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Thinking About Dairy

Thinking about dairy Analysis & Commentary By Victor Martino For the past few years I’ve been thinking seriously about, writing about and, when wearing my

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Victor Martino
Cattle & Dairy

We’re Lost – A Dairyman’s Story

Lloyd Tiede never cries. “I have never seen my Dad cry besides when his father passed away,” said Adrianna Tiede, Lloyd’s daughter. But in a phone call with his daughter Thursday, Sept. 13, Tiede, 55, simply couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. And neither could she. “I could tell right when I picked up the phone that it wasn’t good news,” Adrianna said. “I answered and it was quiet on the other end.”

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

Dairies Still Hurting

Another month, another quarter, and another 300 dairy farmers call it quits. Its no question that the dairy industry has been hurting that last few years. This year’s trade policies and regulation overloads have done little to help the fledgling industry.

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

COOL or Uncool? Looking into specialized food labeling.

COOL stands for Country of Origin Labeling. This is a law in place that requires retailers, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, to label certain foods with what country they originate from. Let’s explore some of the pros and cons of this labeling, and how it affected certain industries. The US and Canadian trade relationship had at one time been particularly disrupted.

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

Dairies in Decay Across the US

Its no secret that California dairies are in a state of trouble. In the last 6 months alone we have seen smaller operations go out of business and even the closing of larger processing plants for the industry. But what are some of our neighboring dairy states doing to correct the problems for themselves, and can we learn something from them?

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

It’s Time to Reinstate COOL

It’s time to reinstate COOL By; Victor Martino Contributing Editor R-CALF USA, the largest producer-only cattle trade association in the U.S., is calling on President

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Victor Martino

This is my tractor….

A man and a tractor can make all the difference. The machinery that allows us to shape the land and move the cattle can really make a difference. Here is a short about a man and his tractor, and how much its meant to him. What is your favorite piece of equipment and why?

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MJDOA Member Contributor
Cattle & Dairy

Thanking My Neighbors – A Calf Story

A few years ago, my husband and I purchased 20 acres of land and a few cows. Our plan was to work on being small farmers, the kind of farmers with cows, chickens, and eventually vegetables and fruits. We wanted to sell them to the local community in our area. Things seems to be going well, but we had a lot to learn about farming…

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MJDOA Member Contributor
Reinventing Dairy
Cattle & Dairy

Reinventing Dairy

Reinventing Dairy Farm-To-Fork. By: Victor Martino Last month, Visalia-based California Dairies Inc., the largest milk cooperative in California, announced its shutting down its plant in

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Victor Martino
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