Sustainable #dairy farming turns gold
A famous frog once mused ‘it’s not easy being green’. But the New Zealand dairy industry and central government is doing its damndest to make sure it’s profitable.
Washington #dairy farmers welcome higher #milk prices
With milk prices steadily rising in recent months, Whatcom County dairy farmers are finding themselves in the unusual position of earning enough to rebuild savings accounts and pay back loans from the years of lean times.
Willy Leferink has some common sense advice for #dairy farmers: run your business better than the legal standards and you won't be a target
Some politicians and lobby groups hell-bent on making farming a feature of the 2014 general election will be taking names and counting numbers.
#Japan Free Trade Agreement giving long-term hope to #Australian farmers
The Prime Minister’s trade mission to North Asia has changed the global agricultural landscape. Since the formation of the World Trade Organisation, Japan has never signed any trade deal that has given away one inch to a foreign agricultural exporter.
#Chobani expands reach to Asia, Latin America
Greek yogurt maker Chobani, L.L.C. has begun exporting to markets in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, beginning with Singapore, Malaysia and Panama, the company said April 16.
NZ #farming in water spotlight
New Zealand needs an independent inquiry into the direction of agriculture because the discussion over farming’s effects on water quality is becoming «too politicised», an NZ parliamentary committee has been told.
Tillamook #Cheese expands Port of Morrow facility
Tillamook Cheese has completed a 65,000-square-foot expansion of its cheese-making facility at the Port of Morrow to process both lactose powder and a dried whey protein concentrate.
Argentina: #Fábricas de ordeñadoras no vendieron ni una pezonera
Fabrica máquinas y repuestos para un sector clave de la economía del país. ¿Qué pasó?
Argentina: #Cotagú entró en crisis e inició un severo plan de ajuste con suspensión de jornadas laborales
El lunes de esta semana presentó a la Delegación de Trabajo local, el pedido de “empresa en crisis”, que será determinado por el Ministerio de Trabajo de la Provincia.
México: Se incumplen leyes para regular venta de #leche en México
“México cuenta con un marco jurídico sanitario y de tipo económico muy amplio, pero finalmente si no hay quien vigile que se cumplan las leyes, quien las supervise y quien castigue a los que las omiten, el desorden permea en todas las etapas del sector comercial.