USDA nutritional guidelines, for instance, recommend that most Americans drink 3 cups of skim or low-fat milk a day, or the equivalent amount of cheese. But Phoebe Bitler, vice president of Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders, an industry group that includes farmers, producers and grocery stores, said the price of milk should not be so dependent on subsidies for farmers so consumers get an accurate gauge of costs. Powell buys four gallons of milk every week for her four children, and even with...

Some producers wonder if this is really necessary, or if the industry needs a check-off. beef and beef variety meat exports to the Middle East through November 2006 were more than double the year end totals of 2003, for both volume and value. Hopefully, all beef producers always pay their check-off dollars to remind consumers that beef is the meat of choice. This fee applies to cows, calves, bulls and fat cattle, no matter if they were sold through a sale barn or by private treaty....

Milk prices are way outpacing inflation - the April 1 state price will be 24 percent higher than the April 2006 price. Expect bodegas and convenience stores to charge more, if they can justify the cost to state officials. Prices usually drop in spring, but this year they're being pushed up as the dollar hits new lows against other currencies, making U. Rising costs for corn and soybeans eaten by milk cows is pushing the price even higher, he added. milk products a better buy overseas and...

beef is also far cheaper than Japanese beef. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer ate free samples of American beef Thursday at the first major Japanese supermarket to sell the meat after the lifting of a nearly three-year ban over worries about possible health hazards. beef off their shelves, choosing instead to sell Japanese and Australian beef. Japan also limits imports to beef that has been through stringent checks at selected U. There was no identical beef product to compare prices directly....

Finding ethanol co-products to feed cattle may soon be like finding the Space Needle in a haystack, but could it be too much of a good thing? Chris Reinhardt, Extension beef specialist at Kansas State University, says feeding too much could hurt carcass quality. Finding ethanol co-products to feed cattle may soon be like finding the Space Needle in a haystack, but could it be too much of a good thing? Chris Reinhardt, Extension beef specialist at Kansas State University, says feeding too...