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 | In the News
The spirit of America’s dairy farm families is alive and well. The following related articles share additional information: |
- "Farmers defend way of life with Facebook, Twitter" Associated Press 7/2/10
- "Experiment turns cow waste into power" USA Today 1/10/10
- "Valley dairies go green, harness methane for energy - - and cash" Fresno Bee (CA) 1/9/10
- "Dairy farmer plans to pamper cows with waterbeds, music" USA Today 1/5/10
- "VT tops in methane power change" Renewablebiz 1/5/10
- "Dairy industry OKs deal to reduce emissions" Greeley Tribune (CO) 12/17/09
- "US, 20 other nations team to research greenhouse gas emissions from farms" Washington Post (D.C.) 12/17/09
- "Cows go for self serve when it's milking time" Columbus Dispatch (OH) 12/9/09
- "Don't blame cows for climate change" Western Farm Press 12/9/09
- "Dairy farms recognized" The Warren Reporter (NJ) 12/2/09
- "Digester offers green for environment, investors" Capital Press (OR) 10/3/09
- "CVPS takes top honors for Cow Power program" Rutland Herald (VT) 9/15/09
- "Family farm grows large but stays rooted to Genesee River" Democrat and Chronicle (NY), 9/15/09
- "UT and ID dairy farmers donate milk to US military in Iraq" The Salt Lake City Tribune (UT), 9/12/09
- "It's clean, it's green, it's cow manure power" Star Gazette (NY), 8/11/09
- "Noblehurst Farms power business with cow manure" Democrat and Chronicle (NY), 8/8/09
- "West Marin dairyman gets new poop-powered car" Marin Independent Journal (CA), 8/4/09
- "Eye-opening experience" Pharos Tribune (IN), 7/29/09
- "Dairy Farms Disappear" ABC World News, 7/21/09
- "Farmers help local economy" MSNBC, 7/20/09
- "Students learn about life on the farm" News 10 Now (NY), 7/14/09
- "Central New York farmers can adjust cows' feed to make our drinking water cleaner" Post-Standard (NY), 7/13/09
- "A refreshing idea for barnyard odor" The Boston Globe (MA), 7/6/09
- "Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas" New York Times (NY), 6/4/09
- "Farm animals get their winter coats" 9WSYR.com (NY), 1/20/09
- "The big cheese" Wisconsin State Journal (WI), 11/30/08
- "Farm will use sunshine to keep its ice cream cold" High Plains Journal (DE),11/20/08
- "Anaerobic digesters turn animal methane into electricty" iStockAnalyst (OH), 10/28/08
- "What's that smell? Fair ride runs on manure" KIROTV (WA), 8/13/08
- "Farmers turning manure into cash" UPI.com (IL), 8/1/08
- "Cow power could generate electricity for millions" Energy Daily (D.C.), 7/29/08
- "Got power?" SMUD starts using power from manure digester" Sacramento Business Journal (CA), 7/28/08
- "Cross country: Checking in on manure digesters and farmer entrepreneurs" Capital Times (WI), 7/24/08
- "Sniffing out the methane numbers" Sioux City Journal (ND), 7/21/08
- "Despite higher dairy prices, dairy farmers struggling" CBS News, 7/7/08
- "Dairy farm tour reveals pampered cows" Frederick-News Post (MD), 6/30/08
- "New diet helps cows clean up their act" The Daily Star (NY), 6/30/08
- "Minnesota farmer turns manure to power" LaCrosse Tribune (MN), 6/28/08
- "Dairy industry commits to reducing greenhouse gases" Dairy Today, 6/25/08
- "Raw Milk: Dangers are real" Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA), 6/24/08
- "Dairy farms get a helping hand" Telegram & Gazette (MA), 5/30/08
- "Commissioner Hooker recognizes June Dairy Month" Dept. of Ag Markets (NY), 5/30/08
- "Making green cheese in Wisconsin" NBC Nightly News, 4/14/08
- "Newest energy source: cow patties" Los Angeles Times (CA), 4/10/08
- "Milking it: cows on waterbeds" The Today Show (NBC), 4/09/08
- "Cow waterbeds boost milk production" Journal News (OH), 3/17/08
- "California cows start passing gas to the grid" Reuters (CA), 3/04/08
- "California cows to supply renewable gas energy" The San Francisco Chronicle (CA), 3/04/08
- "Texas Tech looks to animal waste as solution to energy problems" Daily Toreador (TX), 2/14/08
- "The waste of one manufacturer can be the raw material of another" Progress (NY), 2/8/08
- "Cow manure powers West Michigan dairy farm" Grand Rapids Press (MI), 1/24/08
- "For kids: Milk's trip from cow to you" The Christian Science Monitor, 11/12/07
- "Fuel from cheese? Whey cool" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), 11/10/07
- "A cross-ventilated cow is a happy producer" The Capital Times (WI), 11/8/07
- "Milk Moguls" Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/29/07
- "Georgia solar, wind turbine project to bring water to cattle" Southeast Farm Press (GA), 10/3/07
- "Marin dairy leads the way" Marin Independent Journal (CA), 10/1/07
- "U.S. EPA Celebrates Sonoma County's First Methane Digester" EPA (CA), 9/25/07
- "Robotic milkers tend the cows" The Washington Times (D.C.), 8/16/07
- “Young generation spurs family farm expansion” The Capital Times (WI), 8/10/07
- "Farms Find Alternatives To Power Up” The Boston Globe (MA), 8/9/07
- “Innovative Solution to Counter Pollution” ABC News (CA), 7/17/07
- “Scientists at 8 universities conduct largest national study of livestock farm air emissions” Associated Press, 7/13/07
- "Cows get along fine with robot" Baltimore Sun (MD), 7/13/07
- “Family farm has weathered generations of routine, change” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), 7/ 8/07
- “Milk Prices Start to Soar” ABC News, 6/28/07
- "Fair Oaks Farms Makes Cheese Donation to Food Banks" Inside INdiana Business (IN), 6/8/07
- “Compost-heated Calves” AgWeb.com, 5/19/07
- “Remodeling Freestalls To Ensure That Cows Stay Clean, Dry and Comfortable” AgWeb.com, 5/19/07
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 | Resource Links
Below are links to other dairy industry sites and resources: |
- www.dairyinfo.com Dairy Management Inc. is the domestic and international planning and management organization that builds demand for dairy products on behalf of America's dairy farmers.
- www.nmpf.org The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), a farm commodity organization representing most of the dairy marketing cooperatives in the United States, offers industry news, legislative and regulatory background, market data and economic analysis.
- www.nationaldairycouncil.org The National Dairy Council (NDC) provides timely, scientifically sound nutrition information to the media, physicians, dietitians, nurses, educators, consumers and others concerned about fostering a healthier society.
- www.milknewsroom.com The official newsroom for the National Milk Mustache "got milk?®" campaign and the Milk Processor Education Program, this site is designed to be a resource for the media to access information about milk research and programs.
- www.usdec.org For a global view, the U.S. Dairy Export Council® provides information on dairy trade policies, regulatory affairs, food-related foreign aid programs and international products and suppliers.
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