Volatility in Dairy Presents Tax Opportunity
17:03 | 04/02/2017
NEW ZEALAND - With the release of the 2017 National Standard Cost (NSC) values for livestock, advisory firm Crowe Horwath says ongoing volatility in the dairy cattle market presents both opportunity and risk in the tax structures for New Zealand’s farmers.
IFA: Farmers With Purchasers Not Paying at Least 30C/L For December Milk to be Rightly Disappointed
20:26 | 23/01/2017
IRELAND - Commenting on milk price decisions announced thus far by co-ops for milk collected from farmers in December, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary has said farmers whose milk purchaser has not increased their December milk price to at least 30c/l including VAT are entitled to feel very disappointed.
European Milk Crisis Far from Over
20:05 | 22/01/2017
EU - Lakes of milk, piles of butter... and now a mountain of milk powder! The European Commission is looking to put 400,000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder from intervention on to the market in the coming months. For heavily-hit dairy farms, these milk powder sales present a very real threat.
Additives, Contamination China's Top Food Concerns
22:31 | 18/01/2017
CHINA - Overuse of food additives and microbial contamination were the primary food safety problems facing China last year, according to the top food authority.
Dairy UK Sets out Vision for Future Role of Groceries Code Adjudicator
22:28 | 18/01/2017
UK - Dairy UK last week that it supports government proposals to extend the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to cover smaller retailers and the food service.
Hungary to Host FAO Workshop on Cattle Disease
21:12 | 11/01/2017
HUNGARY - As the lumpy skin disease virus dangerous to cattle threatens to move further into Europe from the Balkans, a three-day regional workshop is set to be hosted in Budapest in March to discuss the situation and possible prevention methods, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal by the UNʼs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Queensland Cattle Producers Predict High Prices in 2017
21:10 | 11/01/2017
AUSTRALIA - Queensland cattle producers are looking forward to the year ahead, although they do not doubt there will be some challenges.
Union Urges Govt to Compel Banks to Allocate Funds to Agriculture
21:13 | 10/01/2017
GHANA - The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has appealed to the Nana Akufo Addo administration to use policy tools to compel commercial banks in the country to cede a substantial portion of their loan portfolio to the agriculture sector.
Dairy NZ to Appeal Decision on Greenpeace Ad
21:15 | 09/01/2017
NEW ZEALAND - One of the groups who complained that a Greenpeace advertisement was false and misleading says it plans to appeal the advertising watchdog's decision.
Seoul Dairy Cooperative Releases Milk for Pets
10:11 | 05/01/2017
SOUTH KOREA - The Seoul Dairy Cooperative has released a milk product for pets jointly developed with veterinarians.
