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As employee numbers increase on dairy farms, farmers have to learn to communicate the process improvement that has been part of their own way of working.

How to make your dairy processes lean and clean

Stopping and observing are the first steps to efficiency

By John Greig May 29, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Dairy farmers work through similar processes every day, but taking another look at ordinary tasks can yield significant time and financial savings. Process evaluation has many names, including lean, Kaizan or Six Sigma, but the concepts are similar: constantly improve, find bottlenecks and reduce waste, according to Chris Church, a master’s student

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Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

By Reuters May 24, 2024

Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday.

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US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

By Leah Douglas, Reuters May 10, 2024

The Biden administration said today it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government's latest bid to contain outbreaks that have fueled concerns about human infections with the H5N1 virus.

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U.S. health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu

By Julie Steenhuysen May 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5N1 bird flu virus that is infecting dairy herds, and urged them to wear protective gear to avoid infection. The U.S. CDC urged farmers, workers, and emergency responders to wear appropriate protective gear when in direct or

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Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

By Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, Tom Polansek May 1, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that preliminary results of additional testing of more dairy products has shown that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus.

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Comment: No room for raw milk

Bird flu infections in U.S. dairies underscore reasons pasteurization rules are a good idea

By Alexis Stockford April 25, 2024

I was on the edge of the conversation, waiting for the speaker at the ag-event-of-the-week to finish mingling so I could corner him for an interview. His conversation with a few of the event attendees had turned to dairy. The speaker came from the U.S., where rules on the sale of raw milk for human

“We’ve never seen anything like this before — never, ever, ever.” – Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph.

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Flu strain in U.S. dairy cattle may be a different beast

Strain infecting dairy cattle in U.S. behaves erratically, says bird flu specialist

By Jeff Melchior, Stew Slater April 25, 2024

Veterinarians and food safety officials have been scrambling for about a month to understand the origin and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in U.S. dairy herds across several states. Many potential vectors have been considered, from migratory birds, direct cow-to-cow transmission and milking equipment. A University of Guelph veterinary professor has one word to

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

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Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

North Carolina joins total states reporting outbreaks of avian influenza dairy herds

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Tom Polansek April 11, 2024

Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.

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Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

By GFM Network News, Jeff Melchior April 10, 2024

Several U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds.

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USDA sheds new light on bird flu dairy herd infections

Virus may have been spread through milking equipment, dairy workers

By GFM Network News, Jeff Melchior April 5, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated stakeholders on how a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) strain may have spread to dairy cattle in several states yesterday.

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Tag Archives Dairy cattle

How to make your dairy processes lean and clean

Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

U.S. health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

Comment: No room for raw milk

Flu strain in U.S. dairy cattle may be a different beast

Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

USDA sheds new light on bird flu dairy herd infections

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