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Dairy and berries create delicious summer treats

  May 24, 2017
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Many Virginians like to celebrate National Dairy Month by enjoying a delicious dessert like this parfait.



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Berries, Dairy, Food and Drink, Recipes
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Canadian milk pricing strategy shuts out U.S. dairy farmers

  April 20, 2017
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In 2016, U.S. dairy farmers saw the value of milk fall to its lowest level since the recession. Now they’re facing the additional challenge of Canada’s national ingredients strategy.


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Agriculture Business, Dairy, Economy, News
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Virginia dairy producers discuss improvements to farm bill safety net

  April 6, 2017
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The American Farm Bureau Federation is working to ensure a better safety net for farmers, and asked Virginia dairy producers for their input.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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Public schools milking students’ increased consumption of dairy products

  March 9, 2017
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Some Virginia public schools are increasing dairy offerings at breakfast and lunch, and hungry students are gobbling them up.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Food and Drink, News
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Dairy producers asked to participate in Farm Bureau survey

  February 9, 2017
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The American Farm Bureau Federation and American Farm Bureau Insurance Services have been collaborating to develop a new dairy insurance product and are hosting an online survey to support market research efforts.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Insurance, News
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School system finds flavored milk does a budget good

  January 26, 2017
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Los Angeles’ public school system is crediting flavored milk with offsetting some of its budget deficit.


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Dairy, Economy, News
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USDA to measure financial well-being of dairy farmers

  January 12, 2017
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Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service are visiting dairy farms across the nation in January to assess the state of today’s dairy industry.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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Montgomery, Pulaski young farmers provide milk for outreach center

  December 8, 2016
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers in Montgomery and Pulaski counties recently raised $4,500 to purchase milk for a local outreach center.


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Dairy, News, Virginia Farm Bureau
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Farm organizations urging Dannon to drop deceitful marketing

  December 1, 2016
The American Farm Bureau Federation has joined with other farm organizations to urge food companies to recognize that farmers’ sustainability goals can’t be achieved without the use of modern agricultural practices.


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Dairy, Food Safety, News
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Dairy promotions boost milk, yogurt consumption in some schools

  December 1, 2016
Virginia dairy farmers have long supported promotional programs for milk and dairy products, and the need for them is greater than ever now that dairy prices have dropped 35 percent in the past two years.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, News
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