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The latest numbers from USDA project net farm income to be down almost 30 percent this year compared to last. The two main reasons for that decline are pork and dairy and the big question for those two industries is can they survive…and that boils down to will their creditors stick with them? Doug Stark is president and chief executive officer Farm Credit Services of America; he says they are working with producers to help them get through this crisis. Doug Stark talks about the situation

Yeast, molds and mycotoxins and 25 to 30 percent moisture and the troubles they cause are what many corn and livestock producersare faced with. The University of Illinois held a webinar recently with key experts last week on strategies for wet corn. When it comes to wet corn storage, an extension dairy specialist has a lot to say. 635wed

In this extra special edition of The Dairy Show, Gina DePalma, the executive Pastry Chef at Babbo in NYC, visits The Dairy Show kitchen and shows us how to make her Dancing Ewe Caciotta Fritters.

National Milk Producers Federation annual meeting last week and delegates heard a story of successes for the organization over the last year. NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak and Chairman Randy Mooney told delegates to the meeting the group accomplished four main goals over the last twelve months: Liquidating the surplus buildup of 200 million pounds of nonfat milk powder to prevent it from hindering price recovery on the market; Reactivating the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) to help sell more than 900 million pounds of products overseas; Raising the price support levels temporarily; More government purchase of cheese for federal food programs, which Congress ultimately funded as part of a $350 million dairy aid package. It was also a very busy year for the Cooperatives Working Together program with three rounds of the herd retirement program. Kozak told the group, “Without CWT it would have taken another six months of 10 dollar milk prices to bring equilibrium in production and consumption. Delegates were given the results of an independent analysis by Dr. Scott Brown of the University of Missouri which showed that “the combined effect of CWT’s cow-removal programs, as well as its export assistance program, helped raise farm-level milk prices by $1.54 per hundredweight this year, and added $2.4 billion to farm-level milk receipts.” Members were hoping to get word from USDA as to when and how that $350 million dairy package in the ag appropriations bill will be implemented. Chris Galen with NMPF says they were told the details are still being worked out but it looks like the checks will be in the hands of producers before the end of the year. The organization is still working on a number of issues including getting import tariffs on milk protein concentrates and imposing the dairy checkoff assessment on imports. They also noted that the Strategic Planning Task Force is continuing their work to come up with long-term recommendations for the industry. Galen says there are a number of things that need to be looked at and it is going to take time. He also notes that there is no indication that Congress wants to do anything with dairy policy ahead of the next farm bill. Overall, Galen says the mood was good at the meeting as there are a number of indicators that the dairy market is turning around not only in the U.S. but around the globe. AUDIO: Chris Galen discusses dairy issues 11:00

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Voters in Ohio passed “Issue 2” on Tuesday, an effort by livestock interests in the state to head-off further action by the Humane Society of the United States. HSUS has been successful in Florida, Arizona, California and other states in getting ballot initiatives to outlaw the use of gestation crates for sows, calf crates and battery cages for chickens. The Ohio measure creates a livestock care standards board but some question if the action will work and other states are watching. HSUS has already stated they do not think the measure goes far enough and will continue to seek a ballot initiative in Ohio. Kevin Murphy has Food Chain Communications and works with food companies to help them get their message to consumers. He says if the Ohio measure is part of a larger, overall plan for agriculture, great! But if it is just a single, stop-gap effort, “The pursuer is not going away.” He says the ethical care of animals is a question that is continually going to be raised and “agriculture, as a whole, has got to come together, form a strategy and it has to be long-term.” Murphy says farmers still have a great image with the American consumer and that is something agriculture needs to build upon. For starters, get back to calling them farmers, stop using words like producer, stop using words like industry. “Industry invokes an image of a nameless, faceless entity.” He says that is why opponents use those words. One of the biggest examples of words that create a negative image is “factory farm”; Murphy says even if you don’t like larger farms, people in agriculture should never use that term to describe them. Agriculture as a whole needs to look at this and ask themselves, “Is this the type of image we want to portray?” Whatever the size of the operation, farmers need to be able to explain to consumers “Why we are doing it…and you have to have a story beyond efficiency.” AUDIO: Kevin Murphy talks about the image of animal agriculture 10:00

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) are hosting an International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare this Sunday through Wednesday, November 8-11. Dr. Ron DeHaven, CEO with AVMA says international veterinary experts, animal scientists, political figures and leaders of humane and welfare organizations from around the world will address animal welfare in all its complexities. The symposium, at Michigan State University, will explore how informed animal welfare decisions are made taking into account the latest science, ethical considerations and societal values. “There are few issues closer to the hearts of veterinarians than animal welfare,” says DeHaven. The ultimate goal of the symposium “It’s about improving the quality of life for all animals, our pets, our livestock, laboratory animals, animals of all kind everywhere in the world.” AUDIO: Dr. Ron DeHaven talks about the symposium 1:50

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