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For nuptial, bride sets guest list, raises food
NORTH EAST, Md. — From setting a guest list to choosing a venue, a disc jockey and centerpieces, planning a wedding can push any bride to the breaking point.Amanda Heilman also wants to raise the beef, raise the produce and grow the flowers.The...
Dreary milk market motivates Va. farmer to establish dairy
BLACKSTONE, Va. — The way that family members of Richlands Dairy viewed their circumstances a few years ago they had three options to survive a low milk price of possibly $15 per hundredweight. They could sell out, which neither close-knit family...
For Va. dairy farm, virus assistance an uphill battle
DUBLIN, Va. — A farming family here has learned that their seasonal grazing dairy does not qualify for help from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and is working to be included in the program.George and Julie Hudson and their two children...
Va. farmer discovers better way to raise, market beef cattle
BURKEVILLE, Va. — What would you do if you stumbled upon a more beneficial way to raise cattle and market the beef? Well, most cattlemen would jump right in, roll up their shirt sleeves and act immediately.Mike Clark of Burkeville, Va., was a more...
Regional dairy cooperative joins suit against DFA
RESTON, Va. — The Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association joined Food Lion last week in a lawsuit against the nation’s top dairy producer, calling it an “aspiring monopolist.”The suit challenges Dairy Farmers of America’s $433...
FDA caves on skim milk label after lawsuit
MIDDLETOWN, Md. — A family-run dairy farm in Maryland has won the right to sell its pure skim milk without having to label the milk as “imitation.” According to written FDA regulations, only skim milk with artificial vitamins A and D added can be...
Dairymen battle market fallout from coronavirus
These days, as he dumps about a third of his herd’s milk onto his field, Bob Miller thinks about rejoining a cooperative.The owner of Nice Farms Creamery in Federalsburg, Md., puts all milk from his 50-cow herd into a series of dairy products — milk,...
Processors struggle to stay on top of demand
A woman who works in the packaging department at Old Line Custom Meat Co. in Baltimore showed up to work April 14 with a fever. She was immediately quarantined.About five days later, she finally received a test for coronavirus, and the result was...
Virginia professor working to slash calf mortality rate
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Ongoing research at the Virginia Tech Dairy Science Center is trying to find if genes carried by some cows enable them to have healthier offspring. The lead researcher believes this knowledge can change the dairy industry. Dr....
Japan trade agreement a source of dairy ‘hope’
WASHINGTON — The USDA reports show that Japan is our No. 5 overseas market for dairy products.Sales of dairy products to Japan had already benefited from the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement before the coronavirus interrupted world trade. Since the trade...
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