Cold protection options for growing winter fruits and vegetables | National News

ATHENS — Whether you’re a home gardener or a production farmer, Georgia’s mild climate allows for a variety of fruits and vegetables to be grown throughout the entire year. However, with erratic weather events and broad temperature swings during the winter and early spring months, having a few cold protection resources on hand can help … Read more

Dairy Resources | AG | kmaland.com

Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more

What Will 2023 Bring for the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board? | Dairy News

I sometimes wake up in the morning thinking I don’t have much to do that day. By 8 or 9 am, I am flooded with last-minute issues or tasks that need to be tackled pretty quickly. Thinking about what the new year will bring to us is the same — for just a few minutes, … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

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Dairy Resources | Farm | bryantimes.com

Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more

Lee Mielke: Disappointing butter drawdown | Dairy

Dairy product prices saw minor changes in the holiday-shortened week between Christmas and New Year’s but Tuesday’s GDT brought pressure on the market’s re-opening. After jumping 14.50 cents the previous week, the cheddar blocks climbed to $2.16 per pound last Thursday, the highest since Nov. 22, but closed the last Friday of 2022 at $2.1350, … Read more

Biomethane Plant Proposed for Central Washington State | Local

The city and port of Sunnyside have agreed to spend $12 million developing infrastructure for a potential industrial park, including a renewable natural gas facility. Pacific Ag, an agricultural waste company, has proposed a 60-acre facility with anaerobic digesters that turn livestock and agricultural waste into renewable natural gas, or biomethane. The plant could have … Read more

What Constitutes On Time Payments to Dairy Farmers? | Dairy News

There may be various interpretations of the phrase “on time.” Most of you know, because I have written about it many times, that one of the functions of our staff is to conduct monthly audits of milk dealers/processors to ensure that our dairy farmers are paid accurately and on time. An important discussion surrounding this … Read more

US Steel to lay off 244 workers when it idles tin operations at Gary Works

US Steel plans to lay off 244 workers at its Gary Works steel mill when it indefinitely idles its tin mill operations there, though it will relocate the workers it can to other jobs at the mill. The majority of the tin operations will be idled, US Steel Labor and Employee Relations Senior Director James … Read more