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| Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| DNR Secretary Frank to Speak on New Regulations Coming Soon |
| The Dairy Business Association welcomes special guests and speakers for their 10th Annual Business Conference taking place December 1-2 at The Madison Concourse Hotel. Dairy producers and allied industry leaders should plan to be present promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1 when the conference begins. Attendees will be greeted by DBA President Jerry Meissner who will turn the conference over to Wisconsin’s Secretary of Natural Resources Matthew J. Frank to address concerns to the many regulatory issues currently challenging the Wisconsin dairy industry. The Dairy Business Association has been closely monitoring the regulatory climate surrounding Wisconsin’s dairy industry and is concerned about a variety of issues that, taken together, could have a catastrophic impact on the viability of the Wisconsin dairy industry. You won’t want to miss this session! |
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| Friday, October 23, 2009 |
| Wisconsin Dairy Industry at Risk |
| Wisconsin’s 13,000 family dairy farmers are facing what may be the most severe economic crisis in the history of the dairy industry. On average, dairy farmers will lose $1,000 on each cow in their herd this year alone, resulting in statewide losses topping $1.25 billion. While Wisconsin’s family farmers are losing money at record pace, State and Federal agencies are in the midst of implementing and proposing a daunting series of new regulations that will make it even more difficult for the Wisconsin dairy industry, the cornerstone of our state’s economy, to remain competitive. |
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| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| Mandatory GHG Reporting for Manure Management Systems |
| On September 22, 2009, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson finalized the first economy-wide federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Pursuant to the new rule, all covered sources must begin monitoring GHG emissions by January 1, 2010 and submit the first annual report no later than March 31, 2011. Although this rule does not require any GHG controls, EPA will use data collected in annual reports to make policy decisions that will inform the development of more stringent GHG regulations. |
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| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| Dairy Cows, Methane and Global Warming |
| Discussions about the environment or global warming all too often end up focusing a blame for greenhouse gas emissions of methane on dairy farms and dairy cows. There is a long line of antagonists who appear to be on a rhetorical mission of focusing blame for every one of the world’s environmental problems on agriculture. Even farmers practicing one type of agriculture are on the lookout for new ways to claim that their farming process is superior or more environmentally friendly than anyone else’s. But those claims more often than not are based on misinformation or emotion -- and not on science. |
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The Dairy Business Association is an industry organization comprised of dairy producers, corporate and allied industry supporters. DBA promotes the growth and success of all dairy farms in Wisconsin by fostering a positive business and political environment.
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DBA and Badgerland Financial team up to bring you a series of podcasts. Click here to listen or download as Wisconsin dairy producer, Mike Larson of Larson Acres helps the public better understand their expansion as well as highlights from the 2008 DBA Annual Business Conference. |
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