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The Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (P.L. 98–180, Title I) authorized the Dairy Promotion Program. The national dairy checkoff started in 1983 as an optional program for dairy farmers to contribute to increase demand for dairy products. As of 2011, the program was no longer optional; dairy producers must contribute to the program.
The farm bill also established a Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program that makes direct payments to participating dairy farmers whenever the minimum monthly market price for farm milk used for fluid consumption in Boston falls below $16.94 per hundredweight (cwt.). The MILC program has been reauthorized until September 30, 2012.
The Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 authorized the creation of the American Lamb Board as a commodity checkoff program. [2]Because individual producers of nearly homogeneous agricultural commodities cannot easily convince consumers to choose one egg or orange or a single cut of beef over another, they often have joined together in commodity promotion programs to use ...
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A dairy cow can turn grass into milk within two to three days and can produce upwards of 100 pounds of milk per day. Of course, a cow can drink 30 to 50 gallons of water a day also.
A few counties in Minnesota saw small increases in the number of dairy permits, including Becker (2) and Aitkin, Winona and Swift (1). The bitter news follows a year of bottoming-out commodity ...
It also adds more non-dairy options like plant-based and lactose-free milk. "The National WIC Association applauds USDA for adhering to an independent, science-based review process that led to ...
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