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LOS ANGELES - A South Pasadena Farmers' Market vendor was arrested today along with two others for allegedly conspiring to sell and produce unpasteurized goat milk, goat cheese and other products without a license, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.Sharon Ann Palmer, 51, has allegedly operated without any type of license or permit for milk production since 2007. Palmer and her business, Healthy Family Farms, are charged in nine of the 13 counts.Also arrested were Eugenie Victoria Bloch, 58, who works for Healthy Family Farms, and James Cecil Stewart, 64, who owns the Venice market Rawesome. Rawesome has been in operation for more than six years but has never had any type of business permit or license, prosecutors allege.Bloch is charged in three conspiracy coun...
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This final rule amends the Dairy Promotion and Research Order (Dairy Order). The amendment modifies the number of National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Dairy Board) members in eight regions, merges Region 8 and Region 10, merges Region 12 and Region 13, and apportions Idaho as a separate region. The total number of domestic Dairy Board members would remain the same at 36 and the total number of regions would be reduced from 13 to 12. This amendment was requested by the Dairy Board, which administers the Dairy Order, to better reflect the geographic distribution of milk production in the United States.
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Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is selling its Industry-based milk production and distribution company because competitor supermarket firms are advising their chains not to buy dairy products from the Stater subsidiary.
Dallas-based Dean Foods Co., the nation's largest dairy product company, will buy Santee Dairies Inc. from San Bernardino-based Stater Bros. Markets within the next few months, according to a news release.
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With a number of initiatives under way at the state level, Wisconsin agriculture could see significant growth in a number of areas very soon.
Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen said he is confident the areas targeted are capable of and ready for expansion.
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It might be a drop of good news in a bucket of challenges, but Wisconsin dairy farms are on track to produce 24.1 billion pounds of milk this year - the greatest amount since 1990.
Much of the production has been driven by record-high milk prices which have encouraged farmers to increase herd sizes and modernize their operations. Across the state, milk production per cow has set a record every month in 2007.
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LEEDS - Every morning when John Nutting opens the barn door, 50 cows wander into their individual stalls, each one with its name hanging above on a dusty white sign.
Charm. Amy. Mazda.
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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d9e77d/france_agribusines) has announced the addition of the "France Agribu...
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New government figures show West Virginias dairy farmers suffered a tough 2009. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says milk production fell 10.5 perc...
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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/451f3a/vietnam_agribusine) has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Agrib...