DAIRY
Land O’Lakes CEO Chris Policinski came to Washington recently to a conference of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) to discuss the importance of the U.S. government’s investment in overseas markets. Tough economic times have made increasing the country’s foreign aid budget a hard sell, Policinski said.
Dairymen are calling Netanyahu’s decision cruel and idiotic, and said that it will destroy dairy farming in Israel.
But strong global demand supports the dairy market.
The global situation is different now for U.S. suppliers than it was in 2008 and 2009, exporting agency says.
The thrust: To start a dialogue with 1,000 consumer “key influencers” about what is right about U.S. agriculture.
USDA forecasts dairy cow numbers to fall slightly in 2012, but milk production is expected to continue to climb.
Dairy’s nutritional benefits dovetail perfectly with aging-related health concerns, creating fertile ground for U.S. dairy sales.
FDA says Rhody Dairy administered drugs to its animals contrary to labeled directions and without a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
The biggest concerns were over perceived unfairness of the margin protection insurance portion of the plan and market stabilization.
The New Zealand co-op, reportedly the largest milk processor in the world, has appointed Theo Spierings as its new CEO.
Cool, damp spring weather followed by the recent heat means that grasses are at increased likelihood of becoming infected with ergot bodies.
Grain futures prices traded on the Dalian and Zhengzhou commodity exchanges are expected to maintain at high levels though China has achieved an increase in summer grain output for the eighth year running this year, analysts say.
Cow numbers in the country are also up 10,000 head over May, reaching an estimated 9.21 million head.
Pasture-based dairy is a great niche in Missouri.
Mike Meier says his pasture-based seasonal milking herd of 110 cows makes more money and takes less work than the old-style dairy.
By 2015, 12 dairies will be milking 34,000 cows and by 2020, another 12 units will be milking an additional 33,000 cows.
SAE Afikim USA officially opened for business here at its first-ever North American dealer meeting in Salt Lake City.
CWT accepted eight requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America to sell 648,371 pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Central America.
Payments would average nearly $20,000 per farm.
CWT accepted six requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Bongards Creamery to sell a total of 1,128 metric tons of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East, North Africa and Central America.
These awards were designed to honor dairy industry leaders that have or will contribute to strengthening and enlivening the dairy industry.
Incremental cheese sales were up 453 million lb. for the 12 months ending in April.
Sassy Cow Creamery was just a dream for the Baerwolf families until 2008 when they changed that dream into a business reality. Working with the state and federally funded Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC), they finetuned the skills they would need to build a successful farmsteaddairy business.
Six global dairy organizations have formed the International Dairy Research Consortium for Nutrition and Health
Wisconsin’s Endres elected president of National All-Jersey Inc.
California’s carbon credit program may wind its way to Pennsylvania’s dairy farms. Three local farms have installed manure digesters that will produce electricity by burning methane gas.
DFA members and staff nationwide join fight against hunger.
ANAND: The cradle of India’s White Revolution, the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd - better known as Amul Dairy - will now take the big leap of entering the US and European markets. The ‘Taste of India’ would reach the doorsteps of ethnic South Asians living abroad as the country’s premier dairy cooperative plans to set up manufacturing bases outside India.