House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow are backing a short-term extension of a farm law that lapsed Sept. 30 as the Obama administration warns that without congressional action, retail milk prices could almost double. “I would hope that as soon as is humanly possible, a decision will be made to allow us to take action” on the extension, Lucas told reporters off the House floor. “We need to take positive action, put this [...]
June 18, 2012 11:57 am
By Lucy Hornby and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Global food and dairy companies are making another round of big bets on China’s fast growing dairy sector, seeking to position themselves as safe alternatives after a lethal baby formula scandal burned the industry four years ago. They are lured by projections of 10 percent annual growth for the sector and by Chinese consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for foreign brands as they remain wary of local brands’ safety records. [...]
May 24, 2012 10:00 am
Absence of quarantine department to screen livestock at the time of import in the country is resulting in spread of mysterious contagious diseases in Pakistan. This was stated by University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha while delivering a lecture at one-month long workshop on “Capacity building of livestock dairy development department officers for the establishment of advisory services” at conference hall of the university on Wednesday.The workshop was organised by UVAS in collaboration [...]
March 14, 2011 4:47 am
By Whitney McFerron, Elizabeth Campbell and Jeff Wilson March 14 (Bloomberg) — The milk rally that sent prices up 49 percent this year, more than any agricultural commodity, may be ending as farmers respond with record production and the costliest cheese in a quarter century curbs demand. Output in the U.S., the world’s second-largest producer, may rise 1.7 percent to 196 billion pounds in 2011, enough to fill about 34,500 Olympic-sized pools, the Department of Agriculture estimates. Demand will weaken [...]
November 12, 2010 3:29 am
THE world’s first robotic rotary dairy which maximises milk production while minimising labour is to be unveiled in NSW. The prototype is being hailed as revolutionising Australia’s dairy industry, with the potential to significantly increase productivity and change the lifestyle of farmers. Agriculture Minister Senator Joe Ludwig will officially open the dairy at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute at Menangle, south of Sydney today. The technology has set industry tongues wagging, already having been awarded a gold medallion ahead of [...]
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