WUD: Advancing and Promoting theInterests of Our Dairy ProducersWelcomeWestern United Dairymen is a voluntary membership organization representing more than 60% of the milk produced in California. Membership benefits include resources in labor law, environmental regulations and pricing issues. Members decide the direction of state and federal legislative efforts affecting the dairy industry. Western United Dairymen Contact Information1315 K Street, Modesto, CA 95354 For a list of staff members, click here
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Latest News Affecting the Dairy Industry
Fatal livestock accident at Southern CA dairy
By Anthony P. Raimondo
Cal/OSHA is investigating the death of an Ontario dairy worker who was...
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WUD’s Environmental Report Card published
Western United Dairymen has published its first Environmental Report Card detailing the various environmental issues...
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WUD partners with farmers and conservationists to save 65,000 rare Tricolored Blackbirds
Typically it wouldn’t be especially noteworthy that six Tulare and Kern County farmers finished harvesting...
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Kozak stepping down as leader of NMPF
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will...
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Cooperatives Working Together Members Commit to Additional Two-Year Program
The members of Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) today endorsed a larger investment in the farmer-funded...
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Big Ice Cream: Valley Factories Lead Nation in Frozen Delights
Clifford Fung, eats a lot of ice cream. Three to five times a day Fung...
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Turning cow dung into electricity
Dairy farmer Ron Koetsier's 1,200 cows produce roughly 90 tons of manure daily, and for...
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Dairy Moos Blogger’s Passion Makes Him a Leading Milk Advocate
Submitted by Dairy Council of California
Until three years ago, Stephen Weststeyn was just like a...
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AB 31 discussions continue
Discussions on how to advance a producer friendly bill through the California legislature continued this...
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Tips for dealing with heat stress in cattle
The National Weather Service has issued warnings of extreme heat for the weekend of Jun...
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North Valley Golf tourney raises funds for WUD Federal PAC
Nearly 70 golfers gathered at Diablo Grande Golf Club on Monday, June 3, in a...
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NMPF Sees Goodlatte Amendment as a Good Compromise
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said today that a House Judiciary Committee vote requiring...
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Goodlatte: New Dairy Supply Management Program Must Stop
By Rep. Bob Goodlatte. former Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee - - Free markets...
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AB 31 author Pan calls for quick action to stem dairy crisis
On Tuesday, Assemblyman Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) renewed his appeal to lawmakers and stakeholders to come...
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WUD testifies in favor of raising Class 4b price
Western United Dairymen CEO Michael Marsh today testified in Sacramento in favor of a temporary...
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