FFA Student Survey Shows Concern with Start-Up Costs
FFA Student Survey Shows High Interest in Career in Agriculture, Concerns with Start-Up Costs WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – May 13, 2024 – A recent survey conducted by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) at the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference shows that 70 percent of students would like to farm in the future […]
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Dairy Defined: FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 13, 2024 CONTACT Alan Bjerga 703-243-6111 ext. 372 abjerga@nmpf.org Dairy Defined: FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities ARLINGTON, VA – Way back in the 1930s, one of the original motivations behind creating the Federal Milk Marketing Order system was to provide incentives for farmers to produce better milk. Much […]
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Dairy Labor Challenges and Solutions: How Dairies Attract and Retain Employees
Dairy Labor: A Crucial Issue for Many Dairies Good employees are often hard to find and keep, and this is a huge problem for agriculture today, especially in the dairy industry; it is difficult to attract and keep dependable workers. Small family-operated dairies often get by with one or two extra people, but larger dairies […]
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