Fonterra holds milk price hopes despite EU warning

Fonterra maintained its farmgate milk price forecast despite a drop of more than 15% in dairy market values, and a warning from peer and business partner FrieslandCampina of a "stagnant" European market. New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world’s top dairy exporter, held at NZ$6.75 per kilogramme of milk solids its estimate for payouts to its farmers [...]

Warning on milk prices

MASSIVE rises in costs mean a long and unprofitable winter for Welsh dairy farmers unless milk purchasers pay their producers a sustainable price, NFU Cymru has warned. Latest figures show intensive energy dairy rations up 28 per cent, low energy rations up 33 per cent and protein rations up nearly 20 per cent on last [...]

Milking goats can be profitable – if you don’t mind nannying

As dairy farmers feel the squeeze, milking goats could appear to be an easier option, but unless set-up and contracts are in place, things may not be quite as straightforward, as Aly Balsom reports Milking is about the only thing dairy goats and cows have in common and as such a completely different attitude is [...]

Wiseman increase milk price

Competition for raw milk between liquid milk processors and cheese manufacturers has brought an October price increase of 1.85ppl from Robert Wiseman Dairies. It will mean a standard litre price, based on milkprices.com parameters, of 28.425ppl. The company said the new price reflected the continuing strength in the commodity markets, producers’ increased costs, and its’ [...]

Milk premium runs dry for organic dairy farms

Organic dairy product prices have proved too rich for overseas consumers, forcing Fonterra to downsize its organic milk-processing operation and leaving about 50 North Island farmers with no market. The dairy giant has announced that in order to bring its loss-making organic business to break-even point, it plans to halve its milk collection, concentrating processing [...]

Dairy reform necessary, U.S. ag chief says

When farm milk prices plummeted in 2009, causing thousands of dairy farms to fail, the situation inspired what could become major policy reforms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Depending on whom you ask, the proposed reforms are welcomed or feared. But something has to change or there will be a repeat of 2009 in [...]

Milk purchasers reminded about regulations for cow leasing deals

AS milk production continues at high levels, and more dairy farmers come up against quota limits and face super-levy fines, Department of Agriculture officials have reminded registered milk purchasers of the regulations for cow leasing arrangements. Where certain farmers who are unable to fill their milk quotas due to insufficient cow numbers arrange to lease [...]

These cows are the cream of the crop!

MILK produced by cows on a farm in Over Hulton are champion — and they have the rosettes to prove it. Farmer Michael Partington, who owns and runs Dearden’s Farm, in Manchester Road, Over Hulton, has seen his homebottled milk named official champion at the Great Yorkshire Show — one of the country’s biggest agricultural [...]

Dairy May Be Following Other Markets More Closely

Volatility in cash cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk has been as unpredictable as the other commodity markets and weather over the past few weeks. Meanwhile, recent hot, humid weather has impacted U.S. milk production. Volatility in cash cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk has been as unpredictable as the other commodity markets and weather [...]

Project will address climate change, animal ag issues

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has been awarded four-point-one million dollars from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a five-year project addressing climate change and animal agriculture issues. While there is still plenty of disagreement on the issue of climate change—and its causes—UNL Extension Engineer Crystal Powers says livestock and poultry producers will likely [...]

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