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USDA unveils historic improvements to meals served in America's schools

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals for kids across the nation. The new meal requirements will raise standards for the first time in more than fifteen years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids that participate in school meal programs every school day. The healthier meal requirements are a key component of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was championed by the First Lady as part of her Let's Move! campaign and signed into law by President Obama.
 

Obama's regulations no laughing matter for America's farmers and ranchers

In his State of the Union Address last night, President Obama addressed criticisms of over-regulation by his administration.  He claimed success for exempting dairy farmers from an Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program mandate that would have regulated milk the same way as oil. 

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UW Cows on campus are getting an updated home

The home of the dairy cows on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is getting a long-awaited update. In May, the university will undertake a $3 million remodeling of the Dairy Cattle Center on Linden Drive. 


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Livestock groups welcome end of ethanol policies

The start of the new year brought the end of a federal tax credit, created more than 30 years ago, which many political observers thought was untouchable because of the strength of the Midwest voting bloc in Congress. The policies included a 46 cent-per-gallon subsidy to oil companies for blending ethanol into gasoline and a 54 cent-per-gallon tariff on ethanol imports that made it economically infeasible for other countries to produce ethanol for export to the United States.

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Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference 2012

Plan now to join growers and producers from around the country at the 2012 Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference, March 20-21, in Visalia, Calif., centrally located in California's dairy country. 

John Bernard, DCHA senior advisor and chairman of the 2012 Conference Committee said, "This is the premier event in the dairy calf and heifer replacement industry that brings together in one place an elite group of speakers and experts who present material that producers can use on their operations to be more efficient and profitable."

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