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U.S. FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

By Leah Douglas April 21, 2025

Washington | Reuters – The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspension is another disruption to the nation’s food safety programs after […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

By John Greig November 1, 2024

The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.

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Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012

Study says milk dumping should be illegal and calls for more transparency on how much surplus is produced and wasted

By Karen Briere October 18, 2024

A study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres of Canadian milk has been discarded since 2012.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers

By Reuters September 26, 2024

China's agriculture ministry said on Thursday it would stabilize beef and dairy production, shore up consumption and assist farmers as falling prices force small producers out of business.

Reuters

French farmers fear for dairy herd as Lactalis cuts milk purchases

By Gus Trompiz September 26, 2024

Paris | Reuters – Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy company, is to reduce the volume of milk it processes in France, a move it said is aimed at reducing its exposure to international commodity prices but which caused alarm among farmers about a declining dairy herd. Lactalis plans to cut the amount of milk it […] Read more

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Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk

By Nancy Lapid June 14, 2024

Reuters – In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method, researchers said on Friday. The findings reflect experimental conditions in a laboratory and should not be used to draw any conclusions about the safety of the […] Read more

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Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study

By Reuters May 24, 2024

Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Livestock, Reuters

US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 25, 2024

Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation's milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.

Dairy Cattle, General

“Animal-free” milk gets green light in Canada

Company touts synthetic dairy as more environmentally friendly, healthy

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 5, 2024

In a news release today, Israeli startup Remilk, which uses the tagline "Real Dairy. No Milk," announced it had received a 'No Objection Letter' from Health Canada. This will "open the door for use of Remilk's protein in a variety of products with the same taste and texture as milk, ice cream, yogurt, cream cheese, and more," the company said.

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Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Stakeholders say increase should be postponed amid food inflation concerns

By Karen Briere, GFM Network News November 1, 2023

The farmgate price of milk will go up May 1, 2024, rather than Feb. 1, after a review of the national pricing formula and consultation with stakeholders. The increase will be 1.77 per cent, or about 1.5 cents per litre for milk going into processing plants, the Canadian Dairy Commission said Wednesday. The commission had […] Read more

U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers

Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

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U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers

Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

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U.S. FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers

French farmers fear for dairy herd as Lactalis cuts milk purchases

Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk

Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study

US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe

“Animal-free” milk gets green light in Canada

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

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