Dairy

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Dairy cows wait to be milked at the Rob-N-Cin farm led by father Robert Roden, wife Cindy and son Rick, as they tend to the roughly 400 head of cattle on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. Their farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Dairy cows wait to be milked at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Next generation farmer Rick Roden (R) milks cows early in the morning at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. Their farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden, (R) continues on after talking with his mother Cindy Roden, (L) at the the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Jerad Herther, a relative of the Rodens, works with the calves at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Jerad Herther, a relative of the Rodens, works with the calves at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden cleans out an air filter for a large tractor at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden, (L) wife Cindy Roden, (C) and son Rick Roden, (R) stand for a portrait at their farm Rob-N-Cin on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Next generation farmer Rick Roden milks cows early in the morning at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden adjusts the tractor before harvesting a soy bean field on the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Next generation farmer Rick Roden milks cows early in the morning at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. Their farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: The Rob-N-Cin farm led by father Robert Roden, wife Cindy and son Rick is seen on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconson. Their farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Next generation farmer Rick Roden, rounds up a cow that gave birth the before at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: A cow stands in the early morning light at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Cindy Roden works with the calves at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Becky Roden (L), Cindy Roden, (2nd L), Rick Roden (C) and Rick Roden (R) along with dog Jemma stand for a portrait at the farm Rob-N-Cin on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden harvests a soy bean field on the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden harvests a soy bean field on the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden drives a tractor to a soy bean field on the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Robert Roden stands for a portrait at the farm Rob-N-Cin on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden stands for a portrait at the farm Rob-N-Cin on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: A cow stands in the early morning light at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden, drives a tractor at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden, (R) talks with his mother Cindy Roden, (L) at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden, (C) talks with his cousin Jerad Herther, (R) at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: A feeder is loaded with food at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Next generation farmer Rick Roden, after milking cows at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Cindy Roden stands for a portrait at the farm Rob-N-Cin on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

WEST BEND, WI - SEPTEMBER 29: Rick Roden, (C - Left) receives instructions from his father Robert Roden, (C - Right) at the Rob-N-Cin farm on September 29, 2010 in West Bend, Wisconsin. The farm has roughly 400 head of cattle and about 1,800 acres of crop land, and has diversified with a harvest around 1,800 acres of corn, soy and alfalfa that helps maintain any short comings that the milk industry may bring. The Rodens like many other dairy farmers are still struggling to recover from last year's devastating milk prices that were nearly $5 dollars per 100 weight bellow the number needed to break even for sales. The dairy industry in Wisconsin is a huge integral cog in the state economic wheel that brings in roughly 26 billion dollars annually and is more important to the state then Citrus is to Florida and potatoes are to Idaho combined. It is stated that roughly each dairy cow in Wisconsin brings in about $16,000 of economic activity outside of the farm.

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett (L) and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (R) flip over their Dairy Queen Blizzard treats, the most successful product ever released in the history of Dairy Queen, a US desert chain with over 300 stores in China, at the opening of a new branch in Beijing on September 30, 2010. Gates and Buffett hosted a banquet the previous night for China's super rich that sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees had been reluctant to attend. The two, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, had insisted they would not pressure attendees for money and simply wanted to learn about charity in China. Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns Dairy Queen.

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett flips over a Dairy Queen Blizzard treat, the most successful product ever released in the history of Dairy Queen, a US desert chain with over 300 stores in China, at the opening of a new branch in Beijing on September 30, 2010. Bill Gates and Buffett hosted a banquet the previous night for China's super rich that sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees had been reluctant to attend. The two, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, had insisted they would not pressure attendees for money and simply wanted to learn about charity in China. Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns Dairy Queen.

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett (L) and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (R) flip over their Dairy Queen Blizzard treats, the most successful product ever released in the history of Dairy Queen, a US desert chain with over 300 stores in China, at the opening of a new branch in Beijing on September 30, 2010. Gates and Buffett hosted a banquet the previous night for China's super rich that sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees had been reluctant to attend. The two, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, had insisted they would not pressure attendees for money and simply wanted to learn about charity in China. Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns Dairy Queen.

An Indian Hindu man feeds a sacred cow at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu man feeds sacred cows at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu men feed sacred cows at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu man feeds a sacred cow at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett (L) speaks while seated beside Microsoft founder Bill Gates (R) as they attend the opening of a new branch of Dairy Queen, a US desert chain with over 300 stores in China, in Beijing on September 30, 2010. Gates and Buffett hosted a banquet the previous night for China's super rich that sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees had been reluctant to attend. The two, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, had insisted they would not pressure attendees for money and simply wanted to learn about charity in China. Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns Dairy Queen.

An Indian Hindu man feeds a sacred cow at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu man feeds a sacred cow at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu man feeds sacred cows at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

An Indian Hindu man feeds sacred cows at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett (L) speaks while seated beside Microsoft founder Bill Gates (R) as they attend the opening of a new branch of Dairy Queen, a US desert chain with over 300 stores in China, in Beijing on September 30, 2010. Gates and Buffett hosted a banquet the previous night for China's super rich that sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees had been reluctant to attend. The two, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, had insisted they would not pressure attendees for money and simply wanted to learn about charity in China. Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns Dairy Queen.

French gendarmes use tear gas to disperse angry farmers belonging to unions such as La Confédération paysanne (peasant's confederation), la Coordination rurale (rural coordination) and l'Association des producteurs de lait indépendants (independant dairy farmers union) during the 24th 'Space', the international trade fair for livestock (SPACE) on September 14, 2010, in the French western city of Rennes. French dairy, cattle and pig farmers will receive a 300 millions euros financial assistance over the next three years (2011-2013), French Agriculture minister Le Maire announced today.

An Indian Hindu woman feeds a sacred cow at Goshala, cow shelter, in Hyderabad on October 6, 2010. Cows remain a protected animal in Hinduism and are often treated as a member of the family. Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.

Farmers belonging to unions such as La Confédération paysanne (peasant's confederation), la Coordination rurale (rural coordination) and l'Association des producteurs de lait indépendants (independant dairy farmers union) trample on a placard of the National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions during the 24th 'Space', the international trade fair for livestock (SPACE) on September 14, 2010, in the French western city of Rennes. French dairy, cattle and pig farmers will receive a 300 millions euros financial assistance over the next three years (2011-2013), French Agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire announced today.

French gendarmes face angry farmers belonging to unions such as La Confédération paysanne (peasant's confederation), la Coordination rurale (rural coordination) and l'Association des producteurs de lait indépendants (independant dairy farmers union) during the 24th 'Space', the international trade fair for livestock (SPACE) on September 14, 2010, in the French western city of Rennes. French dairy, cattle and pig farmers will receive a 300 millions euros financial assistance over the next three years (2011-2013), French Agriculture minister Le Maire announced today.

French president of the National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions (FNSEA) Jean-Michel Lemetayer (delivers a speech during the 24th 'Space', the international trade fair for livestock (SPACE) on September 14, 2010, in the French western city of Rennes. French dairy, cattle and pig farmers will receive a 300 millions euros financial assistance over the next three years (2011-2013), Le Maire announced today.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 15: David Williams of the Fury passes the ball during the round ten A-League match between the North Queensland Fury and the Perth Glory at Dairy Farmers Stadium on October 15, 2010 in Townsville, Australia.

Photo taken on October 3, 2010 shows a woman and a boy washing outside a farmhouse in the Haa valley, Bhutan. Dairy produce, potatoes, chillies, apples and various cash crops are grown by farmers in the valley which lies along the western border of Bhutan and to the north is bounded by the Tibet autonomous region of China. The valley was off-limits to tourists until 2002.

Photo taken on October 3, 2010 shows a girl tending to a fireplace at a farmhouse in the Haa valley, Bhutan. Dairy produce, potatoes, chillies, apples and various cash crops are grown by farmers in the valley which lies along the western border of Bhutan and to the north is bounded by the Tibet autonomous region of China. The valley was off-limits to tourists until 2002.