US dairy associations push for additional White House action on ports crisis
15:51 | 16/09/2021
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) joined several other organizations urging the Biden administration to take additional steps to alleviate the ongoing ports crisis in a letter sent today to the White House from a coalition of 77 agriculture and food associations.
Rabobank's Global Dairy Quarterly Q3 2021: the Delta blues
20:50 | 15/09/2021
Dairy demand has proven resilient to all but the most extreme forms of pandemic-induced lockdown so far. While some regional disruptions will continue to occur and uncertainty remains, the potential for major global demand shocks is limited. Still, lockdowns are often strict and extreme in emerging markets in Southeast Asia, and with less government aid expected this year, longer-lasting economic impacts may take hold.
Australian shoppers see the health benefits of red meat, says new research
21:12 | 11/09/2021
The latest consumer sentiment research from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) finds that health and nutrition are the top reasons people want to eat red meat.
New embryo identification IVF method set to boost cow milk and meat production
21:07 | 11/09/2021
Research from the University of Kent, the University of Nottingham and L’Alliance Boviteq Inc., has established a method of significantly improving in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in cattle.
UK government rejects call for new visas to ease post-Brexit truck driver shortage
17:18 | 31/08/2021
Britain's government has rejected calls from retail and logistics companies to temporarily ease post-Brexit immigration rules which they say are contributing to a shortage of truck drivers and acute supply chain disruption.
US cattle inventory is down in latest report
21:04 | 24/08/2021
Latest analysis from AFBF finds that the USDA's August Cattle on Feed Report shows decreased inventory and placements at the low end of what was forecast.
Whitepaper: PCR vs bacterial culture for mastitis – who wins?
21:01 | 24/08/2021
Bacterial culture has long been the standard method of pathogen identification for bovine mastitis.
New financial assistance is available to US dairy farmers
20:06 | 22/08/2021
The USDA has announced new improvements to the Dairy Safety Net and New Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program, taking first steps in an over $2 billion package of assistance for dairy farmers.
"Brexit has left farmers in fear for their futures"
20:04 | 22/08/2021
A post in The Conversation by Yorkshire-based farmer Peter Gittins has outlined the stresses and uncertainty facing UK agriculture as the country overhauls its subsidy regime.
Canadian farmers can get federal support to reduce GHG emissions and improve climate resilience
10:18 | 17/08/2021
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, launched a call for proposals for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund, a new fund under Agricultural Climate Solutions.
