Spotlight: Farmers a casualty in Trump’s trade war
Two years ago, candidate Trump stood at a Midwest podium and promised to “end this war on the American farmer.”
Fonterra sues Bega Cheese in dairy war
IT MIGHT be your favourite, but Bega Cheese is being taken to court by New Zealand dairy company Fonterra, who allege foul play.
By: Matt Young
Source: news.com.au
Link: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/fonterra-sues-bega-cheese-in-diary-war/news-story/90a04c5866d683bae9dde49c4bfbf0cd
Milk war worries
FARGO – Nearly half a century has passed since North Dakota’s last milk war. In those days, when dairy farmers couldn’t make enough to live, years before North Dakota’s Milk Marketing Board began setting prices, farmers dumped milk on the streets in protest. Shots were fired, fences cut, fires set.
By: C.S. Hagen
Source: High Plains Reader
Link: http://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/milk-war-worries/
Is Trump trying to start a trade war with Canada?
The United States has picked a big fight with a powerful trading partner: Canada. By: Alanna Petroff
Trump fabricates false dairy war with canada – US dairy farmers stuck paying the price
When US President Donald Trump launched scathing attacks against the Canadian Dairy industry last week, the world took notice. By: Andrew Hunt
Australian dairy farmers declare war on Fonterra
Dairy farmers supplying the Fonterra processing company have called for consumers to boycott its products, including Western Star butter, Mainland cheese and Woolworths $1-a-litre discount milk.
The Meaning Of Milk: A War Over Words In The Dairy Industry
Dairy farmers say the makers of plant-based milks — like almond milk, soy milk and a long list of other varieties — are stealing away their customers and deceiving consumers. And they’d like the federal government to back them up. By Luke Runyon
#Milk war looming as dairy demand grows
The Canadian group’s $500 million-plus vote of confidence in the local industry, combined with the recent favourable conditions in the global dairy market, is pointing towards an impending surge in investment in Victoria’s southwest, one of the country’s most productive dairy regions.