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The Asian giant likely needs to go through a period of lower milk-powder imports to correct for its past exuberance.
The world’s biggest yogurt maker said its investment will enable Kenya’s Brookside Dairy Ltd. to expand its product portfolio and presence in Uganda and Tanzania.
A rebound in New Zealand’s milk supply is adding to gains in Europe and the U.S., overwhelming demand growth in China that helped send global dairy prices to a record in February.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed an agreement with eight other states to protect the dairy industry in the event of an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease.
How drought-gripped dairymen responsibly use water while producing the milk and dairy products that feed a growing population.
Universities and state cooperative extension programs set to help educate farmers.
Dairy producer says the patented technology will reduce manure handling costs and add environmental benefits.
The online trading platform’s increased growth has been driven strongly by skim milk powder products.
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Among key findings: Both sales and production expenses reached record highs in 2012; farms with Internet access rose to 69.6%.
The University of Missouri Ag Outlook Forum shares a plethora of market insights on corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, hogs and more.
The animals appeared to have starved to death.
As part of trade talks, the EU wants to ban the use of names like Parmesan, feta and Gorgonzola on cheese made in the U.S.
“This is the first market I’ve worked in where food safety is a more important consideration than price.” -- Rob Chester, chief compliance officer at Wal-Mart in China.
The three biggest variables are labor savings, milk production increases and milk prices.
USDA is preparing to implement an agriculture law not yet passed in Congress and isn’t planning to adjust for rules that may double milk prices in the absence of a law, Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.
The deal will help Lactalis reduce its reliance on Europe, where it gets 60 percent of its revenue.
Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms is taking a $400,000-$500,000 loss each day for milk that doesn’t make it to the marketplace.
Saputo Inc., Canada’s biggest milk processor, raised its bid for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. to A$537 million ($480 million), after a ruling from Australia’s takeover regulator.
Although Congress is poised to go home for the holidays without passing a new farm law, milk prices will not double on Jan. 1.
GEA Farm Technologies shares several new automation tools it’s developed to help dairies produce the highest quality milk at the lowest possible cost.
The FarmSmart Internet tool previews this week at Dairy Today’s Elite Producer Business Conference.
Exports were equivalent to 17.5% of U.S. milk production in August.
Activity tracking systems have been available for decades, but – as at this Wisconsin dairy -- interest in them has grown as the technology becomes more accurate and easier to use.
Analyst says “anything is possible” after Australia’s biggest milk processor outbids Saputo for cheese and butter factory.
Maine now has more artisan cheese makers than any state except New York.
Former wrestler Bill Goldberg is on a mission to help educate the public about misinformation on animal agriculture while also addressing world hunger.
AfiAct II uses long-range radio to collect behavior data anywhere on the farm – from herds of any size.