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Magic Valley Dairies Seeing Milk Glut
Magic Valley Dairies Seeing Milk Glut
Magic Valley Dairies Seeing Milk Glut
For the dairies who received notices, he told us upwards of 10,000 cows may be sold off if another buyer can't be found. It's not that dairies are adding so much cattle, but the fact that they have been more efficient in getting milk per cow from converting feed to milk. This situation, though, could be worse without trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Major Burger Chain Cuts Ties with Local Dairy
Major Burger Chain Cuts Ties with Local Dairy
Major Burger Chain Cuts Ties with Local Dairy
BOISE -- Fast food giant Burger King will no longer conduct business with a Twin Falls dairy after citing concerns of animal mistreatment. KTVB-TV reported, several workers at Bettencourt Dairies LLC. were fired after an undercover video taken by animal rights activists showed them beating, kicking, and jumping on cows...
Magic Valley Dairy Workers Accused of Animal Abuse
Magic Valley Dairy Workers Accused of Animal Abuse
Magic Valley Dairy Workers Accused of Animal Abuse
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three former dairy workers with Idaho's largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed workers stomping, dragging and beating cows inside a milking barn...
Dairymen Disappointed about No Farm Bill
Dairymen Disappointed about No Farm Bill
Dairymen Disappointed about No Farm Bill
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The head of the Idaho Dairymens Association says his members are disappointed that  Congress wasn't able to pass a federal farm bill with provisions to help the struggling industry before the election. Bob Naerebout says dairy farmers "harvest a crop every day, 365 days of the year" and it's critical for them to have stability in the farm bill...
Idaho Red Meat Production Drops Dramatically
Idaho Red Meat Production Drops Dramatically
Idaho Red Meat Production Drops Dramatically
(AP)The Idaho Cattle Association says the amount of red meat produced in Idaho has declined during the last decade. And the United State Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service says red meat production at Idaho packing plants in October was down 80 percent from the same time last year at 3.5 million pounds.

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