Many people, however, buy the milk to drink themselves, believing that it offers health benefits not found in pasteurized milk. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin decided Friday to drop a controversial agriculture department proposal to require farmers to turn raw milk an unappetizing charcoal gray to discourage people from drinking it. They said they would stop buying milk from Georgia farmers and instead take their business to South Carolina, where raw milk can be sold...

The impact of the fall in powder prices is evident in the price the Irish Dairy Board pays processors for skimmed milk powder: this has been cut by E500 per tonne in the past month equivalent to around four pence per litre of milk. In this month's auction 44 million litres of milk were sold for delivery in December, January and February - 60 per cent more than was sold in the record auction three months ago. The auction system has fully reflected the recent strength in dairy markets;...

THE FALLOUT: Beef producers are selling off large numbers of their herds -- worried they won't have enough hay to last through the winter -- or scrambling to buy increasingly scarce hay from suppliers. NUMBERS GAME: National Cattlemen's Beef Association spokesman Kendal Frazier says alfalfa hay fetches about $25 a ton more than last year.

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Minerva Announces New Superintendent for the Investor Relations Department - Forbes.com. In 2006, the Company was among the three largest Brazilian exporters of beef, processed beef and beef byproducts based on gross export sales revenue, with export sales of R$ 1 billion and export sales to approximately 600 customers in approximately 80 countries. The creation of the Investor Relations Superintendent office demonstrates Minerva's commitment to quality, transparency and agility in...