Dairy industry seeks Trump’s help with Canada under NAFTA
U.S. dairy organizations and the state departments of agriculture across the country turned to President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to combat Canada’s existing and soon-to-be-expanded protectionist policies designed to block imports from the United States.
Baby formula company to generate hundreds of jobs
In a $225 million investment, Feihe International Inc., a China-based manufacturer of infant formula, is opening a manufacturing facility in Kingston that is expected to create approximately 200 full-time jobs.
How Canada’s zany dairy system affects daily life, from cheese bandits to dessert-starved Newfoundlanders
Price fixing is illegal in every other Canadian industry, but with milk, poultry and eggs it’s the law. By Tristin Hopper
CDC deal central to Australian Dairy Farms plans to supply China
Listed dairy farm consolidator Australian Dairy Farms is eyeing the emerging Chinese market for fresh milk imports through a deal to buy Victorian processor Camperdown Dairy Company for $11 million.
N.B. dairy farmers boost milk production due to high butter demand
‘Consumers loving butter is beautiful to me,’ says chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Brunswick.
CDC, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analyzing outbreak data to determine which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major foodborne bacteria.
TGD: CDC Links Raw Dairy Foods to Foodborne Illnesses
A comprehensive new government analysis of the sources of foodborne illness found that because of the consumption of raw milk products, dairy foods are the second leading source of viral and bacterial problems.
New CEO of Canadian Dairy Commission
CANADA – Jacques Laforge has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC).