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  The U.S. Federal order benchmark Class III milk price ended 2020 sharply lower and well below a year ago. The Agriculture Department announced the December Class III at $15.72 per hundredweight, down $7.62 from November, $3.65 below a year ago, and the lowest Class III price since May. That put the 2020 average at $18.16, up from $16.96 in 2019 and $14.61 in 2018. New Year’s Eve Class III futures settlements had the January contract at $15.80; February, $17.49; March, $17.51; April $17.37; May, $17.39; June, $17.25; July, $17.33; August, $17.35; September, $17.54; October, $17.30; Novemb...

A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates More than 1,700 Appalachian State University graduates were conferred degrees during the university’s virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Dec. 11. This photo collage shows a handful of the numerous celebratory commencement photos shared by App State’s Class of 2020 graduates via social media. Photos submitted “You have earned one of the most significant achievements of your lifetime, and you did so under historically challenging circumstances. … We are so very proud of how you persevered and arrived at this momentous occasi...

By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the November federal order Class III milk price at $23.34 per hundredweight, up $1.73 from October, $2.89 above November 2019, and the highest Class III since July. The 2020 Class III average stands at $18.39, up from $16.74 at this time a year ago and $14.69 in 2018. The December Class III futures contract settled Dec. 11 at $15.35, which would portend an $18.13 average for 2020. The Class IV price is $13.30, down 17 cents from October and $3.30 below a year ago. That put the 11-month average at $13.50, down from $16.26 a year ago and compar...