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New regulations match EU

By Shannon VanRaes May 30, 2012

Canadian dairy farmers will have to meet new standards for somatic cell counts beginning this summer. Effective August 1, regulatory limits for producers will be lowered to 399,000 per millilitre from 499,000 per millilitre. But industry representatives said farmers are ahead of the curve and prepared for the change. “The change is not going to

Dairy cattle, Did you know?, Livestock, News

Surely it beats serving in Iraq?

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 30, 2012

U.S. employment firm CareerCast has issued its annual ratings of best and worst jobs, and it isn’t good news if you are trying to hire someone for your dairy farm. Dairy farmer ranked as the second-worst job for 2012, worse than last year, when it ranked 16th. Poor working environment and stress coupled with physical

Livestock, News, Other livestock

FAO raises alarm over new foot-and-mouth disease strain

March 29, 2012

reuters / A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has hit Egypt and threatens to spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, jeopardizing food security in the region, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said March 22. There have been 40,222 suspected cases of the disease in Egypt and 4,658 animals, mostly

Dairy cattle, International news, News, Oilseeds

Belarus threatens to ban farm imports from Ukraine

March 14, 2012

kiev / reuters / Belarus has threatened to ban imports of Ukrainian sunflower oil, corn and several other agriculture commodities after Ukraine announced it was barring imports of Belarussian milk and dairy products, Ukraine’s Farm Ministry said March 3. The retaliatory move by Belarus marked an escalation in a regional trade war over dairy products

News

Washington wants healthier school meals in bid to reduce obesity in kids

By Ian Simpson February 15, 2012

School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting USDA standards that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches. But french fries remain on the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 years, the new guidelines will affect nearly 32 million children who eat

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

DFC president praises supply management but says improvements are needed

By Alex Binkley February 15, 2012

Dairy farmers have to think long term and get on with creating a national milk pool, says Dairy Farmers of Canada president Wally Smith. “We have to get out heads around a pool,” he said at DFC’s annual policy conference, complaining negotiations so far have resembled the seemingly endless WTO trade talks. “Nothing is getting

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lowering somatic cell counts

By Shannon VanRaes January 24, 2012

Like the Hollywood blobs of movies past, somatic cells roll across the screen and envelope bacteria before killing them. For dairy producers, like those in the audience at the recent Manitoba Dairy Conference, somatic cells are often seen as the villains – after all, a high somatic cell count is the primary indicator of mastitis.

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

China imports dairy cows

By Lucy Horn, Niu Shuping January 25, 2012

China is importing more dairy cows to try and beef up its transition to larger-scale farms, as the industry attempts to boost production and quality following a deadly scandal. China plans to nearly double milk production to 64 million tonnes by 2020, as part of a long-term plan by the Ministry of Agriculture to improve

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy farmers reach out to public through social media

By Shannon VanRaes January 24, 2012

The Dairy Farmers of Canada is urging its members to bypass the mainstream media and use social media to win the support of Canadians. “If we can’t get our message out into the mainstream media, and we have been very unsuccessful in trying to achieve that, one way we can do that as farmers is

Dairy cattle, Livestock

New Fluid Milk Price Formula Aims For Stability

By Shannon VanRaes October 27, 2011

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE Dairy producers will begin using a new pricing formula for fluid milk this February. The new formula relies on two components; cost of production and the consumer price index, each weighted at 50 per cent. Under the current three-factor formula, consumer price index was 30 per cent of the

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Wheat recovers on short covering, soy continues to fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

Tag Archives Milk

New regulations match EU

Surely it beats serving in Iraq?

FAO raises alarm over new foot-and-mouth disease strain

Belarus threatens to ban farm imports from Ukraine

Washington wants healthier school meals in bid to reduce obesity in kids

DFC president praises supply management but says improvements are needed

Lowering somatic cell counts

China imports dairy cows

New Fluid Milk Price Formula Aims For Stability

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