Northeast dairy farmers receive settlement payouts
DFA and DMS pay $50 million doled out among 9,000 Northeast dairy producers. Payments are now headed to Northeast dairy farmers who were awarded $50 million during a class action lawsuit claiming that Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Dairy Marketing Services (DMS) and Dean Foods unlawfully conspired to monopolize and to eliminate competition for the […]
Falling demand for milk puts the future of Sullivan dairy farms at risk
Daniel Diehl has worked on his family’s dairy farm since he was 8 years old.
Dairy farmers can reassess insurance in federal program
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reopening enrollment to a federal program for dairy farmers to assess their insurance coverage, including those in Connecticut.
Federal funding could help Connecticut’s struggling dairy farmers
About a year and a half ago Dan Weed had to sell his cows and focus on a different type of farming.
New Zealand's a2 Milk expands U.S. business to north east
New Zealand’s a2 Milk Company Ltd said on Tuesday that it was expanding its operations in the United States to include the country’s north-east region.
By: Aaron Saldanha in Bengaluru; Editing by Vyas Mohan
Source: Reuters
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a2-milk-company-united-states/new-zealands-a2-milk-expands-u-s-business-to-north-east-idUSKBN1F510A
USDA Announces Dairy Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 individuals, including 12 dairy producers and one importer, to serve three-year terms on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Their terms begin immediately and end on Oct. 31, 2020.
By: USDA
Source: Perishable News
Link: http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0064930
DFA Dairy Farmers of America : Guida's Dairy celebrates ongoing commitment to providing consumers with fresh, local milk
Farmer-owned milk processor working with Walmart’s investing in American jobs initiative
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Source: 4-traders
Link: http://www.4-traders.com/news/DFA-Dairy-Farmers-of-America-Guida-s-Dairy-celebrates-ongoing-commitment-to-providing-consumers-wi–25640672/
‘Forgotten Farms’ screening puts spotlight on struggles of local dairy farmers
UConn Extension and Connecticut Farm Bureau Young Farmers hosted a showing of the documentary film “Forgotten Farms” on Wednesday in the Student Union Theater.
By: Melissa Scrivani
Source: The Daily Campus
Link: http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/11/30/forgotten-farms-screening-puts-spotlight-on-struggles-of-local-dairy-farmers
Connecticut dairy farms churn out products across the state
The Farmer’s Cow is a six-farm cooperative in Connecticut that is turning out all kinds of milk products and more that you see in stores.
By: Ann Nyberg-News Anchor
Source: WTNH
Link: http://wtnh.com/2017/11/29/connecticut-dairy-farms-churn-out-products-across-the-state/
Raw milk firm linked to Brucella illness in New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) has ordered a company to stop selling unpasteurized milk.
By: Joseph James Whitworth
Source: FoodQualityNews
Link: https://www.foodqualitynews.com/Article/2017/11/20/New-Jersey-takes-action-against-Udder-Milk