Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

Feb. 18, 2014 at 5:57 am CST

Premium ice cream maker Ben + Jerry’s plans to soon pull any genetically modified (GMO) ingredients from its supply lines in both Canada and the U.S. The Vermont-based company, which makes and sells ice cream in over two dozen countries through major retailers and its chain of ice cream shops, […]

By Staff

Feb. 6, 2014 at 4:26 pm CST

Reuters — Canada’s largest dairy producer Saputo Inc., which recently won control of Australian dairy Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co., is hungry for further acquisitions in that country, as well as in New Zealand, Brazil and the U.S., CEO Lino Saputo Jr. said on Thursday. Saputo gave no indication […]

By Rod Nickel

Feb. 5, 2014 at 10:00 am CST

Hamilton’s family-owned Salerno Dairy, a specialty Italian-style cheesemaker, is becoming part of Ontario’s largest dairy co-operative. Gay Lea Foods announced Monday it has reached a deal, effective Feb. 1, to buy Salerno for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1962 by cheesemaker Carmine Marzaro and his family, Salerno today makes hard, […]

By Staff

Jan. 27, 2014 at 4:36 pm CST

Berlin | Reuters — Methane gas from 90 flatulent cows exploded in a German farm shed on Monday, damaging the roof and injuring one of the animals, police said. High levels of the gas had built up in the structure in the central German town of Rasdorf, then “a static […]

Jan. 21, 2014 at 6:08 pm CST

Sydney, Australia | Reuters — Canada’s Saputo said Wednesday it has secured majority control of Australia’s Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co., putting pressure on rival bidder Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. to concede defeat. Saputo said it had increased its shareholding in Australia’s oldest dairy maker to 52.7 per cent, […]