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Dairy industry crowns new ambassador
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.The dairy industry in Skagit County has a new ambassador: Chelsea Hansen, a junior at Sedro-Woolley High School. Chelsea, 17, was crowned the 2013-14 Skagit County Dairy Ambassador by Sammie Mesman of La Conner, the outgoing ambassador, during a dessert...Tags: Mount Vernon, High School Sports, Substance Abuse, Human Interest, Consumer Goods Industries
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EDITORIAL: Research to the rescue
The Wisconsin State JournalOn his trip to Wisconsin last week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a prime example of the kind of smart investment the federal government should make to confront climate change and support the economy. UW-Madison and six other...Tags: Agriculture, Conservation, Education, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid
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Entrepreneur bakes up Starbucks' sweet pastry plan
Seattle TimesSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Savvy as Starbucks is about coffee, it has not had much luck with food. Although the chain revamps its pastry case every few years, sometimes with promises about "health and wellness," food represents just 19 percent...Tags: Foods and Beverages, French Bread, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Food Industry, Howard D. Schultz
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Kind: Wisconsin eventually will come around on same-sex marriage
La Crosse Tribune, Wis.U.S. Rep. Ron Kind predicted Friday that same-sex marriage eventually will become legal in Wisconsin. Minnesota's Senate is scheduled to start its debate on the bill to legalize gay marriage on Monday at noon. "This is a matter of civil rights,"...Tags: Politics, Mayo Clinic, Christopher Stevens, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost
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Legislators, farmers group at odds over dairy legislation
La Crosse Tribune, Wis.Five of Wisconsin's eight U.S. House members, including La Crosse Democrat Ron Kind, have signed a letter opposing a plan to limit milk production if prices fall too low. In a letter to leaders of the House Agriculture Committee, the congressmen said...Tags: Paul Ryan, Politics, Lobbying, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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Yakima dairies now support mandatory clean air program
Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.In a significant shift in its position, the Yakima Valley dairy industry now supports a mandatory program that requires producers to implement practices that reduce pollutants from their operations. Even with that endorsement, however, the Yakima...Tags: Politics, Elections, Consumer Goods Industries
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Diversifying key to Owensboro Grain's success
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.John Wright, Owensboro Grain Co. executive vice president and a fourth-generation family member at the business, described for a group gathered for the Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp.'s showcase luncheon Thursday how his family has made...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Biofuels, Consumer Goods Industries
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SDSU Jackrabbit Dairy Camp June 20-22
BROOKINGS - The tenth annual SDSU Jackrabbit Dairy camp will be June 20-22 at South Dakota State University. The South Dakota State University Dairy Club is sponsoring this event for youth between the ages 8-18 who want to enhance their dairy cattle...Tags: South Dakota State University, Consumer Goods Industries
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Got diet milk?
In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...
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Coca-Cola unveils global anti-obesity push
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA _ In a sign of how health concerns have shaken the beverage industry, Coca-Cola Co. used a boisterous anniversary celebration on Wednesday to pledge to make low-calorie drinks and clearer nutritional information more available across the world....Tags: Weight, Coca-Cola, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity
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Raw milk, poultry and produce: Bills easing small-farm oversight clear big legislative hurdle
Bangor Daily News, MaineSmall-farm advocates in Augusta on Tuesday celebrated a key political victory after a legislative committee gave the green light to several bills that would relax state oversight and open local markets to unlicensed farmers and raw milk producers. Bob...Tags: Agriculture, Food Industry, Consumers, Farms, Local Government
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Say yes to Michigan wine country
Folk often tell me, at this time of year, that they're taking a trip to Napa Valley to "really learn about wine." That's like saying that someone needs to go to Rome to really learn how to be Catholic, or to St. Andrews to get the game of golf. People!...Tags: Italy, Rhine River, Viniculture, Grapes, New Zealand
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