Hat tip to AgriMarketing for this report from the Economic Research Service:
Current dynamics in world dairy markets and the potential for global and domestic trade policy reform are bringing the U.S. dairy sector to a new crossroads as it faces competitive forces from outside its borders.
Here’s some news from “the fastest growing ice cream concept in the United States.”
The National Milk Producers Federation says that USDA will hold a hearing in December at its request to consider new pricing formulas for Class I and II milk.
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bid last week for the sale of anhydrous milkfat and cheese. The bids are all from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 907 metric tons (1.99 million pounds) of milkfat to Mexico, a second for the export of another 900 metric tons (1.98 million lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico, and a third for the export of 120 metric tons (264,000 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to Japan. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, once completion of the milkfat and cheese shipments is verified.
Get ready for an action packed event, January 14-17, IDFA’S Dairy Forum in Orlando, Florida. The Dairy Forum will highlight a variety of legislative, business and marketing issues currently facing the dairy industry. Producers, processors, cooperative leaders and suppliers will meet to discuss hot topics, such as immigration, federal spending, the 2007 farm bill, the organic and natural phenomenon and … Read More
Milk production numbers were up during the month of October. The USDA announced that total output for the 23 major dairy states rose 2.1 percent from 2005 to 13.7 billion pounds. That figure was also above last month’s production of 13.3 billion. Wisconsin dairy farmers produced 1.91 billion pounds of milk–about seven-tenths of a percent more than last year, and … Read More
Over at AgWired, Chuck described “Trade Talking” at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting last week. I was there as well, and as it happened a fair number of my guests on the Buckeye Ag Radio Network were vets discussing their company’s dairy herd health products. Here they are, for your listening pleasure:
On a recent morning, the kids at a Oakland, Calif. school got a rare treat. They had the opportunity to meet Ellie, a Holstein cow from a nearby dairy farm. For some, it would be their first up-close encounter with an animal that produces the stuff they pour on their cereal in the morning. For decades, the Dairy Council has … Read More
Chocolate milk, a kids only drink, right? Wrong. Scientists are now saying that this traditional lunch time staple is a better drink for athletes than sport drinks like Gatorade. To be forthright, the study by the scientists from Indiana University, published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, was supported in part by the Dairy and Nutrition … Read More
Animal rights advocates who threaten scientists conducting animal research or companies funding or affiliated with it could be fined and imprisoned under a proposed bill. Current federal law makes it illegal for activists to damage animal research organizations, farms, zoos, pet stores and other similar operations. The legislation extends those prohibitions to interfering with third-party organizations such as insurance companies, … Read More
