As a result, Wawa will now only purchase raw milk from farmers who will pledge and sign legal affidavits stating they will not use artificial growth hormones on their cows, according to the report. In addition, customers will see the "farmers' pledge" on a seal on labels of all Wawa dairy products, the report stated. Wawa executives told the Journal the move was a response to customers' growing interest in natural products, along with a greater commitment to overall health and wellness,...

In the mid-1980s, an outbreak of BSE in the United Kingdom resulted in the slaughter of thousands of infected cows and collapse of the cattle and beef markets. Also, the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy contamination from Canadian cattle is too great, some say. Department of Agriculture will allow imports of cattle and bison born on or after March 1, 1999, and meat from all animals. BSE, also known as mad cow disease, is a brain-wasting disease caused by warped proteins called...

Milk cows declined from the previous year while milk per cow increased from the previous year resulting in a 3 percent increase in milk production compared to September 2006. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Milk production in the 23 major states during September totaled 13. September milk production up in state. The cost is $15 including lunch and materials. Today's Front Page View P-R Frontpage: Click on the image of the Press-Republican frontpage...

Larry De Haan knows from experience that relying on dairy prices is a bit of a rollercoaster ride, so he and other local farmers are cautiously optimistic about what s been happening the past nine months. However, it doesn t mean dairy farmers are rolling in the money costs have also spiked in that time period, and many farmers are paying off debts incurred when the price dropped to about $14 per 100 pounds of liquid milk, because most of them couldn t break even at that level. In the past...

USDA officials said they had found that the dairy had not ensured its cows were converted to organic cows, which involves the amount of organic feed the animals consume. The dairy, one of the nation's largest organic milk producers, has repeatedly said its organic certifications are valid. Dairy officials said they were selling off 1,000 cows that were in question. Department of Agriculture over its operations, following a USDA investigation of complaints regarding the dairy's organic...

Witnesses to this fact are the cattle producers who winter cow herds on properly harvested bermuda, fescue, fescue-clover, clover and small grains hays without any purchased feed. A well thought out hay program should utilize the strengths of the hay supply in order to match hay resources with cow requirements as requirements change with weather and stage of production. Alternate day feeding has a double benefit of reducing feeding losses and encouraging the cows to spend time foraging...