Plan for Possible Forage Shortage
22:18 | 18/04/2012
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US - Will the April showers bring May forage? As the moisture deficit continues across much of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Extension educators are hearing the question: What if the drought pattern continues?
Fonterra to Extend Leadership in Dairy Nutrition
00:05 | 12/04/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra Co-operative Limited today outlined details of its Group Strategy Refresh which aims to grow volumes and value by focusing more tightly on emerging markets and products that meet growing consumer demand for dairy nutrition.
Cost-Effective Feed Critical to Livestock Production
08:32 | 31/03/2012
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CANADA - The director of research and business development with the Canadian International Grains Institute says the ability to provide consistent cost-effective feed is critical to the success of a livestock operation, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Opportunity for Grass Based Dairies Recognised
21:24 | 28/03/2012
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US - Increasing input costs and volatile milk prices continue to create uncertain profit margins for dairy farmers. DFA Grazing (formerly Dairy Grazing Services), a service provided by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), will host a Dairy Grazing Field Day at Cooper Dairy to allow interested dairy farmers to learn how a pasture-based approach to dairy farming can help cut costs and create a more secure profit.
Opposition to Supply Management Continues
21:46 | 27/03/2012
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US - Twenty-five dairy manufacturers – including some of the largest food companies in the United States – sent letters this past week to House and Senate Agriculture Committee members, calling on them to oppose supply management proposals and adopt a compromise producer safety net in the new Farm Bill.
Reducing Residues in Livestock Products
07:31 | 11/03/2012
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"As far as I am concerned, drug residues in animal products is a black and white issue," said Dr Mike Apley, Professor at Kansas College of Veterinary Medicine, when addressing the Dairy Producer Forum at the NCBA Trade Show and Convention earlier this month. Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor reports.
Kenya Opts for Ayrshire Genetics Over US Holstein
21:37 | 07/03/2012
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US and KENYA - US cattle genetics producers and exporters will likely experience declining demand and market share in Kenya consistent with the declining farm size of small-scale farmers. Kenyan small-scale farmers, many of whom have one or two dairy cows and a small plot of farmland appear to be opting with greater frequency for Ayrshire genetics.
Large Herd Seminar to Offer Dairy Farm Solutions
22:50 | 06/03/2012
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UK - Providing answers to the difficult challenges which face large dairy herds, the 7th Large Herd Seminar, ‘Finding Solutions’, will take place on Tuesday 26th June and Wednesday 27th June at The Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, South Gloucestershire.
92 Farms with Schmallenberg
21:32 | 05/03/2012
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UK - Cases of schmallenberg virus have been confirmed in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Cornwall, West Berkshire, Gloucestershire and on the the Isle of Wight.
The Controversial Issue of Raw Milk
18:55 | 13/02/2012
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ANALYSIS - Is raw milk real milk? Unpasteurised milk is a difficult issue. In the US over the past few years its popularity has risen, as consumers want more unprocessed, "real" foods, writes Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor.
