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U.S. dairy group reaches milk price-fixing accord

By jonathan-stempel August 6, 2015

Reuters — Dairy Farmers of America Inc. has agreed to pay US$50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which farmers in the northeastern U.S. accused the marketing co-operative of conspiring to drive down milk prices. Settlement papers were filed on Thursday with the federal court in Burlington, Vermont, and require approval by U.S. District […] Read more

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Japan wants N.Z. to make realistic offer on dairy goods

By Kaori Kaneko August 4, 2015

Tokyo | Reuters –– Japan wants New Zealand to offer realistic proposals on dairy products as part of 12-nation talks on a pan-Pacific trade agreement, a Japanese negotiator said Tuesday. Ministers failed last Friday to clinch a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal to free up trade after a dispute flared up over auto trade between Japan […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, General, Livestock, Reuters

TPP talks fail to end in deal

By Ami Miyazaki, Krista Hughes July 31, 2015

"The U.S. was on one side of the issue, while practically every other country were on the other side."

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TPP — NZ wants dairy concessions from the U.S.

By Krista Hughes July 29, 2015

Lahaina, Hawaii, July 28 (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and Japan have to make concessions on dairy trade before a wider Pacific trade deal can be wrapped up, New Zealand’s agricultural trade envoy said on Tuesday. Mike Petersen, a farmer who represents the interests of New Zealand agriculture, said the dairy part of the […] Read more

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Canada will not negotiate TPP in public: Ritz

Canada also paying attention to U.S. subsidy programs

By Shannon VanRaes July 23, 2015

Canada’s agriculture minister says Canada won’t negotiate in public when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the proposed wide-ranging free trade agreement among a group of Pacific Rim countries. Responding to questions at an unrelated event in Winnipeg last week, Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Gerry Ritz said Canada has put forward strong proposals […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock

The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

Unlike antibiotics – which kill bacteria – probiotics are live cultures of beneficial bacteria

By Michael Flood July 22, 2015

Last year Health Canada changed its regulations on antibiotics to prevent them being used as growth promoters in livestock. Drug makers like Bayer, Merck, and Novartis had already begun the change, removing labels on their products that advertised them as suitable for non-medicinal purposes. Antibiotics are still available to Canadian ranchers and feedlot operators but […] Read more

France’s Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll says “nearly 10 per cent” of the country’s livestock operations “are on the verge of going bankrupt.” (Agriculture.gouv.fr)

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

By Reuters July 17, 2015

Paris | Reuters –– A downturn in France’s livestock sector has put thousands of farms close to bankruptcy, the government said Friday, as it seeks to contain a crisis that has undermined a flagship pledge to improve the livelihood of livestock producers. Farmers say a deteriorating international market, marked by a Russian food embargo, slowing […] Read more

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Fonterra cuts dairy jobs as ‘white gold’ rush fizzles

By Naomi Tajitsu July 16, 2015

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its cash flows as a slump in global dairy demand, particularly from No. 1 buyer China, threatens to snuff out the country’s “white gold” rush. Dairy prices have more than halved from record highs scaled in 2013, […] Read more

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Parmalat getting land to expand Winnipeg milk plant

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 16, 2015

Dairy giant Parmalat plans to expand its Winnipeg milk operations and has been cleared to buy the acres to do so. While the Italian company’s Toronto-based Canadian arm has so far been quiet about its plans, Winnipeg’s city council on Wednesday voted to approve the sale of about 15 acres to Parmalat just south of […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Architect of the Capitol, VisitTheCapitol.gov)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. said considering TPP trade deal without Canada

By Richard Cowan July 10, 2015

Washington | Reuters — The United States, frustrated over the lack of progress with Canada over new rules for agriculture trade, is weighing “contingencies” that could include completing a Pacific Rim trade pact that excludes Canada, according to two sources familiar with the issue. One official familiar with the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiation said […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Dairy Cattle

U.S. dairy group reaches milk price-fixing accord

Japan wants N.Z. to make realistic offer on dairy goods

TPP talks fail to end in deal

TPP — NZ wants dairy concessions from the U.S.

Canada will not negotiate TPP in public: Ritz

The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

Fonterra cuts dairy jobs as ‘white gold’ rush fizzles

Parmalat getting land to expand Winnipeg milk plant

U.S. said considering TPP trade deal without Canada

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