Dairy Business News
California Dairies, Land O’Lakes and Dairy Farmers of America will participate in the five-month study.
Two California dairy co-ops will carry on the work of the Alliance, which represented 60% of California’s milk in legislative, environmental and other issues.
Dairy cooperative’s sales and earnings for both third quarter and year-to-date surpass prior year.
Since enrollment began in September 2010, the FARM Animal Care Program has been implemented on dairy farms accounting for 41% of the nation’s milk supply.
Revamped website to be followed with new product descriptors.
With milk prices low and feed costs high, the folks at Greenbacker DairyFarm in Durham have found themselves receiving some financial assistance over the past several months, along with dairies across the country, in the form of a federal farm subsidy.It’s not all that much, “but it helps,” said Joe Greenbacker, who, with his family, runs the expansive farm on Route 68 - and whose ancestors have farmed in the region for centuries.
Mike Hartmann, a Sibley County, Minn. dairy farmer, has pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of illegally selling raw milk.
Proprietary handlers establishing new forward contracts on or after October 1, 2012, will not be exempt from paying minimum Federal Order prices.
With the expiration of the 2008 farm bill, dairy producers are left without a safety net. Our partners at AgDay look at what it means for the industry.
More milk, more cheese and more money, says Norm Martin.
“You can read that report until the proverbial cows come home and you will not find anywhere that it concludes that the Dairy Security Act is the best approach for dairy farmers.” --Jerry Slominski, IDFA.
The $20 million plant is the company’s first U.S. manufacturing facility.
Permanent Farm Law requires the Secretary of Agriculture to set the dairy price support between 75 and 90% of parity if the current Farm Bill expires.
While courts confirm Aurora’s organic certifications as valid, the Colorado-based dairy company will pay a one-time amount of $7.5 million to cover all settlement class costs.
Although the number of derogations continues to climb, it is not nearly as high as once expected.
Goal is to seek long-term solutions for state’s struggling dairy industry, with recommendations developed by year’s end.
Donation of customized cartons will benefit the food bank’s “Food 4 Kids” backpack program for chronically hungry children.
Economists discuss the milk price outlook against the backdrop of higher dairy cow culling, slowing milk output and $8 corn.
Despite high feed costs and narrow profit margins, there’s good news for Idaho’s dairies.
The coalition effort will call attention to the fact that the farm bill is important to more Americans than just those working in agriculture.
The move, announced today by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, will allow dairy farms to expand to meet the growing demand for milk for use in yogurt.
Oregon native Patrick Criteser will take helm of farmer-owned dairy cooperative.
National dairy leader says U.S. dairies are approaching a crisis comparable to or worse than 2009.
When Naked Cow Dairy sought to boost its production of artisanal cheese, owners Monique van der Stroom and Sabrina St. Martin found it required a $15,000 piece of equipment. That was too big a price tag to pay for the sisters, who had already made a big financial commitment in starting their business, the only dairy on Oahu. What are two female farmers to do?
In June, as many as 10% of Upper Midwest dairy farms were not in compliance. Deadline is today.
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah dairy operation will close its doors at the end of the month, marking the end of a local institution that has changed hands several times during the past decade as it struggled to stay in business.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 18 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creamery, Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and Foremost Farms for customers in Asia, Central America, North Africa and the Middle East.
CDI is California’s largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative.
CWT has accepted seven requests for export assistance for 10.018 million pounds (4,544 metric tons) of butter and Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
Nestle is the largest global dairy company; American brands Dean Foods and Kraft are seventh and ninth, respecitively.