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French Farmers Launch Milk Strike

French dairy producers launched a “milk strike” Sept. 10, which they hope will spread across Europe and force the authorities to take more action to counter a slump in the dairy sector. French dairy unions the OPL and APLI called for producers to throw their milk away, after a meeting of the European Milk Board
Dairy cattle, Livestock

USDA Raises Dairy Support Prices

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The government announced a three-month increase in U. S. dairy support prices on July 31 that would put an additional $243 million into farmers’ pockets and offset the lowest milk prices in 30 years. Burdened by economic recession and an abrupt slump in exports, dairy prices collapsed last fall. They are two-thirds of last year’s
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Dairy’s Sour Times

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Maybe this is what Willie and Waylon were thinking when they warned American “mommas” to not let their “babies to grow up to be cowboys.” Anyone with a dairy cow this year will lose, on average, $70 per month feeding and milking it; more if the cow is also packin’ debt. That means, in the
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Automated System Puts Cows In Charge

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The quietest dairy farm you’ve ever visited. David Wiens has the kind of dairy farm where the cows practically run the place. Of course, computers help a lot, too. David and his brother Charles own Skyline Dairy, one of the most cow-friendly milking operations you’ll see in Manitoba. The cows decide when they want to
Dairy cattle, Livestock

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

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SARA can be an economically important problem for milk producers. A little-known disease lurking silently in the rumens of dairy cows may be robbing milk producers of hundreds of dollars in lost production without anyone realizing it. It’s basically acid indigestion but with a fancy scientific name: subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA). SARA is a metabolic
Dairy cattle, News

Recession Shows Advantage Of Supply Management

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While farm incomes have plummeted in many sectors, they have remained stable for dairy farmers without any jump in the cost of milk products to consumers, says Richard Doyle, executive director of Dairy Farmers of Canada. “Most of the dairy industry around the world is in crisis,” he told the Commons agriculture committee in late
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Fruits, Yogurt On Rise In Canadians’ Diets

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The Canadian diet included fewer oils, red meats and soft drinks but more fruit and yogurt in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency on May 27 released its 2008 report on food available for consumption, finding that Canadians’ total daily intake of calories per person is down
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Tyson Still Making Money

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
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Genetic Blueprint For Cattle Created

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Scientists have created the first genetic blueprint of domestic cattle, saying the map may lead to tastier beef, better milk and even new insights about human health. The Hereford cow’s is the first mapped livestock animal sequence, and the researchers think it will help explain how cattle evolved, why they ended up with a four-chambered

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