Quincy Herald Whig http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us Dairy farmers urged to make up drop in milk price by cutting production costs By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSARHerald-Whig Staff Writer Declining milk prices have Alvin Garman and other dairy farmers scrambling to cut costs without hurting production. "We're along for the ride whether it's good or bad," said Garman, who milks 150 cows in Memphis, Mo. "It doesn't look very good right now as far as future prices. We're going to have to try to slice off all the corners we can." Hoping to trim feed costs, Garman just might have to follow the "golden rules" outlined by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist and a featured speaker at Tuesday's Dairy Days in Quincy. http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/dairy-day-WED