US President to Help Farmers in Dairy Fight with Canada
21:53 | 20/04/2017
US - US President Donald Trump dove straight into a trade fight with Canada, promising US dairy farmers his administration would intervene to restore exports of American milk.
IFA: 2017 Dairy Outlook Strong Enough for Co-ops to Deliver 33C/L
21:37 | 12/04/2017
IRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary today (Monday) said that, while there are concerns over SMP intervention stocks, EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has made it clear he is determined not to sell except “at the right price.”
High Demand for Skilled Staff in Dairy Sector
20:42 | 11/04/2017
NEW ZEALAND - The dairy sector is calling for more people, particularly school-leavers, to consider a career in dairy given a shortage of skilled staff.
Arla Urges UK Govt to Protect British Dairy Farming in Brexit Negotiations
21:05 | 04/04/2017
UK - This week, Arla Foods and its farmer owners are urging the UK Government to recognise and protect the future of dairy within the forthcoming Brexit negotiations or risk undermining a key sector within the UK economy.
FrieslandCampina Speaks Out on Friesland Huishan Dairy
20:38 | 03/04/2017
HONG KONG - On 24 March, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange postponed the trading in shares of China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Limited after an 85 per cent drop of its share price.
Arla Foods Amba Confirms April Milk Price
10:09 | 25/03/2017
UK - Arla Foods is decreasing its milk price to owners by 0.42 pence per litre from 1 April.
DairyNZ Committed to Lowering Environmental Impact
20:17 | 22/03/2017
NEW ZEALAND - Commenting on yesterday’s OECD Environmental Performance Review announcement, DairyNZ’s chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the dairy sector is committed to lowering its environmental impact, while protecting the valuable contribution dairying makes to the economy.
Positive Drug Residues in Milk Tankers Down to 350 Loads in 2016
20:56 | 21/03/2017
US - Just 350 tankers out of more 3.5 million loads of milk tested positive for drug residues in fiscal year 2016, ending 30 September, according to the National Milk Drug Residue Database. That’s a violation rate of 0.011 per cent, the lowest level in 20 years and just one-eighth of the rate in 1997.
Arla Brand Records Biggest Growth Among UK's Top Grocery Brands
20:09 | 20/03/2017
UK - Arla branded products recorded the largest growth of any of the 100 UK grocery brands listed, achieving growth of £37m in 2016. The Arla brand portfolio grew almost four times that of the next closest brand (Pepsi, £8.5m), reflecting a strong sales performance of volume driven growth of 7.6 per cent last year.
Focus on Basics Critical to China's Dairy Industry
21:18 | 17/03/2017
CHINA - The year 2020 is critical to the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), as China's leadership has pledged to build an all-round well-off society by then. Almost every industry has its own individual (as well as collective) five-year plan with specific objectives and ways to implement it.
