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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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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.
Australian Dairy...
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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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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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The Semex Alliance is pleased to announce that David Dykshorn of Ireton, Iowa is the winner of the $1000 semen draw held in conjunction with this year’s World Dairy Expo.
David is a pre-veterinary student in his third year at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, planning to become large herd veterinarian upon graduation. When David is not in school, he helps on the family farm, Dykshorn Holsteins, and also works part time at Boehringer-Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company where he assists a...
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Australia has taken an international lead in the race to breed the world’s finest and most productive dairy cows with the aid of genetic finger-printing. This will allow dairy farmers to predict the on-farm performance of their animals with a high degree of accuracy, speeding up herd improvement and increasing farmers’ profits.
The advance in genetic marker technology, by researchers in Australia’s Dairy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will enable dairy farmers to predict the quality and...
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A preliminary report on the progress of Victoria’s Dairy Extension Centre has found it has significantly helped the state’s dairy farmers address both their short-term seasonal and longer-term issues.
The $6 million centre assisted dairy farmers recover from emergent situations such as the effects of bush fires and unrelenting locust plagues in 2005-06.
Through its three Regional Extension Committees, the centre has been able to quickly respond to the drought, with many farmers and...
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Lely will make an appearance at the Eurotier event, which will be held in Hanover from November 14 through 17, 2006. In addition to a booth in Hall 24, Stand 24C17, Lely will offer customers and prospects the following:
- on a daily basis a Luna cow brush will be raffled and over the whole week of the Eurotier Lely will raffle a Discovery mobile barn cleaner among those cattle farmers that leave their addresses at the Lely booth.
- a ''fresh milk shake'' is available at our booth...
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Arla Foods Amba has entered into talks with its British subsidiary to buy out the remaining 49 per cent of the company it does not already own.
Arla Foods UK and Arla Foods Amba have jointly announced that they are in discussions which may lead to a cash offer for the 49 per cent share capital not currently owned by Arla Foods Amba.
“We are now in talks with our British subsidiary about a possible bid for the remainder of the shares. We will make further announcements in due course” said...
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Buyers of Australian dairy products are facing uncertainty over future supplies and pricing as the country's farmers weigh up the impact of a prolonged drought on their output.
The drought has already impacted wheat prices, which rose 34 per cent in the past month because of the weather conditions in the world's third-biggest wheat exporter. But Australia's worst drought in a century could also raise the price of dairy products, with Australia exporting around half of its total...
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Danisco is introducing a new addition to its Howru probiotics line, which it says was seen in the first of a series of condition-specific studies to help restore the beneficial bacteria in the human gut after taking antibiotics.
Antibiotics, commonly taken to address a range of health conditions, may have an unfortunate affect on gut health as they do not discriminate between disease-causing and beneficial bacteria, thus disrupting the balance of microflora in the gut. This can result in...
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EU quotas, which have been criticised for damaging Poland’s dairy production, could actually help the industry to thrive in the EU, according to an industry expert.
Speaking to CEE-Foodindustry, Dr Agata Pieniadz from the Leibniz institute of agricultural development (IAMO) said that the quotas would help to “accelerate structural change, vital to competing with other dairy industries in the EU”.
The claims follow the announcement that dairy producers in the country face fines of €62m...
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The 2006 World Dairy Expo proved again to be a showcase of the best dairy animals from across the USA. In the middle of it was Semex, represented very strongly by booths, a daughter display and a strong showing in all Holstein classes. The week was filled with excellent shows and saw many highlights for Semex’s genetics. In the Grand International Red and White Show, 0070HO00969 STBVQ Rubens was named Premier Sire of the show for the fifth consecutive year. A very impressive show, Rubens...
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Campina’s dairy farmers show a strong interest in producing Campina milk with a more balanced fatty acid composition on their own farms. This milk is based on modified cattle feed combined with outdoor grazing. From the start of 2007 Campina farmers will actually make the switch in order to supply consumers from the spring of 2007 with milk containing 10 percent less saturated fatty acids, 20 percent more unsaturated fatty acids and twice as much Omega 3. The biggest differentiated milk flow in...
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Milk prices, new EU members and the dairy industry review in 2008 were on the agenda in the second part of DairyReporter’s interview with the European Dairy Association. We speak to Dr Joop Kleibeuker and Veijo Merilaïnen, secretary general and president respectively of the European Dairy Association, about economic issues facing Europe's dairy industry. Farmgate milk prices are falling across the EU. There have been calls in Britain for a ‘fairtrade', or minimum, milk...
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