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New Zealand dairy co-op Fonterra said today that it will set up a best practice dairy farm in China to provide quality milk for Shijiazhuang SanLu, the Chinese dairy in which it holds a 43 per cent stake.
The company said its farm and production expertise would help SanLu meet increasing demands for high-quality milk and premium nutritional consumer products in China.
"By developing a cow to consumer supply chain in China we will be able to create value for our joint business and improve...
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UK dairy firms are being urged to capitalise on a resurgence in the country’s food and drink exports, through a new project with the Food From Britain organisation. Industry association Dairy UK said it would organise several events to coincide with the Food From Britain Export Awards this week, and was in discussions with the group over a new export programme designed specifically to help dairy firms. The move may help British dairy firms of all sizes to penetrate new markets...
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Students from the National Centre for Dairy Education Australia have topped their three recent state awards with a win in the National Young Achievement Australia business development awards.
At the YAA national awards function in Sydney last week the three students representing their "Why ADAD" company spoke of their pride and vision for the dairy industry as they accepted the Amcor-sponsored Community Values Award on behalf of their class mates.
The Community Values award was judged...
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The Semex Alliance is pleased to announce that Dr. J. Clare Rennie, project director for the Canada-China Integrated Dairy Cattle Breeding Project (IDCBP), has received the “Friendship Award” by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. The State Council of the People’s Republic of China established the state-level Friendship Award to thank, recognize and commend foreign experts for their outstanding contributions to China’s modernization construction. The Friendship Award...
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Mepron® supplementation during the transition phase and in early lactation increases DMI and performance of dairy cows
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Most dairy farmers do not know their cost of production, according to new figures from the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers.
The RABDF questioned over 600 milk producers at this year’s Dairy Event. Most said they did not know accurately the cost of producing a litre of milk, suggesting an average figure of 17.7p/litre.
But nearly two thirds admitted they did not know their production costs. “This figure is 10% higher than when we surveyed at the event two years ago,” said RABDF...
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Australia's dairy farmers are even more committed to protecting the environment according to a recent survey of their natural resource management (NRM) practices. The Australian dairy industry’s peak service body Dairy Australia conducted a random survey of more than 1200 of the country’s dairy farmers to compare how their natural resource management practices compared with six years ago. According to Dairy Australia head of Natural Resources Cathy Phelps the survey found that...
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A redesigned automatic milk standardiser allows processors to continually monitor fat content and eliminates the need for skilled technical support, the manufacturers claim.
Standardisation of milk involves the adjustment of the fat content of milk, or a milk product, by addition of cream or skim milk, as appropriate, to obtain a given fat content.
The process is required because fat and protein levels in milk vary with season, along with other factors. It is also possible to standardise...
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Debate on whether to approve milk from cloned cattle for general consumption in the US is unlikely to be replicated in Europe in the near future, because consumers would reject the products.
The European Dairy Association said there were no plans to get dairy foods from cloned animals approved for consumption in the EU.
Its comments follow a statement from America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it hoped to draft regulations on milk and meat from cloned animals in the US in the...
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Nutrient and energy balance during transition period in dairy cows - Pierre Lacasse
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A large number of Campina member-farmers in the Netherlands have applied to produce Campina milk with a more balanced fatty acid composition. The overwhelming response represents a new and important step in preparing for the introduction of the Campina milk in the spring of 2007.
Based on these applications, Campina is now confident that from next spring it can annually supply Dutch consumers with about 200 million litres of Campina milk and buttermilk with a more balanced fatty acid...
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A high pressure processing technique retains a fresh taste while at the same time killing bacteria and extending shelf life in products such as milk, say US researchers.
The hydrostatic pressure processing developed by researcher Michael Qian and his team at Oregon State University also does not introduce any off-flavors in the milk, they claim. The study could provide manufacturers with a substitute technique for thermal processing, the main method used by processors to achieve microbial...
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A new analyser is capable of assessing a wide range of components in milk within 60 seconds and is significantly cheaper than its rivals, helping dairies to improve efficiency in quality control, its manufacturer claims.
The Milk Examiners, developed by Milk-Lab UK in Lancashire, northern England, use ultrasound spectroscopic technology to provide accurate analysis of milk inside one minute.
Milk-Lab said typical prices ranged from £2,000, compared to around £25,000 for a number of rival...
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0200HO04982 Crackholm Diablo is exactly what you would expect from a pedigree laced with 56* and a sire stack containing Rudolph, Leadman, Rotate, Valiant and Astronaut and Blackstar through Emory on the other side! Diablo represents a pedigree that could become among the most popular in North America in the past 25 years.
Diablo daughters are a strong and open ribbed kind of cow, displaying a nice combination of width and dairyness. Their udders are well attached and wide with fore udders...
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Mepron® supplementation during the transition phase and in early lactation increases DMI and performance of dairy cows
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Milk has gained an upper hand on soy in the infant formula market, dairy industry officials said, after an international ruling on the protein content of formula milk.
The Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses has rejected calls to introduce a single, standard conversion rate for all protein sources in infant formula.
“This would have understated the protein content of products based on milk and overstated the protein contents of products based on soya,” said...
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The Australian dairy industry has welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on the terms for Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Vietnam had originally requested membership to the WTO based on very restrictive access for dairy product imports – including increases to tariffs on most items and the introduction of quotas for milk powders.
But the final package announced on November 7 will significantly improve access for a number of key items.
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Scandinavia’s Arla Foods has bought nearly a third of Finnish dairy company Ingman Foods, as consolidation continues to run apace in the European dairy sector.
Arla's subsidiary in Finland will merge with the company to produce the Arla Ingman group, and the deal gives Arla three years to buy up the remaining shares in Ingman.
The deal is another example of larger European dairy firms increasing their reach in an attempt to protect themselves from pressure from costs, retailers and lower...
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Top dairy firms around the world, backed by Britain’s biggest supermarket, will work together to promote the health qualities of milk as concerns rise over a growing anti-dairy league.
A new Global Dairy Forum, established at the recent International Dairy Federation summit, aims to co-ordinate research and promotions to improve dairy products' image.
The alliance, which includes top dairy firms such as Arla Foods, Campina, Fonterra and Dairy Farmers of America, marks an escalation in...
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Nutrient and energy balance during transition period in dairy cows - Pierre Lacasse
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Australian-owned dairy business Dairy Farmers Milk Cooperative (DFMC) today announced a $10.8 million relief package for farmer members impacted by the drought.
Based on a six-month package, the relief includes special monthly drought distributions totalling $7.8 million to be paid to DFMC farmer members from December 2006 to May 2007.
That averages 1.5 cents per litre.
In addition, DFMC will suspend its 0.5c per litre share levy, resulting in a total cash-flow benefit to its...
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Dairy Australia has become well established as a provider of a comprehensive range of services to the dairy industry, but knowledge of its operations needs to be more widely known among dairy farmers.
That was the finding of an independent review of the company's operations.
The review found that the company had made an impressive start and had met or exceeded the original expectations of both industry and the Australian Government by performing well in almost every aspect of its...
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International ingredients firm DSM has re-organised its dairy ingredients division into two distinct categories, reflecting growing demand from customers for both added value and efficiency-boosting products.
The two categories, entitled Dairy Enhancers and Dairy Improvers, follow DSM research which revealed cost reduction and creating innovative, added value products were the two main concerns facing its dairy customers.
DSM hopes the overhaul will help it to take market share off...
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Arla Foods has indicated it will continue to expand aggressively on the US speciality cheese sector after a successful 2006, holding up European dairy firms’ push for added value markets across the Atlantic.
Andrew Simpson, president of Arla's US arm, said there were “huge opportunities” ahead and that Arla was only at the start.
The group's success so far is an example of the potential gains added value dairy markets outside of Europe may hold for European dairy firms.
“Our imported...
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