His mother, Cathy Strollo, buys the higher-priced organic product because she is concerned about the possibility of antibiotics and growth hormones in regular milk. McCormick said she used to buy more than a gallon a week of organic milk, but she switched to nonorganic once she noticed the higher prices a couple of months ago. Although dairy industry watchers expect dairy prices to moderate slightly later this year as milk production increases from the traditionally low summer months, "I...

How many times do you go to a friends house and eat a piece of cake or some cookies made with store-bought factory farmed eggs and butter? How many times have you gone to a restaurant and eaten something from the menu with factory-farmed eggs or cheese? What about that cereal you buy? The whey in it came from factory-farmed cows. Growing consumer concern with farm animal welfare and interest in local and sustainable agriculture have driven some of the popularity, but campaigns by animal...

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Department of Agriculture now have an online tool to help them estimate some of the payments they would receive for putting their land into conservation buffers. Wildlife experts say it's better to preserve habitat by using more cost-effective and wildlife-friendly techniques, such as selective herbicide application, prescribed burning, and strip disking on non-erosive areas. The Riparian Forest Buffer can enable livestock producers to have a clean water source while helping the...