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Recipient represents a new breed of producers who believe strongly not only in protecting the environment but in the power of the story of farming.

Checkoff’s partnership with McDonald’s directly contributed to an additional 1.7 billion pounds of milk sold between 2009 and 2011.

Washington State dairy will install an anaerobic digester and sell the resulting electricity to a utility.

Awards honor the ‘best of the best’ dairies that manage environmental impact and contribute to local communities while building business value.

The award program recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for their contributions to healthy people, healthy products and a healthy planet.

The key is to hedge regularly, but distant months.

The site reinforces the U.S. dairy industry’s important role in a safe, affordable and abundant food supply.

Only the individual dairy farmer – after much discussion with family members and input from lenders and other key advisers – can make the decision to exit.

Goal is to seek long-term solutions for state’s struggling dairy industry, with recommendations developed by year’s end.

CHRISTOPHER DOERING, Gannett Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Farmers and ranchers suffering through the worst drought to hit the United States in more than 50 years will receive additional help from the government, but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned on Monday the department does not have the necessary tools to adequately help producers.USDA’s latest assistance package will allow for haying and grazing to occur on Wetlands Reserve and Conservation Reserve land that have been impacted by the drought, including acres that are abnormally dry or suffering from moderate drought conditions. Until now only areas deemed to be in severe to extreme drought were eligible.