Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

U.S. burger demand a boon to New Zealand dairy farmers

Feb. 3, 2015 at 7:11 pm CST

Wellington| Reuters –– Supersized U.S. demand for burgers is a godsend for New Zealand farmers struggling with weak dairy prices but now earning good money for cows sent to slaughter for beef. Years of low cattle supplies have kept U.S. beef import prices near a record high of around $3 […]

British lawmakers call for more protection for dairy farmers

Jan. 20, 2015 at 10:21 am CST

By Sarah Young

Sask. study strengthens case for chocolate milk

Jan. 16, 2015 at 8:24 pm CST

By Staff

Dairy support price trimmed starting March 1

Jan. 15, 2015 at 6:32 pm CST

By Staff

China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

Jan. 9, 2015 at 11:52 am CST

By Dominique Patton

Italian court orders new trial for bankers in Parmalat scandal

Dec. 7, 2014 at 11:09 am CST

Parma | Reuters — Italy’s top appeals court on Friday threw out jail sentences against prominent bankers Cesare Geronzi and Matteo Arpe in a case related to the country’s biggest corporate scandal, the 2003 collapse of dairy group Parmalat. The Court of Cassation quashed the sentences handed down by a […]

By Reuters

Shuttered Que. beef plant’s equipment sold

Dec. 5, 2014 at 8:01 pm CST

The chance of a rescue for Quebec’s Levinoff-Colbex cull cow packing plant has passed, now that the facility’s equipment has been sold off piecemeal at auction. Provincial investment financing agency Investissement Quebec and other creditors still own the Colbex building and land at St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, in the Centre-du-Quebec region. But the plant’s receivers sold […]

By Dave Bedard

In-vitro bovine embryos allowed from the U.S.

Oct. 29, 2014 at 11:43 am CDT

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced a new agreement which allows in-vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryos to enter Canada from the U.S. Previously, only IVF bovine embryos produced within Canada were accessible to producers. A Canadian Food Inspection agency release said this represents the first agreement Canada has developed with […]

By Staff

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

Oct. 16, 2014 at 10:01 am CDT

In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see […]

By Staff

Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy

Oct. 15, 2014 at 6:55 pm CDT

A 127-year-old family-owned Ontario dairy processor is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, the province’s largest dairy co-operative, announced Wednesday it reached a deal to buy Hewitt’s Dairy of Hagersville for an undisclosed sum, effective Nov. 1. Hewitt’s is an icon in southern Ontario for its dairy bar just […]

By Staff