Students in Australia have graduated from the first industry-endorsed dairy manufacturers course. The National Centre for Dairy Education – Australia (NCDEA) and Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV) joined forces to offer the course which is held at a dairy manufacturer through two four-hour sessions. Since its inception, 44 trainees from around Victoria have completed the Fundamentals of Food Safety and … Read More
Italian Parmalat Sells Plant
Italian dairy group Parmalat, has sold a milk processing plant to the Venezuelan government amid shortages of milk in the South American nation. Venezuelans have been scrambling for milk for several weeks and there have been inconsistent supplies this year of other basic food products, including meat, chicken and wheat flour. Venezuela this year has suffered periodic shortages of basic … Read More
Production and Price Outlook From USDA
U.S. milk production numbers are lowered and prices are stronger according to a report out at the end of the week from USDA. Brenda Curtis has the report with the Chair of USDA´s World Outlook Board, Gerald Bange. USDA Production Report (1 min MP3)
N.Y. Crowley Plant Closing
HP Hood LLC is closing its Crowley Foods plant’s manufacturing, warehousing and customer-service divisions in Albany, N.Y. and laying off 80 people. The plant’s distribution and sales divisions will remain open. Martucci noted that Crowley recently lost an account to provide milk to the Price Chopper supermarket chain, and said workers were told the closure is resulting from low production … Read More
Select Sires Recieves USDA Grant for Sexed Semen
Select Sires earned a $300,000 Rural Business Cooperative Value Added Producer Grant from USDA this month, supporting Select’s efforts in commercializing Gender SELECTed sexed semen. Select will match the grant dollar for dollar in marketing and educational efforts promoting the product, highlighting the pros and cons of using sexed semen in production.
Robo-Milker Coming to Market
This may not be the first robotic milker to hit the parlor, but nonetheless, AgriMarketing is reporting that a new model from Lely will have several new features.
Slowdown in Milk Production Expansion
A new USDA report shows smaller than expected increases in milk production.
I think it’s always nice to hear it directly from the experts.
Milk Price Forecast Up
According to a story out from USDA today milk production is now forecast higher than first estimated for 2006. You can listen to the report by USDA’s Brenda Curtis, featuring the Chair of USDA´s World Outlook Board, Gerald Bange: Milk Price Forecast Story (1 min MP3) Bange also provided his thoughts on why the production forecast has been moved higher: … Read More
World Dairy Innovators
Dairy Australia has announced the opening of a “new centre designed to place the Australian dairy industry at the forefront of world dairying innovation and thinking.” Dairy Australia managing director Mike Ginnivan said the new centre would replace the existing manufacturing sector centres and that it was the most exciting collaborative initiative for the sector in more than a decade. … Read More
Answers From Monsanto
I have some new information that goes along with a post I did last week on Monsanto’s Dairying Equals Choice. I received some Q&A with Kevin Holloway, president of Monsanto Dairy Business who shares his perspective on dairy farmers’ right to choose safe, effective tools. Here you go: