5 Mega Trends for Global Dairy Farming in 2021…and Beyond
2020 was a year like no other. Following a year dominated by Covid-19 what can dairy farming expect moving forwards? Covid-19 forced US dairy producers to rethink the US milk business, especially its dependency on fresh milk sales and food service cheese. It also exposed the vulnerability of dependence on external labour. Longer term emerging trends…
5 Mega Trends for Global Dairy Farming in 2021…and Beyond
2020 was a year like no other. Following a year dominated by Covid-19 what can dairy farming expect moving forwards? Covid-19 forced US dairy producers to rethink the US milk business, especially its dependency on fresh milk sales and food service cheese. It also exposed the vulnerability of dependence on external labour. Longer term emerging trends…
Government of Canada is compensating $469 Million to dairy farmers
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in…
Faerch launched new mono pot pet range for high temp dairy packaging
Faerch is introducing its Eco HotPro product family, a new mono-PET pot range for hot fill food applications, developed to allow high-temperature sterilisation (HTS). High-temperature sterilisation is an important feature in many dairy categories and requires packaging to withstand temperatures of up to 120C. The new Eco HotPro Pot range is based on Faerch’s CPET…
Government of Canada is compensating $469 Million to dairy farmers
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in…
Faerch launched new mono pot pet range for high temp dairy packaging
Faerch is introducing its Eco HotPro product family, a new mono-PET pot range for hot fill food applications, developed to allow high-temperature sterilisation (HTS). High-temperature sterilisation is an important feature in many dairy categories and requires packaging to withstand temperatures of up to 120C. The new Eco HotPro Pot range is based on Faerch’s CPET…
Is dairy farming cruel to the cows ? Story from US dairy Farms
The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise in upstate New York seem to lead carefree lives. They spend their days lolling around inside well-ventilated barns and eating their fill from troughs. Three times a day, they file into the milking parlor, where computer-calibrated vacuums drain several gallons of warm milk from…
Is dairy farming cruel to the cows ? Story from US dairy Farms
The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise in upstate New York seem to lead carefree lives. They spend their days lolling around inside well-ventilated barns and eating their fill from troughs. Three times a day, they file into the milking parlor, where computer-calibrated vacuums drain several gallons of warm milk from…
Campina completely produced using green electricity generated by farmers
More and more FrieslandCampina member dairy farmers are energy suppliers as well. They generate sustainable energy by means of solar panels, windmills or manure mono-fermentation. Even to such amounts, that the energy used for the production of all Dutch Campina products will be generated by the own cooperative as from 1 January 2021. A fine step in…
Global Dairy Review 2020: Excerpts from FAO Dairy Market Review
Highlights International dairy prices are rebounding slowly but remain below their May lows Despite market disruptions, world milk output is rising, mostly in Asia, but also in Europe and North America International trade in butter, cheese, and whole milk powder could expand, but skim milk powder may contract. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…