Do you have a high-level of stress in your life? Then, try the new “adult milk!” Bottled by a Japanese dairy called Nakazawa Foods the milk might induce even more stress to consumers at a cost of $43 a quart. That’s nearly 30 times the price of regular milk! According to Australia’s Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper, Tokyo-based Nakazawa Foods will … Read More
DeLaval International at IFAJ
For the third year in a row, DeLaval International sponsored the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists photo contest, presented at the annual congress, which was just held in Japan. DeLaval PR director Carina Kit presented the awards during the congress, with the help of IFAJ president David Markey. The winner was “The beauties of the winter in Schleswig-Holstein” from the … Read More
New foot and mouth cases confirmed in UK
The third case of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed in the UK. Sheep on a farm in southern England tested positive for foot and mouth disease after being slaughtered on suspicion that they were infected, the British agricultural ministry said. Cattle on the same farm were also slaughtered after they displayed signs of the disease, including lesions, with … Read More
Lawsuit Against Government Filed
The American Civil Liberties Union, the nation’s largest federation of labor unions, filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday. The suit seeks to stop the planned enforcement of new rules that could have a large affect on the country’s immigrant labor. The new rules, set to take effect Sept. 14, will violate workers’ rights and impose burdensome obligations … Read More
International Women Have New Site
The 3rd International Forum for Women in Dairying (IFWD) is excited to introduce its new website. Designed to reflect the forum’s new look and feel, the site features event information, registration details and sponsorship opportunities. “Our mission is to enrich the lives of dairy women by encouraging them to share challenges and contributions to the industry, and by providing a … Read More
R.C.A.L.F. Appeal Rejected
The group R.C.A.L.F. (Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund), which bases out of Montana, has once again seen their appeal for the Canadian border to remain closed rejected by the U.S. court. The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected the request for a permanent injunction that would prevent all live shipments of Canadian cattle from entering the U.S. The case put … Read More
Minerals and Dairy Products Symposium
Been wanting to take a romantic trip to France this fall? Now you can combine work with pleasure! The first “IDF/INRA International Symposium on MINERALS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS” is scheduled on October 1-3, 2008 in Saint-Malo, France. Meet and network with the leading international experts from academia and the industry. It is organized by the French institute INRA (UMR Science … Read More
Outbreak in Britian
This is terrible news to have to report – an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britian. Authorities in that country are working tiredlessly to contain the outbreak. British authorities rushed to halt an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease Saturday by slaughtering and then incinerating 60 cattle on an infected farm near London. Hours later, Britain’s environmental agency announced that the strain … Read More
Aging Population in Japan is U. S. Opportunity
Brian Baxter was busy at last week in Denver between the Dairy and Beef Checkoff meetings taking place. Here’s one of the reports he put together for the U. S. Dairy Export Council. Japan is one of the strongest economies in the world, but its population is aging. Those market realities are providing opportunity for U.S. dairy producers to grow … Read More
Digital Pleasure
This is one of the more interesting stories I’ve run across in awhile. Researchers are digitally mapping the faces of women as they eat foods such as ice cream, and using the computer models to gauge their level of happiness. The company Unilever, is planning to use the technology to help them develop products such as reduced-fat ice cream that … Read More