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02 October 2018
Arla Foods, Foremost Farms USA to Explore Strategic PartnershipEU & US - Sharing a mutual ambition of leading the way in whey in the United States, European dairy cooperative Arla Foods and US-based dairy cooperative Foremost Farms USA are in advanced discussions about forming a strategic partnership....
01 October 2018
US, Canada Close in on NAFTAUS & CANADA - With little time left before a deadline to agree to a renewed NAFTA, Canadian and US trade officials on Sunday tried to settle differences on tough issues such as protection against American tariffs....
25 September 2018
Climate Change Reshapes Agriculture; Global Trade to be Increasingly PivotalGLOBAL - With climate change poised to alter significantly the ability of many world regions to produce food, it is expected that international trade in agricultural products will have an increasingly important contribution to feeding the planet and responding...
20 September 2018
Slowdown in World Milk Supply GrowthGLOBAL - Global supplies of milk continue to outpace last year, although growth has slowed in recent months....
18 September 2018
New Research Shows Selective Dry Cow Therapy Reduces Microbial ResistanceResearch investigating selective dry cow antibiotic therapy was a highlight at the international meeting for the National Mastitis Council, according to Dr. Ivan Leyva-Baca, veterinarian and product application specialist with Thermo Fisher Scientific....
07 September 2018
FAO Food Price Index Holds Steady in AugustGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index remained stable in August, as cereal prices rebounded while vegetable oils and sugar declined....
Chinese Dairy Giant Ranked Top Dairy Firm in AsiaASIA - Chinese dairy giant Yili has again made it into the Global Dairy Top 20 rankings recently released by the Netherlands-based Rabobank, a provider of financial services for the food and agribusiness sectors. Yili has made the rankings every year...
05 September 2018
Can You Visibly Detect Contagious Mastitis in Your Herd? Contagious mastitis is often subclinical, so it's very difficult to detect with the naked eye, says Dr. John Middleton, professor at the University of Missouri, during an interview at the international meeting for the National Mastitis Council held in...
31 August 2018
Arla's Board of Directors Proposes to Pay Out Entire 2018 Net Profit to Farmer OwnersUK & EU - A proposal to pay out the entire 2018 net profit of Arla Group has been prepared by Arla's Board of Directors due to the positive development of Arla Foods’ balance sheet. ...
13 August 2018
Time for Dairies to Switch from Blanket Dry Cow Therapy To Selective Therapy?Dairies in the Netherlands are required by law to use selective dry cow therapy. The idea was to reduce antibiotic use, however, the industry has been surprised by the unexpected benefits they've experienced on-farm. ...
08 August 2018
FAO Food Price Index Posts Sharp Drop in JulyGLOBAL - Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items posted notable declines, led by dairy and sugar....
23 July 2018
More Accurate Estimates of Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle DevelopedGLOBAL - Leading the worldwide effort to get a better handle on methane emissions from animals, an international consortium of researchers devised more accurate models to estimate the amount of the potent greenhouse gas produced by dairy cattle....
16 July 2018
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches VetMAX MastiType qPCR Kits for Faster, Easier Mastitis Diagnosis New multiplex qPCR kits enable veterinarians and farmers to take fast, well-informed action....
09 July 2018
FAO Food Price Index Declines in June for First Time in 2018GLOBAL - International agricultural food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 2018, as trade tensions affected markets even with global production prospects down....
Trade, Tariff Concerns Pop Up in Fed MinutesUS & CHINA - While the Federal Reserve in its June meeting minutes did note a strong US stock market and low unemployment, the central bank's districts voiced some concerns about trade and tariffs....
03 July 2018
Milk Price Increases Imperative, Absolutely Necessary, Says IFAGLOBAL - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan today said that the improvement in all international dairy market indicators makes price increases imperative at this point. ...
08 June 2018
Dairy Prices Push FAO Food Price Index Up in MayGLOBAL - Global agricultural food commodity prices rose in May, with dairy prices jumping significantly. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 176.2 points during the month, up 1.2 per cent from April....
Starbucks Extends Strategic Partnership with Arla FoodsGLOBAL - After seven years of a successful business partnership, Starbucks has a new strategic licensing agreement with the farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods. ...
31 May 2018
Research Reveals How Same Foods Create Markedly Different Environmental ImpactsGLOBAL - Researchers at Oxford University and the Swiss agricultural research institute, Agroscope, have created the most comprehensive database yet on the environmental impacts of nearly 40,000 farms, and 1,600 processors, packaging types, and retailers....
25 May 2018
Dare Not to Dairy, Says Rabobank ReportGLOBAL - Dairy alternatives are on a rise as consumers are increasingly going dairy-free, particularly when it comes to fluid ‘milk’ used on things like cereal or in coffees. More recently, biotechnology has entered the arena, brewing milk proteins...
16 May 2018
UN Health Agency Aiming to Wipe Out Trans Fats WorldwideGLOBAL - The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out artery-clogging trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years....
14 May 2018
Trade Tensions with China Make US Farmers Fear LossesUS & CHINA - Luck has not been on the side of American farmers in the midwest this year....
03 May 2018
Food Prices Hold Steady in AprilGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index remained broadly steady in April, averaging 173.5 points for the month, a tiny notch up from March and 2.7 per cent higher than in the same month of 2017....
01 May 2018
Food Origin Labelling Boost for Local Economies, Sustainable DevelopmentGLOBAL - A new study has found that food products linked to their place of origin are economically and socially beneficial to rural areas and promote sustainable development....
30 April 2018
Latest Cost-saving Programme to Transform Arla FoodsEUROPE - European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has launched an internal transformation programme called "Calcium", which is set to deliver more than €400 million of savings by the end of 2020 through improved efficiency in all areas of the company....
19 April 2018
Consistent Johne's Disease Testing Checks Beef, Dairy Disease LevelRegular diagnostic testing for Johne's disease in beef and dairy herds is important because it keeps producers informed about the disease level in the herd, said Jennifer Street, Idaho State Animal Health Laboratory Principal Biologist....
13 April 2018
More Accurate Estimates of Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle DevelopedGLOBAL - Leading the worldwide effort to get a better handle on methane emissions from animals, an international consortium of researchers devised more accurate models to estimate the amount of the potent greenhouse gas produced by dairy cattle....
12 April 2018
Livestock Production Much Smaller Challenge to Global Food SecurityGLOBAL - Humans face mounting challenges when it comes to finding ways to sustainably feed an exploding population. As populations become wealthier and more urbanized, the demand for animal products continues to climb....
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