to see ecstatic cows return to fields on organic farms around Denmark. The organic industry says the event has helped fuel demand for organic foods.
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    The Salt
    FDA tests have turned up residues suggesting a few dairy farmers are illegally using antibiotics.
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    FDA Tests Turn Up Dairy Farmers Breaking The Law On Antibiotics

    Mar 08, 2015
    Random tests of milk reveal that a few farmers are treating dairy cows with antibiotics that aren't supposed to be used on them. The FDA is now considering tighter controls to prevent such practices.
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