Keith Woodford on the mysteries of grass-fed milk
ANALYSIS: Here in New Zealand, we love the notion that milk from grass-fed cows is superior to milk from cows fed other rations. By: KEITH WOODFORD
Forage Quality Drives Milk Production
A survey of Wisconsin herds producing more than 30,000 lb of milk per cow shows that forage quality, not high levels of grain feeding, drives milk production. By: Jim Dickrell
Natural pastures gets recognized by dairy farmers of Canada
3 cheeses have been selected by the Dairy Farmers of Canada to represent the best of Canadian cheeses as part of the country’s 150th anniversary celebrations. By: JUSTIN GOULET
Farmers: Grassland Dairy not open enough about business plans
Leo Heinze, age 3, going on 4 in July, is the seventh generation of the Heinze family dairy farm. By: Emily Davies
Grassland Dairy Dump: Is Canada Really to Blame?
The Gartman family milks more than 100 head of cows a day. It’s both their passion and their livelihood, and it’s always a family affair. By Tyne Morgan.
U.S. Dairy Industry Appeals to Trump as Canada Curbs Buying
Some companies dropping contracts with dairy farmers amid glut. New Canadian rules have cut off exports of some milk products. By Lydia Mulvany and Jen Skerritt.
Wanted: A Home for 4 Tankers of Milk
Anywhere from 90 to 100 dairy producers in Wisconsin and New York are looking for new markets for their milk, and fast. Impacted processors, including Grassland Dairy and Nasonville Dairy in Wisconsin, have lost Canadian customers thanks to changing import regulations on what our northern neighbors designate as Class VII, or ultrafiltered, milk. By MIKE OPPERMAN.
If you believe that cows belong in fields, ‘free range’ milk will give you hope
Asda’s plan to stock milk with the Pasture Promise logo, from herds that have spent at least six months outdoors, is good news for consumers and farmers. By Joanna Blythman.
Greener pastures: the dairy farmers committed to sustainability
Biological farming, conservation planning and water recycling are part of a concerted push to make the milk industry more ‘carbon confident’
Saudi land purchases fuel debate over US water rights
Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy company will soon be unable to farm alfalfa in its own parched country to feed its 170,000 cows. So it’s turning to an unlikely place to grow the water-chugging crop — the drought-stricken American Southwest.