dairy farms

Petition Asks EPA to Regulate Large Livestock Farms
Petition Asks EPA to Regulate Large Livestock Farms
Petition Asks EPA to Regulate Large Livestock Farms
Two dozen environmental and consumer groups have asked the EPA to regulate large dairy and hog farms under federal air pollution laws. Groups like the Sierra Club and the Government Accountability Project say in their petition that “The EPA has the duty and authority to regulate these methane super-emitters under the Clean Air Act as part of the administration’s larger strategy to prevent catastr
Washington Dairies And EPA Square Off In Court
Washington Dairies And EPA Square Off In Court
Washington Dairies And EPA Square Off In Court
After last months’ ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, denying an EPA motion to dismiss the case, the Washington state Dairy Federation and EPA are bound for federal court over a 2012-13 study regarding groundwater contamination in the lower Yakima Valley. The ...
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline Extended
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline Extended
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline Extended
The USDA announced Thursday it is giving dairy producers an extra week to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program.  USDA’s Bill Northey told lawmakers the deadline will extend to September 27th.  Northey made the comment during a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management hearing.   The FS...
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline Extended
The USDA announced Thursday it is giving dairy producers an extra week to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program.  USDA’s Bill Northey told lawmakers the deadline will extend to September 27th.  Northey made the comment during a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management hearing.   The FSA la...
What Does The Dairy Of the Future Look Like?
What Does The Dairy Of the Future Look Like?
What Does The Dairy Of the Future Look Like?
While the future is nearly impossible to predict, we can learn a great deal from the past.  And that’s exactly what dairy experts from around the world have been doing; a team of researchers who are looking at what dairy production could look like in the year 2068.  From cha...