Low milk prices force farmers to make tough decision
DANE COUNTY (WKOW) — It was always Kyle Kurt’s dream to run his own a dairy farm. The owner of Kurt Dairy has been in the farming business since he was a teen.
Fonterra re-signs with China's 100,000 pizza-a-day maker
China’s Champion Pizza, which sells more than 100,000 pizzas a day, has signed a customer new customer agreement with Fonterra after a 20-year relationship.
How can we make dairy sustainable?
OPINION: The big challenge for New Zealand dairy is how it can become sustainable in the coming decades.
By: KEITH WOODFORD
Source: Stuff
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/opinion/99132963/keith-woodford-how-can-we-make-dairy-sustainable
Revived appeal of dairy fats sees full cream milk make a comeback
Full cream milk is making a comeback.
By: Mike Verdin
Source: Agrimoney
Link: http://www.agrimoney.com/feature/revived-appeal-of-dairy-fats-sees-full-cream-milk-make-a-comeback–554.html
Troubled Bellamy's infant milk maker fined for failing to disclose downgrade to the Australian stock exchange
Troubled infant milk maker Bellamy’s Australia has paid a penalty of $66,000 for allegations it failed to warn the Australian stock exchange when it knew it would drastically downgrade revenue.
By: Sarina Locke
Source: ABC Rural
Local cheese maker globally known
Tucked away in the back roads of Ste. Genevieve County is Baetje Farms, a French-inspired artisan goat cheese dairy and creamery. By: Victoria Kemper
Climate change could make Great Lakes a 'sweet spot' for dairy
Climate change may give a big boost to dairy farming in the Midwest, including Michigan and northern Wisconsin, a new study of the future for U.S. dairy farms reports. By: Eric Freedman
Dairy Revenue Insurance Might Make Sense for Some Farms
There’s been a lot of frustration with the Dairy Margin Protection Program. The biggest complaint is that it offered little or no protection as milk prices plummeted from 2014 highs. By: Dairy Talk
Chinese Dairy Firm Looking to Make Moves Into Overseas Market
China’s biggest dairy producer, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd, said it plans to further move into overseas markets in the next three to five years.
How much do top dairy farmers make when they pay themselves?
Teagasc recently published its analysis of dairy profit monitor results for 2016. For the first time Teagasc has included an own labour charge (for the farmer’s own and unpaid family labour). By: Ciaran Moran