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Underground manure pipeline closer to reality

May 23, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON Ocheda Dairy Inc. of rural Worthington cleared another hurdle Wednesday night in its plans to construct a permanent pipeline for liquid manure through portions of four sections of Bigelow Township. Continue Reading

Dairy’s dive into the unknown

May 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

It’s one of American agriculture’s best truisms: Only six people in the world understand U.S. dairy policy and none of the six milks cows.
It’s not true, of course. Only four people understand U.S. dairy policy.
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South Dakota milk production up 0.6 percent

April 19, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) Milk production in South Dakota during January, February and March was up 0.6 percent from the first quarter of 2012.
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Corsica courts out-of-state dairy farmers

March 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic

California producers express interest in relocating or expanding.
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Otterby lectures begin Wednesday at SDSU

February 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic

BROOKINGS The first Dr. Donald E. Otterby Lecture will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Alfred Dairy Science Hall, Room 100, on the South Dakota State University campus.
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SD looking to add more dairy cows

February 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Gov. Dennis Daugaard and state agriculture officials are traveling this week to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., with the goal of doubling the state’s current herd of about 92,000 dairy cows.
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Midwest Dairy Association seeks collaboration to increase nationwide consumption

January 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The Midwest Dairy Association hopes collaboration with businesses and schools will boost nationwide dairy consumption. Continue Reading

Farm-state lawmakers back plan to avoid dairy price jump

December 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic

WASHINGTON House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., backed a short-term extension of a farm law that lapsed Sept. 30 as the Obama administration warned that unless Congress acts, retail milk prices could almost double.
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‘Dairy cliff’ looms as farm bill’s deadline approaches

December 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic

If Congress misses the Jan. 1 deadline, the price of milk could rise significantly some say by more than $3 a gallon as the country’s farm policy reverts back to laws dating from 1949.
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Decade-long case piles up $1.4M in fees for Aurora Co.

December 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PLANKINTON A decade-long dispute over a zoning ordinance limiting dairy cow numbers has cost Aurora County more than $1 million in legal fees.
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