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| US: Boehner’s ‘Soviet-style dairy program’ comment draws response |
| Source: DairyHerd.com, by T. Quaife |
| Date: 18-Jul-2012 |
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Things could get interesting for dairy policy once the House Agriculture Committee version of the Farm Bill makes it to the House floor.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is on record as saying “we have a Soviet-style dairy program in America today, and one of the proposals in the Farm Bill would actually make it worse.”
The reference apparently was to a "market stabilization"... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Danone Greek yogurt honoured at Canadian retail awards |
| Source: DairyReporter.com |
| Date: 18-Jul-2012 |
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Danone’s Oikos Greek yogurt has been named Canada’s ‘Best New Dairy Product’, just months after its launch in the country.
The product was also named ‘Best New Canadian Product’ at the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards – a Retail Council of Canada initiative.
“The dairy category is full of innovation, and many new products are being released every year,” said Danone Canada marketing d... (read more on DairyReporter.com) |
| Cow growth hormone and dairy supply management |
| Source: TheGlobeAndMail.com, by M. Moffatt |
| Date: 13-Jul-2012 |
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In a recent defence of supply management, Liberal agriculture critic Wayne Easter writes:
“Another major concern those opposed to supply management have not addressed is the bovine growth hormone, rBST. The use of this growth hormone on dairy cows to increase milk production has not been approved for use in Canada… By eliminating supply management and opening our border to ‘cheap’ milk and da... (read more on TheGlobeAndMail.com) |
| Milk fabric taking fashion world by storm |
| Source: DairyHerd.com, by A. Bowman |
| Date: 11-Jul-2012 |
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Milk has long been known as the drink that “does the body good,” and one young German fashion designer has taken it to the next level by turning milk into fabric that makes the body look good, too.
Anke Domaske, a 29-year old fashion designer, has created a natural method to transform leftover and spoiled milk into a luxury, sustainable fabric called QMilch. The concept of milk-spun fabric ... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| U.S. milk prices projected higher |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 11-Jul-2012 |
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After five months of downward revisions, there is an uptick in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s predictions for 2012 milk prices.
This morning, the USDA said Class III milk prices will average between $16 and $16.30 per hundredweight this year, up from its prediction of $15.75 to $16.15 last month.
The all-milk price is projected at $17.05 to $17.35 ― again, higher than las... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Water: The most important "nutrient" |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 10-Jul-2012 |
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An abundant, high-quality water supply is the most important nutrient for lactating cows, says Dave Beede, professor of dairy nutrition at Michigan State University. Providing enough sources of water, enough space around that water and uninhibited access to it all day, every day of the year can’t be stressed enough.
For lactating cow groups, provide at least 2 inches of linear space per cow, ... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Milk strike could affect Olympics |
| Source: DairyHerd.com, by T. Quaife |
| Date: 09-Jul-2012 |
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British dairy farmers are threatening to dump milk ― in protest of falling pay prices ― which could leave supermarket shelves empty during the Olympic Games.
"We can let our milk go down the drain. It will not even leave the farms,” David Handley, chairman of Farmers for Action, told the Financial Times.
This week, more than 1,000 dairy farmers are expected to marc... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Good news for rbST |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 06-Jul-2012 |
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Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) has renewed movement forward for Codex approval.
This week, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body of the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, held rbST at Step 8, providing the opportunity for an undated review of the scientific data.
This decision is in recognition of the established human safety ... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
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| Chinese have GMO cows giving breast milk |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 05-Jul-2012 |
| Chinese scientists have genetically modified dairy cows to produce human breast milk, and expect it will be in supermarkets within three years.
Scientists say the milk has the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as human milk.
The researchers at China’s Agricultural University at Beijing have a herd of 300 transgenic cows now, born via embryo transplanting.
The milk is still ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| NFU concerned about TPP threat to supply management |
| Source: PEIcanada.com |
| Date: 05-Jul-2012 |
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The federal government seems intent on sacrificing supply management on the altar of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations maintains the women’s district director of the National Farmers Union.
Edith Ling said every time Canada enters a trade negotiation, its potential partners raise two concerns—the single desk selling mechanism of the Canadian Wheat Board and supply management in the ... (read more on PEIcanada.com) |
| Milk remains the gold standard for calcium |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 04-Jul-2012 |
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As nutrition experts continue to confuse people over “do’s” and “don’ts” (that are often subject to change), there are only a few constants left.
Now, there’s concern about people getting too much calcium through calcium supplements.
Too much calcium? Isn't the problem too little calcium?
“It’s gotten very confusing but it doesn’t need to be,” Ethel Siris, director of the Toni Sta... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Farmers watching trade talks |
| Source: TheWesternStar.com, by P. Hutchings |
| Date: 03-Jul-2012 |
| Cormack, NL —Local (Cormack, Newfoundland & Labrador) farmers are watching the federal government’s actions on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership very carefully after it was revealed that some nations in the group are leery of Canada’s supply management system.
Ottawa has been lobbying for entry into the group by sending international trade minister Ed Fast on a trade mission to Austr... (read more on TheWesternStar.com) |
| Dairy Farm Sustainability Award: Finalists announced |
| Source: Newswire.ca |
| Date: 29-Jun-2012 |
| Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is pleased to announce the finalists for the new Dairy Farm Sustainability Award, which is sponsored by Lely Canada.
"This Award recognizes farms with innovative practices that go beyond industry standards and generally recommended practices to reduce their environmental footprint," said Mr. Wally Smith, DFC President. "While this is the first year D... (read more on Newswire.ca) |
| Yogourt to diagnose illness |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 22-Jun-2012 |
| Activa says its yogourt researchers have found a way to determine if you’re ill by checking the colour of solids in your toilet bowl.
The process, developed by British designers Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and James King, uses genetic snips that interact with E. coli to turn red, yellow, green, blue, brown or violet, depending on how many harmful bacteria are in the poop.
The researchers create... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Chinese researchers create GMO calf |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 21-Jun-2012 |
| Researchers in China have genetically engineered a dairy calf so it will produce milk with an enzyme to dissolve lactose.
The aim is to have cows that produce milk and dairy products that can be consumed by people who are lactose intolerant.
The calf, named "Lakes", was born April 24 at a lab of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University.
Lakes is healthy and strong, said lab profe... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Dairy laboratory completes relocation |
| Source: PEIcanada.com |
| Date: 20-Jun-2012 |
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The move of the provincial PEI Dairy Laboratory to a new location within the capital city should have little impact on producers, notes the general manager of Dairy Farmers of PEI.
“It shouldn’t really mean any great change,” said Doug Thompson.
The dairy laboratory, formerly located on Walker Drive, is one of six laboratories operated by various government departments that are now being c... (read more on PEIcanada.com) |
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