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Purdue University researcher Bruce Applegate and other collaborating researchers developed a process that extends the shelf life of milk.

Process extends milk shelf life

The new technique could reduce waste and  make distribution more efficient

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 22, 2016

Researchers at Purdue University say a new process could extend milk’s shelf life to as long as nine weeks. Bruce Applegate, an associate professor of food science, says he and other researchers rapidly heated and cooled milk, which significantly reduced the number of harmful bacteria. Applegate and collaborators from Purdue and the University of Tennessee

Purdue University researcher Bruce Applegate says the system could be tested to see if it works without pasteurization. (Purdue Agriculture Communication photo/Tom Campbell)

Dairy cattle

Cool-temperature process extends milk shelf life

Rapid heating and cooling by 10 C

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 20, 2016

Purdue University researchers say they have developed a milk preservation system using a lower temperature than pasteurization, but providing a longer shelf life. The researchers found that increasing the temperature of milk by 10 C for less than a second and then cooling it rapidly eliminates more than 99 per cent of the bacteria left

Dairy cattle, Livestock

EU livestock farmers get compensation

Dairy farmers receive funds to offset price slump after scrapping of quotas

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 18, 2016

Brussels/Paris – Reuters — The European Union will grant an additional 500 million euros (C$721 million) to EU farmers struggling with a long-running crisis linked to low prices, notably in the dairy sector where it aims to reverse a boom in milk output after the scrapping of production quotas. European milk farmers have been struggling with

Dairy cattle, News

Global dairy prices fall on subdued demand

Buyers have ample supplies and are in no rush to buy

By Reuters July 18, 2016

International dairy prices fell in this month’s first Global Dairy Trade auction as demand remains subdued. The GDT Price Index, which covers a variety of products and contract periods, dipped 0.4 per cent, with an average selling price of $2,345 per tonne, in the auction held July 5. Whole milk powder, which makes up the

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What does the new dairy research mean for us?

Eventually there could be new recommendations on dairy consumption

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 10, 2016

Want milk!” exclaimed the little voice in the early hours of morning. By the time he was a toddler, our son knew exactly what he wanted to quench his thirst. He had whimsical dancing farm animals adorning the walls of his nursery. I guess when the morning light illuminated his room, the smiling cows reminded

Retired dairy farmer Raymond Philippot displays his provincial award received for long years of service with the Manitoba Dairy Museum located in St. Claude.

Country Crossroads, Local news

St. Claude farmer recognized for his work creating the Manitoba Dairy Museum

Raymond Philippot is one of five Manitobans to receive an award this month  from Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon for long service promoting history and heritage

By Lorraine Stevenson May 31, 2016

Years back, when talk began about setting up a museum in St. Claude, everyone was all for it, except no one knew where to start. It wasn’t just a matter of collecting old stuff. The provincial Culture and Heritage Branch urged them to try something different. Manitoba already had plenty of pioneer museums. “They said

Dairy producers say without new processing capacity, the industry can’t be sustainable.

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Aging milk dryers limiting Canadian dairy sector

Without new industry investment dairy producers could  be stuck in a negative loop as existing infrastructure ages

By Alex Binkley May 25, 2016

Aging milk dryers and industry paralysis on how to move forward and modernize is setting the stage for a prolonged crisis in the Canadian dairy sector. Without a plan to address the situation, milk producers are going to pay the price of this shortfall, says Peter Gould, CEO and general manager of the Dairy Farmers

Dairy cattle, Local news

Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers  need access to more processing capacity

By Shannon VanRaes May 2, 2016

An imbalance in processing capacity has left Manitoba dairy farmers unable to fully use the province’s quota allocation. Speaking at a recent producer meeting in Steinbach, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman David Wiens said the organization is working with processors and creating a new class of milk designed to increase investment in the province, while

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

Milk producers say the rules around diafiltered milk in cheese making need to be enforced

By Alex Binkley April 27, 2016

Dairy Farmers of Canada and a coalition of Quebec farmers and processors are stepping up the pressure on the federal government to curb importation of diafiltered milk. They’re calling on the government to enforce eight-year-old changes to cheese compositional standards that barred the use of high-protein milk products. DFC president Wally Smith joined Quebec Agriculture

Dairy cattle, News

Provinces creating new dairy class

The move is seen as a proactive strike against cheap imported milk proteins

By Ron Friesen April 18, 2016

Anew initiative by Ontario milk producers could help to slow the growing flood of milk protein imports undermining the Canadian dairy industry. Dairy Farmers of Ontario has implemented a new class for dairy ingredients which will allow processors to get competitively priced milk protein concentrates domestically instead of importing them. The new milk class, known

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

Tag Archives Milk

Process extends milk shelf life

Cool-temperature process extends milk shelf life

EU livestock farmers get compensation

Global dairy prices fall on subdued demand

What does the new dairy research mean for us?

St. Claude farmer recognized for his work creating the Manitoba Dairy Museum

Aging milk dryers limiting Canadian dairy sector

Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

Provinces creating new dairy class

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