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Tyson Still Making Money

May 21, 2009

Beef, pork and chicken are currently profitable for Tyson Foods Inc. even as cash-strapped consumers eat at home more and seek out lower-cost foods, Tyson’s interim chief executive said during an investor conference May 13. “Our chicken segment has been profitable since the end of February and it continues to be so,” interim CEO Leland

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Massive Dairy Farm A Forgotten Chapter In Manitoba History

By Ron Friesen May 14, 2009

“He was a pretty amazing guy.” – LOUIS BALCAEN They stand like lonely, abandoned sentinels – two massive concrete silos in an empty field gazing sightlessly at the sky. They and a few nearby tumbledown buildings are all that’s left of what was once one of the largest dairy farms in North America. At its

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Finding A Better Farm Story

By Laura Rance-Unger April 23, 2009

One of the hardest jobs for a newspaper editor is deciding each week’s front-page lineup. Generally speaking, the stories chosen should carry some special significance that makes them newsworthy; they need to be unique, unusual, or just plain interesting. That’s how a rather mundane story about dairy farming wound up on the front page of

Dairy cattle, News

EU Cracks Italian Milk Scam

April 23, 2009

Italian authorities have seized assets worth 21 million euros ($27.73 million) from companies evading European Union fines for exceeding annual milk production quotas, EU antifraud investigators said April 15. Citing a final ruling issued by Italy’s Supreme Court , which may not be appealed, the EU’s anti-fraud unit OLAF said an important precedent had now

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy Farmers Avoid Livestock Industry Trauma

By Ron Friesen April 16, 2009

While hog producers experience an industry meltdown and beef producers struggle to emerge from BSE’s shadow, it’s steady as she goes for Manitoba milk producers. Figures released at an April 3 Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting showed an industry with no huge problems and only a few relatively minor hiccups. “We’re doing quite well,” acknowledged

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U. S. Dairy Group To Trim Herd

By K.t. Arasu April 9, 2009

CA 4A MANUFACTURING MILK PRICE VS. F. O. CLASS IV Per CWT. $22.00 $21.00 $20.00 $19.00 $18.00 $17.00 $16.00 $15.00 $14.00 $13.00 $12.00 $11.00 $10.00 $9.00 Jan- 00 Jul- 00 Jan- 01 Jul- 01 Jan- 2 0 Jul- 02 Jan- 03 Jul- 03 Jan- 04 Jul- 04 Jan- 5 0 Jul- 05 Jan- 06 Jul-

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Cows Belch, Farmers Cash In

By Ron Friesen April 2, 2009

“This is the gold standard model.” – CEDRIC MACLEOD Canada’s milk producers will soon have a new tool to reduce the carbon footprint of their dairy farms and perhaps make money in the process. A computer package developed in Atlantic Canada allows dairy farmers to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and estimate ways

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U. S. Donates Dairy Surplus To Schools, Food Programs

By Christopher Doering April 2, 2009

The U. S. government will shift $160 million worth of surplus dry milk into school lunches and food donations to help poor people, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack March 26. More than half of the dry milk will be bartered for cheese, ready-to-eat soup and milk processed so it does not need refrigeration. The “ultra-high-temperature

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Are You Listening To Your Cows?

By Marcia Endres April 2, 2009

Have you observed your cows’ legs and feet lately? Watched them walking? What about their eyes? Have you taken a close look at their production and health records? Cows can give us signs by how they look, perform and behave on whether or not they are at ease. We all agree they deserve to be

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U. S. Dairy Farmers Want Subsidies

March 26, 2009

Adairy group on March 18 asked the Obama administration to respond to a plunge in milk prices by subsidizing U. S. dairy exports and buying dairy products for donation to poor Americans. The National Milk Producers Federation says the average cost to produce milk in January exceeded the price of milk by 25 per cent.

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Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

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Tag Archives Dairy farming

Tyson Still Making Money

Massive Dairy Farm A Forgotten Chapter In Manitoba History

Finding A Better Farm Story

EU Cracks Italian Milk Scam

Dairy Farmers Avoid Livestock Industry Trauma

U. S. Dairy Group To Trim Herd

Dairy Cows Belch, Farmers Cash In

U. S. Donates Dairy Surplus To Schools, Food Programs

Are You Listening To Your Cows?

U. S. Dairy Farmers Want Subsidies

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