Dairy Policy Stifles Growth, Raises Prices
20:43 | 25/04/2012
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US - Dairy industry leaders have called for the Senate Agriculture Committee to remove a new dairy programme that is designed to control milk prices from the draft 2012 Farm Bill and instead focus on providing proven safety-net programmes, such as revenue insurance, typically used for other commodities.
Northern Irish Union Concerned at Falling Prices
09:32 | 24/04/2012
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UK - Following the 9.9 per cent fall in commodity prices at the latest Fonterra Milk Auction the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has voiced concerns that this will be replicated in the local auction next Thursday.
New Migrant Dairy Guides Launched
06:29 | 28/03/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - Immigration and Associate Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has launched two new guides to help migrant dairy workers and their employers work together more successfully.
Mexico becomes Billion Dollar Dairy Export Market
20:33 | 15/03/2012
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US - Mexico became the first billion-dollar US dairy export market in 2011, the culmination of more than 15 years of broad-based market development efforts, according to US Dairy Export Council.
NMPF Urges Congress to Pass Dairy Security Bill
18:31 | 15/03/2012
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US - The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) Board of Directors supported a resolution this week urging Congress to pass a Farm Bill in 2012, one that contains an improved safety net for farmers in the form of the Dairy Security Act.
No Safety Issue in Hormones in Milk
18:58 | 12/03/2012
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US - With all of the negative messages about recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in dairy cattle, some consumers are concerned about the safety of the hormone for animals and humans, but LSU AgCenter dairy scientists say there is no safety issue.
Anticipating the 1 March Corn Stocks Estimate
22:47 | 06/03/2012
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US - It is widely anticipated that the 2012-13 corn marketing year will be a transition from the current environment of tight stocks and high prices to one of a large crop, increasing stocks, and lower prices, writes Darrel Good.
Mexico Sends Third Shipment of Cattle to Turkey
20:01 | 01/03/2012
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MEXICO and TURKEY - The third shipment of 4,409 cattle has been sent port of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Turkey, for slaughter or fattening, reported National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA).
Fonterra Seeks Practical Raw Milk Changes
18:35 | 28/02/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited welcomes Government moves that would see independent processors with their own supply lose eligibility to regulated milk, but says proposed amendments to the Raw Milk Regulations need refinement to achieve this outcome.
Is your Milk Buyer Moving in the Right Direction?
19:38 | 27/02/2012
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UK - Will the strategies put in place by your buyer provide the potential to offer a secure future for your milk? That’s the question that producers should be asking according to DairyCo’s latest publication, the Guide to Milk Buyers. The publication provides a summary of the key contents of the nine Company Reviews on the major milk buyers that DairyCo has already published.
