Front Page - May 9, 2008 • Volume 132, No. 45

• Congress Reaches Agreement On Farm Bill, But Bush Veto Expected
• US Cheese Production Declined 0.7% In March; California’s Output Dropped 10.7% As Production Of Dry Milk Products Jumped
  
• The True Cost Of Biofuel: Is Ethanol Behind The Recent Run-Up In Food Prices?
• Retail Organic Milk Prices Are Roughly Double Retail Prices For ‘Conventional’ Milk, USDA Figures Show
  

A Sample of Inside

• EDITORIAL COMMENT: Maybe We Need A Class I Differential ‘Holiday’
• DFA Members Receive Letter Describing ‘Unauthorized Transfer Of Money’ To Former Board Chairman
  
• US Food Safety System In Crisis, Report Concludes; FDA Food Safety Budget Hiked
• First USDA Forecast For 2009 Has Cheese Prices Above $1.80; Class III Price Over $17; Whey, Butter, NDM All Above 2008
  
• Organic Food Handlers: Most Are Small, Independent, Also Handle Conventional Food
• NEW PRODUCTS: LYSOLAC, Made From Lysozyme, Protects Against ‘Late Blowing’ In Aged And High pH Cheeses
• KCCO Awards Contracts For Up To 34.6 Million Pounds Of Natural American Cheese
  
• COLUMNISTS: Spring Forward by John Umhoefer
• Wisconsin’s Specialty Cheese Production Reached 399.4 Million Pounds In 2007
  
• Saxon Homestead Creamery Fills Market Void With Unique Raw Milk Cheeses Similar To European Mountain Styles
• And Plenty More...

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