Weekly News Update

Here is the news for the week of Feb. 18, 2005:

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• Fresno takes center stage as WUD convention opens Feb. 25

• More convention hotel rooms available

• Trade show offers wide variety for convention-goers

• Total December cheese output up 1.8% over 2003

• California's cheese production hit a new record in 2004

• Dairy Institute files third petition to lower Class I prices

• North Bay producers reminded on storm monitoring records

• Study says 26% of Central Valley farmland could be lost to urbanization

• Information sought on dairy manure management technologies

• Kern County takes first step on programmatic EIR for dairies

• Import ban on older Canadian beef to stay awhile

• EPA sets March 7 meeting in Tulare on CAFO agreement

• Agricultural air emissions inventory subcommittee meets March 8

• Large CAF definition workshop March 2

• Dennis Leonardi named to North Coast Water Quality Board

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