Dairy is Big Business: But Commissioners Ponder the Costs
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Feb. 14--JEROME -- County commissioners are planning a dairy symposium at the College of Southern Idaho sometime in March.
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By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 25--The Pierce County Council isn't the only local government whose leaders are testing the choppy waters of growth-impact fees.
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It is great to see that the dairy farmers have recently received an increase in milk payouts of more than a billion dollars.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--An influential lawmaker said Thursday he wants the state to review its use of incentives in luring companies to North Carolina.
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From China to South Africa, Broward County commissioners have begun to travel the world in hopes of attracting new business, and taxpayers have been footing the bill for airline tickets, elegant dinners and ...
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You may be surprised to learn that your tax dollars have helped pave the way for the growth of livestock megafarms by paying for manure management.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Jun. 26--GOODING -- More than a year has passed since officials in Gooding County began to draft new regulations for one of the nation's most prolific milk-producing communities. Late last week those rules finally became law.
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I note that dairy farmers are expecting to get an extra $1.5 billion over the next year from Fonterra because of higher world prices for dairy products. Good for them.   But $1.5 billion spread over about 12,000 dairy farmers is unlikely to be saved.
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By PHIL DAVIS  ESTERO, Fla. - An unexpected $10 million congressional earmark might seem like money from heaven for a fast-growing county needing billions for transportation improvements. Not when it comes to Coconut Road.
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By Jim Sutton  My grandfather started a dairy business in Central Florida in the 1930s, when dairy farming was a lifestyle, not an occupation. My mother's stories were of getting up at 4:30 a.m. and putting in three hours of work with her two sisters before going to school.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Feb. 11--JEROME -- For decades, small and large dairy owners have banded together to protect their industry, but those days might be over.
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A more aggressive approach by local and state agencies to remedying pollution from duck farms is the latest challenge for the local industry, which is also facing high utility, feed and land costs.
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By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 6--Jake Verburg has been running a dairy labor camp for years -- he just didn't know it. And now that he knows, he's not too happy about it.   Verburg operates Verburg and Son dairy west of Modesto, with 320 acres and 800 cows.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Todd Hollingshead, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 19--PROVO -- Big spending by Utah County residents is lightening the  financial burden of expanding the county jail.
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--Dairy farmer Eric Westra told state regulators Wednesday he has good reasons for complying with potentially expensive new water rules.
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By Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 13--You can bank on it: When our city councilors talk about spending our tax dollars, a crowd is likely to show up.  Last week, more than two dozen taxpayers turned out for a meeting at the City Hall Annex.