Static cow numbers in Southland might have reached 'peak cow'
OPINION: My personal journey over the last 20 years of farming in Southland, has been pretty amazing,
By: DAVID DIPROSE
Source: Stuff
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/101389033/static-cow-numbers-in-southland-might-have-reached-peak-cow
Fairvale farewell sale marks end of an era for renowned dairy breeders
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-27/fairvale-farewell-sale-marks-end-of-an-era-for-tassie-family/9356008
Farmers buying feed to keep cows milking as drought ravages coastal Taranaki
Herds are being dried off months early on some farms and dozens of cows are being culled as feed runs out in drought-hit coastal Taranaki.
By: CATHERINE GROENESTEIN
Source: Stuff
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/100839871/farmers-buying-feed-to-keep-cows-milking-as-drought-ravages-coastal-taranaki
India’s Sacred Cow Now Threatens an $83 Billion Dairy Industry
Violence against cattle owners—in a Hindu-majority country under a populist government—resulted in 11 deaths last year.
By: Anindya Upadhyay, Pratik Parija, Kanika Sood, and P R Sanjai
Source: Bloomberg
Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-23/india-s-sacred-cow-now-threatens-an-83-billion-dairy-industry
Frozen machinery, sick cows: Farmers struggle during extreme cold snap
Pipes and machinery freezing, cattle getting pneumonia as air feels around -40 for days.
By: Andrew Foote
Source: CBC News
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cold-weather-farm-cattle-1.4476440
Dairy Cow Slaughter Increases As Farmers Focus On Profitability
USDA Report Shows Slight Increase In Slaughter Numbers In 2017.
By: Hope Kirwan
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio
Link: https://www.wpr.org/dairy-cow-slaughter-increases-farmers-focus-profitability
Study Finds No Link Between Baby Formula Made From Cow's Milk And Diabetes Risk
Could babies be at higher risk of developing Type 1 diabetes from drinking formula made from cow’s milk? That idea has been circulating for some time but the evidence has been scant and contradictory. A study published Tuesday makes it seem less likely.
By: Richard Harris
Source: National Public Radio
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/02/574704893/study-finds-no-link-between-baby-formula-made-from-cows-milk-and-diabetes-risk
Dairy farmer left devastated after 105 cows test positive for bTB
A dairy farmer has been left devastated after nearly a third of his cows tested positive for TB and will now have to be slaughtered.
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Source: FG Insight
Link: https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/dairy-farmer-left-devastated-after-105-cows-test-positive-for-btb-48044
Farmers, money, cows and water quality
For years, farmers have been punished by low milk prices. That hurts everyone, because farmers are central to Vermont’s economy and our way of life. We need local food. We need our lands in production. In other words, we need farmers to earn a fair price for milk.
By: Christopher Pearson
Source: The Bennington Banner
Link: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/farmers-money-cows-and-water-quality,527468
California's Holy-Cow Idea
California wants its dairy farms to capture methane and sell it as truck fuel.
By: The Editors
Source: Bloomberg
Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-04/california-s-holy-cow-idea