Dairy industry news
2024-05-01
Bird Flu is Spreading Through U.S. Farms. What Are the Risks to People?
This past March, dairy cows in Texas stopped eating well and their milk became thick and discolored; some of the cows spiked fevers. They weren’t extremely sick, but, in the parlance of the dairy... Read more
2024-04-29
FEDS Increase Testing of Cows and Milk Products Due to H5N1 Flu
SDA will require testing of lactating dairy cows crossing state lines for the H5N1 virus after fragments of the virus were found in tests of commercial dairy products. Read more
2024-04-29
State Department of Agriculture Updates Industry on Response to Outbreak of HPAI in Livestock in Other States
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today updated the agricultural industry on the nationwide response to detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle... Read more
2024-04-26
CWT Assists With 6.2 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 38 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 5.7 million pounds (2,580 MT) of American-type... Read more
2024-04-26
CWT Assists With 6.2 Million Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 38 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 5.7 million pounds (2,580 MT) of American-type... Read more
2024-04-25
B.C investing up to $25 million in milk production plant expansion
The expansion at Vitalus Nutrition is expected to start this summer Read more
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2024-04-25
B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment
The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food. Read more
2024-04-24
UCalgary Veterinary Medicine Researchers Vigilantly Monitor Avian Influenza Virus Spillover Reports
Recent reports coming out of the U.S. of avian influenza virus (H5N1) being found in cattle has been garnering attention. First noted in mid-March as a “mystery illness” when a handful of dairy farms... Read more
2024-04-19
Secretary Naig Announces 20 Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that 20 Iowa dairies across 12 counties have been awarded Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants to increase on-farm dairy processing, incorporate... Read more
2024-04-19
Secretary Naig Announces 20 Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that 20 Iowa dairies across 12 counties have been awarded Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants to increase on-farm dairy processing, incorporate... Read more
2024-04-16
Prices for most crop commodities continued to decline in February
OTTAWA — Monthly provincial prices received by farmers in February for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products were recently released by Statistics Canada. Read more
2024-04-15
Iowa Dairy Farmers, Poultry Producers Encouraged to Remain Vigilant Against Threat of HPAI
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship today provided an update on the continually evolving situation regarding the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle... Read more