Large Increase in Milk Production Compared to July '06
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:37:00 GMT
USDA’s August 17th milk production report showed a relatively strong increase in July milk production compared to July ‘06.
Production Costs the Reason for CWT-based Retirements
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:13:00 GMT
A survey of producers who eliminated their dairy herds under the CWT program found production costs to be a major reason for participating.
Britain to ease restrictions following foot-and-mouth disease test results
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:45:00 GMT
Initial tests for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm and theme park yielded negative results which may mean an easing of the restrictions on livestock movements
Some Senators Concerned About Implementation of Dairy Promotion Assessment on Imported Dairy Products
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:17:00 GMT
Nine senators last week sent letters to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, urging him to omit language from his version of the Farm Bill that would enforce the implementation of an assessment on imported dairy products. The chairman is expected to release his initial draft of the Farm Bill by month’s end, and the Senate will consider the bill when legislators return to Washington, D.C., after Labor Day.
The 2002 Farm Bill included a dairy import assessment to help fund the National Dairy Promotion & Research Program, but the assessment was never implemented, because in its current form it would violate a number of World Trade Organization rules. The House included language that may address some of the trade concerns in its version of the Farm Bill. The current version of the Farm Bill approved by the House at the end of July delays implementation of the assessment until one year after the enactment of the 2007 Farm Bill.
Milk Prices Hitting Records As Richer Asia Acquires Taste
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:26:00 GMT
One of the reasons for the dramatic increase in milk prices is the increasing consumption of dairy products in China
