IDFA Shares U.S. Dairy’s Priorities With Trump
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is sharing a comprehensive set of federal policy priorities that have been sent to President-Elect Trump’s transition team. IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes, D.V.M., said IDFA and its more than 300 members are looking to the new administration to help U.S. dairy drive innovation, reduce barriers to business…
Milk powder, whey create headwinds for U.S. dairy exports
Unfavorable prices for milk powder and low-protein whey created hurdles for buyers of U.S. dairy exports in October. Cheese continued to impress. U.S. dairy exports declined 2% year over year in milk solid equivalents (MSE) during the month of October, the result of slow sales to Southeast Asia despite another month of mounting cheese exports….
Global dairy Q4 2024 Rabo bank: A period of prosperity
The second half of 2024 marks a turning point for milk supply growth across the Big 7 export regions. Year-over-year production gains are forecast at 0.5%, offsetting the 0.5% YOY decline in 2H 2023. Combined seasonal peaks in Oceania, the largest in over a decade, underpin 2H 2024 gains. Supply growth in the Big 7…
Tetra Pak helping dairy firms keep up with the latest consumer trends
Tetra Pak’s advanced UHT pasteurised milk technology and Tetra Prisma® Aseptic packaging solutions are helping dairy businesses keep up with consumer trends and improve their competitiveness. Most consumers are interested in nutritional ingredients such as protein, calcium, vitamin D, and essential fatty acids to provide a full range of important nutrients for the body. But…
US orders bird flu testing of national dairy supply
The US national milk supply will begin being tested for bird flu, according to a new federal order announced on Friday by the Department of Agriculture. As part of the mandate, entities and firms that handle raw milk – such as dairy processors – must collect samples to share with agriculture officials. The announcement comes…
Raw milk CEO whose products have been recalled may lead US raw milk policy
Mark McAfee, a California raw milk producer whose products have been recalled several times recently due to bird flu contamination, said he has been approached by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s team to guide the upcoming administration on raw milk policy. McAfee, whose dairy products were recalled after state officials detected bird flu virus in milk samples, said that…
How Misinformation on Cow Feed Led to Milk Waste
Some UK social media users have been pouring milk down their sinks and toilets in protest at the trial of a new feed additive that claims to significantly reduce the emission of methane gas in dairy cows. Arla Foods, a Danish-Swedish company which owns the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, announced last week that 30 of…
Milk Brands Face Backlash Over Additives in Cow Feed
Arla Foods has announced some of its farmers will be trialing adding a new ingredient to the feed for their dairy cows which is meant to reduce the amount of methane the livestock produce in their burps. It does this by stopping an enzyme in the cows’ stomach that is responsible for producing methane, it is…
Joint Closing Statement by the IDF and GDP for COP 29
COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and Global Dairy Platform (GDP) reaffirm the global dairy sector’s steadfast commitment to a sustainable food system, climate action, and global nutrition security. The dairy sector continues to prioritize environmental progress while producing nutrient-dense food and generating positive socio-economic impact in a world…
Satellite, AI boosts Dairy farm methane emissions study
Milk and methane seem to make strange bedfellows in Canada, a country that feeds on one and is trying to limit the other. Canadian dairy farms produce large quantities of both, and now Dalhousie University researchers are using satellite data and AI to track dairy farm methane emissions in an effort to help set realistic…