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	Missouri Dairy Forum and Tradeshow
	Make your reservations now! The agenda for the 2012 Missouri Dairy Forum and Tradeshow is now available. Click on the link below. Sponsored by Missouri Dairy Association, Missouri Holstein Association, Missouri Brown Swiss Association, Missouri Guernsey Breeders Association, Missouri Jersey Cattle Club, Missouri Dairy Growth Council, and the Sho-Mo Dairy Heifer Growers Association.
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	2012 Missouri Dairy Profit Seminars
	Sponsored by Missouri Dairy Association, the Commercial Agriculture Program and University of Missouri Extension February 13-17, 2012
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	People vs. HSUS - A Missouri Solution
	The Missouri Farmers Care coalition released a new video earlier this month explaining the passage of Proposition B in Missouri and how a "Missouri Solution" fixed troubling measures included in the initiative petition. The video tells the story of how HSUS came into Missouri to destroy an industry and how Missouri agriculture and state legislators stopped them in their tracks.  To view the video, visit: http://mofarmerscare.com/mo_news.

	Who is HSUS?
	Who is HSUS? Check out this video.   Visit www.MissouriFarmersCare.org or www.MOFarmersCare.com for more information.

	MDA seeks drought feed assistance
	CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2011) -- The Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) is seeking feed assistance for drought stricken dairy farms in the state. “We’ve been hit harder in southwest Missouri than some people can ever remember,” says Larry Purdom, MDA president and a dairy farmer from Purdy. “Our crops and pastures are burned up. We are operating on real short feed and we are concerned about it now being September with no rainfall. No rain now impacts our growing small grain for pasture and hay for next spring. The feed situation is as bad as I’ve seen it in my 50 years of dairy farming.
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	MDA in DC
	Executive Director Dave Drennan and MDA President Larry Purdom visited with Missouri Congressman Billy Long about the drought in SW Missouri and the shortage of feed. Congressman Todd Akin (MO-2) met with MDA Executive Dave Drennan and President Larry Purdom to discuss dairy policy reform during a meeting of the St. Louis Ag Club in Washington DC.

	Purdom, Drennan visit Capitol Hill
	MDA Executive Director Dave Drennan and President Larry Purdom conducted congressional visits and attended a meeting of the St. Louis Ag Club in Washington DC on September 13.

	Missouri State Fair
	MDA Executive Director Dave Drennan (left) and past president Arlen Schwinke of Morrison discussed dairy policy with Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) in the Gerken Dairy Center at the Missouri State Fair.

	Sen. McCaskill at Missouri State Fair
	Lloyd and Jane Gunter of Conway discussed feed assistance and the drought in SW Missouri with Senator McCaskill during a meeting with Missouri's ag groups at the State Fair in Sedalia.

	Sen. Blunt at Missouri State Fair
	(L-R) MDA Directors Stacey McCallister of Mt. Grove, Larry Schmidt of Laredo, MDA Executive Director Dave Drennan and Arlen Schwinke of Morrison talked to Senator Blunt about supporting the proposed trade agreements that would help dairy exports.

	Prop B
	Missouri Senate Passes Bill to Improve Prop B The Missouri Senate has approved SB113, sponsored by Senator Mike Parson (District 28), by a 20-14 vote to improve the Prop B ballot initiative passed last November by 51.6% of the voters  but soundly defeated by rural Missouri.
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	Fly Control
	Flies do have an economic impact for dairy producers. House flies and Stable flies are primary pests of confined animals followed by the horn fly for producers who pasture their animals. Horn flies are serious pests but the larvae cannot tolerate the manure being disturbed hence in confined operations they are not as serious a pest.
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	Dairy Prices
	Over the years some confusion surrounding the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Dairy Products Prices (DPP) program and the use of these data in the class price formulas. Why are NASS’s DPP reports used in the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) class price formulas?  How are the NASS reports compiled?  Is there a magic formula used to generate the NASS DPP reports? What prevents manufacturing plants from misreporting or manipulating the prices?
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	Missouri Dairy Forum
	Record Crowd Attends Missouri Dairy Forum A record crowd of almost 400 people attended the two day Missouri Dairy Forum held recently at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Missouri.
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	Profit Seminar Sponsors
	2011 Missouri Dairy Profit Seminars   Thanks to:   Gold Level Sponsors: Alltech Calf-Tel by Hampel Corporation Elanco Animal Health Turner’s Special Supply   Silver Level Sponsors: Alpharma Commodity Specialists Company FCS Financial KABA/Select Sires Missouri Beef Council Missouri Corn Growers Association NEMO Feed   Exhibitors: ABS Global—(Springfield, Lebanon and Union) Accelerated Genetics—(Lebanon and Union) ADM Alliance—(Springfield and Lebanon) AGRI-KING—(Sedalia and Union) Agri Light—All locations Bayer HealthCare, Animal Health Division—(Sedalia, Springfield, Lebanon and Union) FCS Financial—(Union) Midwest Dairy Association—(Sedalia, Springfield, Lebanon, Union) MASBDA—Sedalia, Union and Jackson Missouri State Treasurer’s Office—(Sedalia, Lebanon  and Union) Oil Dri, Inc.—All locations Romer Labs—(Union) Vigortone—All locations

	News Archive
	Past news and information from Missouri Dairy Association.
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	Welcome to the Missouri Dairy Association We hope you use this site to gain information on upcoming events and news related to the dairy industry in Missouri and surrounding areas.

	Missouri Dairy Forum Sponsors
	Thank You to the 2012 Missouri Dairy Forum Sponsors: Alltech—Speaker support Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives—Saturday luncheon Case-Luby Equipment Services & Potter Equipment Company—Program printing Central Life Sciences—Speaker support FCS Financial—Saturday morning break and Program Printing F&H Food Equipment Company—Friday afternoon break Hiland Dairy Foods Company—Friday luncheon Kraft Springfield—Friday morning break Merck Animal Health—Speaker support MFA, Inc.—Friday morning break Missouri Agribusiness Association—Friday luncheon Missouri Corn Growers Association—Signage Missouri Department of Conservation—Program printing Missouri Soybean Association—Saturday luncheon Mycogen Seeds—Program printing Novus International—Speaker support Purina—Friday luncheon S&L Sales LLC—Saturday morning break Southwest Dairy Farmers—Milk for morning breaks Turner’s Special Supply—Friday afternoon break Waikato Milking Systems—Friday morning break, Program printing   Missouri Dairy Forum & Trade Show Exhibitors: ABS Global Bobcat of Springfield Case-Luby Equipment Services & Potter Equip Central Life Sciences Charm Sciences Commercial Agriculture Program FSA/NRCS Gallagher Hiland Dairy Foods Company IBA Innovacyn Jerden Dairy Company Jim’s Motors Inc. KABA/Select Sires MASBDA MAESTRO Program Merck Animal Health Missouri Beef Council Missouri Corn Growers Association Midwest Dairy Association  Missouri Dairy Association  Missouri Dairy Growth Council  Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri Holstein Association MQT Lab Services  Pfizer PowerFlex Fence Southwest Dairy Farmers Soy Best S&H Farm Supply S&L Sales LLC Thicker Pasture  USDA/Missouri Ag Statistics VES Environmental Solutions Vigortone Westway Ag Z Tags North America

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	Chesterfield, MO
	Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 29oF Feels Like: 20oF Humid: 75% Dew Pt: 22oF Barom: 30.26 Wind Dir: W Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph Sunrise: 7:11 Sunset: 5:19 As reported at ST LOUIS-CHESTERFIELD, MO at 7:00 AM
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	DTN Weather Summary
	Key Crop Areas Mostly Dry This Weekend Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist A little light snow or snow showers will move through the southern and eastern Midwest Friday night and early Saturday. The balance of the key U.S. crop areas will be dry through Saturday. Most of the U.S. crop areas will continue dry Sunday as well. » More DTN Weather Commentary Posted at 11:54AM Fri Jan 27, 2012 CST

	DTN Market Matters Blog
	Linda Smith Bio DTN Markets Editor Cash Grains Mixed for the Day; Higher for the Week Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:04PM CST On a daily basis, Friday's cash corn price was up 7 cents at $6.27; soybeans, down 3 cents at $11.72; hard red winter wheat, down 8 cents at $6.62; soft red winter wheat, down 6 cents at $6.28; and hard red spring wheat was unchanged at $8.20. Behind Firm Basis: Farmers Hold, Livestock Eat Friday, January 27, 2012 8:47PM CST One Step Forward Two Back Friday, January 27, 2012 6:33PM CST [Read and Comment on Full Blog]

	Missouri Dairy Association David R. Drennan - Executive Director  1954 Sumter Ridge Court Chesterfield, MO 63017  Phone: (636) 519-9300  Fax: (636) 519-1403