Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Study Suggests Drinking Infected Milk Could Spread Disease
Here’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently spread among cattle in U.S. states and marine mammals across the world, which has health officials c...Read More
Dairy Milk, Oreo maker Mondelez slapped with $366mn antitrust fine
Mondelez, the maker of Oreo, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate and Toblerone, has been slapped with a fine of €337.5 million ($366 million) by the European Union on Thursday (May 23), its ninth-largest a...Read More
Second human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows found in Michigan
A second person in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu linked to dairy cows, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. The person, a farmworker who had regular expo...Read More
Global Dairy Price index increased by 3.3% at GDT event
Dairy prices have recorded their biggest jump in three months. The average price at the overnight auction rose 3.3 percent to US$3861 a tonne, following the 1.8 percent rise a fortnight ago. The pri...Read More
Windfall Awaits New Zealand Farmers as Fonterra Eyes Asset Sales
New Zealand dairy farmers could be in for a big pay day if Fonterra Cooperative Group follows through on plans to exit its global consumer businesses. Auckland-based Fonterra, the world’s largest dai...Read More
Mars Inc Invests in Sustainable Dairy Production
As part of Mars Inc.'s commitment to cut greenhouse gas (GHG), the candy and snack manufacturer has introduced a new climate-first approach to dairy sourcing. Dubbed "Moo'ving Dairy Forward," the...Read More
IDFA Survey: consumers fall short of daily intake recommendations
Many Americans recognize dairy as a cornerstone of a healthy diet but continue to fall short of recommended daily intake as endorsed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to an in-dept...Read More
Polish farmers march against EU climate policies
Tens of thousands of disgruntled Polish farmers marched through downtown Warsaw on Friday to protest the European Union’s climate policies and oppose the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tus...Read More
Will cattle be the next lab for flu host-switching?
Cattle have so far not been associated with being infected on large-scale, and as a result, cattle have not been well studied as domestic hosts for influenza A virus species. In contrast to the noti...Read More
The level of A2 protein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly
In recent years, the level of A2 beta-casein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly and the level of A1 beta-casein has been correspondingly decreasing. Unpublished data from New Zealand’s l...Read More
What are some of the hot new forms of dairy technology in the future?
Embarking on an annual pilgrimage to the Animal Agtech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, Calif., swiftly followed by the World Agritech, should be the ideal time to take the temperature on all thing...Read More
A Drug for Cows Could Curb Methane Emissions from Dairy cattle
(Bloomberg) -- The methane emitted by burping cows, sheep, goats and other livestock does more short-term damage to the climate than the world’s passenger vehicles, by some estimates. A Boston-based s...Read More