Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill Vital to All
14:56 | 31/03/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers looks forward to submitting on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA) that is of significant importance to New Zealand’s economic future.
Nestle Develops Dairy in Indonesia
08:21 | 31/03/2012
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INDONESIA - Nestle is looking to increase milk production in East Java, whilst at the same time establishing two biogas projects, recycling cattle manure into energy.
Proposed Bill to Encourage Trading Among Farmers
21:17 | 28/03/2012
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NEW ZEALAND - A new bill detailing proposals to oversee Fonterra’s farm gate milk price setting and ensure a more transparent and efficient dairy market was tabled in Parliament this week by Primary Industries Minister David Carter
Don't Dismiss Critics, Work to Make Livestock Sustainable
21:36 | 27/03/2012
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OPINION - People who don’t agree with each other should talk. That’s especially important for controversial topics like the impacts of livestock and meat production on the environment and public health, writes Eleanor Boyle from Vancouver, Canada.
Botulism Kills 75 Per Cent of High Yielding Herd
19:43 | 24/03/2012
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UK - A devastating outbreak of suspected botulism, in the last quarter of 2011, led to the death of 120 out of a group of 160 high yielding dairy cows in a herd in North Yorkshire.
Bluetongue Vaccine Regulations Relax
16:33 | 22/03/2012
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EU - New rules on vaccination against Bluetongue enter into force today. These rules are expected to better prevent outbreaks and limit the economic impact of Bluetongue on farms in the EU.
Changes in Composition of Colostrum of Egyptian Buffaloes and Holstein Cows
14:05 | 20/03/2012
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Researchers in Egypt report what they describe as dramatic changes in the composition of buffalo colostrum over the first five days after calving, as with cow’s colostrum, and the composition of both colostrums approached that of normal milk by the end of that period.
Dairy Security Act to Stifle Market, Kill Exports
22:09 | 17/03/2012
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US - Under the Dairy Security Act 2011, dairy manufacturers would be directly regulated. A group of New York and South Dakota manufacturing companies have opposed government supply management, saying that it will stifle New York’s rapidly growing dairy food industry and unnecessarily burden the free market with export-killing regulations.
Dairy Commodity Report - ABARE
13:45 | 11/03/2012
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In the short term, world dairy prices are expected to fall slightly according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Cattle & Calve Numbers Continue to Fall in Wales
21:08 | 09/03/2012
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WALES, UK - The total number of cattle and calves continues to fall – down 2.5 per cent on the equivalent figure from December 2010, according to the December 2011 Survey of Agriculture, by National Statistics Wales.
