Danone, Mead Johnson tight-lipped over acquisition rumor
French dairy group Danone and US infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Company have been in talks on a merger or an acquisition deal since March, an industry insider recently told Shanghai’s China Business News.
PGW confident of dairy price rebound
PGG Wrightson wants a bigger share of dairying, just as the industry faces a slumping payout forecast.
Nestle opens dairy farming facility in China despite glut
Swiss food giant Nestle recently inaugurated a dairy farming institute in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, which includes several classrooms and three dairy farms, despite the current oversupply of dairy products in the country, Shanghai’s China Business News reports.
CME: Beef/Dairy Cow Slaughter Lower than Expected
he turkey business struggled mightly in the wake of the 2012 crop, writes Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Fighting Drought: Irrigation Improvements Make Believers out of Nevada Dairy Owners
Turn on any news station or open a newspaper in Nevada, and you’ll see the effects of the severe drought, now in its third year in the Silver State. It is leaving farmers and ranchers devastated. Luckily, before the drought’s onslaught, the Moreda Dairy in Yerington, took advantage of a conservation program offered by USDA’s […]