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The video also serves as a library of facts that dairy farmers can reference in talking to consumers about the dairy industry.
Safe Quality Food award recognizes DFA plant’s commitment to quality.
As the Washington Department of Ecology searches for ways to improve water quality in the Little Spokane River, state officials are looking for ways to engage private landowners. Landowners hold the key to reducing pollutants such as phosphorus and fecal coliform bacteria in the water.
Dairy manufacturers’ group says the proposed dairy legislation does not “significantly improve the short-term and long-term fiscal imbalance” of government’s budget.
This month’s announcement that Thiel Cheese & Ingredients of Hilbert was acquired by the Irish Dairy Board might have struck some people as a bit odd. Have the Irish run out of dairyfarmers or lost their historic knack for making cheese?Fear not. Cheese-making in Ireland is in tip-top shape, as they might say in Dublin. The purchase of a Wisconsin company by the Irish Dairy Board, a commercial cooperative, represents a strategic investment in a high-quality partner with strong research and innovation tools. For Thiel Cheese and its 66 employees, it means better access to markets in North America and abroad.
Executives shared how working through the dairy checkoff and its Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy helps drive dairy sales and protect dairy’s image.
Randy Mooney, from Rogersville, Mo., was re-elected chairman. Ken Nobis, from St. John, Mich., was elected First Vice Chairman. Nobis had been serving as NMPF Treasurer.
The National Dairy Council and The Quaker Oats Company announced yesterday a partnership that will develop effective programs in schools and other channels to increase children’s access to breakfast, nutritious snacks and physical activity.
Despite strong milk prices, soaring feed costs still threaten dairy producers’ profits.
Minnesota congressman also tells dairy groups to keep the pressure on EPA.
South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven announced Nov. 9 that a TB-infected herd had been found in the southeastern part of the state.
Mikhalevsky brings more than 35 years of leadership experience to CDI.
New Jersey’s raw milk lovers head to Pennsylvania and New York weekly or biweekly because, they say, pasteurization kills beneficial bacteria along with potentially dangerous bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella. And they cross borders because New Jersey is one of 11 states where the sale of raw milk is illegal.
‘The U.S. is dead last by a lot on research and development. Suppliers in Oceania and Europe work with our teams to tailor products to our needs. If we need something difficult, we don’t go to the U.S.’
Argentina’s agriculture is wholly dependent on exports. And it’s abundantly clear that the U.S. dairy industry has entered this new era as well.
MONTREAL - Saputo Inc. says cross-border shopping and higher dairy prices at home have caused a continued reduction in its milk and cheese sales volumes in Canada.
Patrick Doyle, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, announced yesterday at Dairy Today’s Elite Producer Business Conference that his company was making a $1 million contribution to the GENYOUth Foundation.
Take time to plan ahead for feeding and housing calves during cold weather, a time when they are extremely vulnerable to cold stress.
CWT has accepted 12 requests for export assistance to sell 961 metric tons (2.119 million pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia and the Middle East.
California’s law banning the slaughter of animals that can’t walk, enacted in 2008 after a gruesome undercover video showed lame cows being waterboarded and jabbed with forklifts at a meat plant in San Bernardino County, will come before the Supreme Court today.
A 4,500-cow dairy proposed for Adams County has received the state water protection permit and high capacity well approvals necessary to operate, although it must meet additional requirements aimed at protecting area groundwater and lakes and streams.
This online tool weights the answers to assess level of risk, depending on how a dairy actually implements antibiotic treatments.
They outlined the negative effects the act would have on domestic and global dairy markets and said it has no place in deficit-reduction talks.
“No one’s interests are well served when the debate surrounding efforts to reform federal dairy policy is subjected to selective or less than complete reporting of pertinent research,” said Jerry Kozak, NMPF CEO and president.
On-farm milk culturing is beneficial because it allows farmers to determine which cows are having problems and to design treatment plans that improve milk quality.
Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school health and wellness program that encourages kids to choose nutrient-rich food first, and get out and play for at least 60 minutes a day.
We dairy in an environment that is dry most of the year, which has its ups and downs.
As dairy farmers, we have always had a healthy respect for our natural resources. We strive to be good environmental stewards like most dairy farmers do,
Times sure have changed since we started farming in 1981. We now spend more time and money dealing with manure, record-keeping and documentation of where every animal is and where every load of manure goes.
Las tasas de crecimiento antes del destete determinan el desempeño de por vida