Retailers Pressure Suppliers to Cut Dairy Prices
22:03 | 09/07/2012
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AUSTRALIA - Reports in the media suggesting that supermarket giant, Woolworths, is pressuring suppliers to cut milk prices is concerning Australian farmers.
Farming Leaders Lay Down Demands on Dairy Prices
18:26 | 08/07/2012
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UK - An unprecedented meeting of farming unions has called for the immediate reversal of milk price cuts imposed on farmers since 1 April.
Improving forage crops in livestock systems shows potential for reducing climate change
18:07 | 02/07/2012
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Vietnamese farmers with cattle fodder. A report by CIAT says livestock systems that use improved forage crops reduce the effects of climate change (photo credit: ILRI/Werner Stür).
Arla to Invest in China Mengniu Dairy
23:18 | 18/06/2012
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DENMARK - China is the fastest growing dairy market in the world and has over 1.3 billion consumers. Now Arla Foods, a European co-operative is looking to strengthen its presence on the Chinese market by signing agreements with China’s leading dairy company China Mengniu Dairy Company Ltd. and with the leading food and beverage company in China, COFCO Corporation.
Dairies Struggle with Record Input Costs
21:14 | 11/06/2012
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US - A mild winter and unusually productive spring means Mississippi dairy farmers are enjoying good milk yield from their cows, but low prices and high input costs are making profits scarce.
Work Injury Poses Many Costs for Dairy Farms
20:27 | 01/06/2012
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AUSTRALIA - Any injury on a farm comes at a direct cost to the person involved and the business and the fines are additional costs.
Why Aren't we Finishing More Dairy Bull Calves for Beef?
18:44 | 31/05/2012
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ANALYSIS - This week in the UK, the Calf Forum, a subsidiary of the RSPCA and CIWF, highlighted that around 20 per cent of dairy bull calves in the UK in 2011 were shot at birth. Some will find this number shocking, but the truth is that the situation has vastly improved over recent years, writes Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor.
Dispute on Claims about Dairy Farm Bill Title
09:59 | 29/05/2012
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US - As efforts move forward this year in both the House and Senate to complete work on the 2012 Farm Bill, the economic analysis performed of the major dairy policy option in play helps demonstrate the effectiveness of that program, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).
Pasture Growth Fuels Growth in Milk Production
23:11 | 21/05/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - A combination of pent up capacity to produce and an incredible period of pasture production has given rise to what some have called a “super flush of milk production”. From March 2011 right through to April 2012 pasture production has been above normal over much of New Zealand. A La Nina weather pattern has contributed to a distribution of rain which was frequent and even. Air temperatures were cooler than normal which improved pasture quality.
NZ & Australia Join Forces at World Farmers'
11:11 | 18/05/2012
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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers of New Zealand and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have today announced that they will both apply for membership of international agricultural advocacy body, the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO).
