Hay prices in Wyoming, Colorado and western Nebraska have tapered off steadily in the last four to five weeks. So reports Barry McRea, owner-manager of Valley Video Hay Markets and HayTime Auctions in Torrington, WY. Since mid-December, ...
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By Julie Thelen Youth can learn animal care and quality assurance practices about beef, dairy, horses and swine without leaving their home! Although the cold temperatures are keeping youth inside, it is the perfect time to encourage ...
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TCBY, a US-based franchise yogurt chain, has partnered with Silk Almondmilk to create vegan offering, Silk Vanilla Almond Fro-Yo. A new addition to TCBY's dairy-free frozen yogurt line, the Silk Vanilla Almond Fro-Yo will be available in ...
Snyder’s of Hanover has launched two new, boldly-flavored gluten-free pretzel varieties, providing tasteful, innovative options for those in search of gluten-free snacks. Available in a Honey Mustard & Onion or Hot Buffalo Wing ...
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United Dairy Power, an Australian milk supplier, is in talks with Origo Partners, a Beijing-based private equity firm, over a sale of the company for about $70m. Established in 1999, United Dairy operates two factories at Jervois and ...
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Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, is geared up to invest around £75m in its Cadbury plant in Bournville, Birmingham. The investment will be used to upgrade equipment at the facility over the next three ...
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Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (MG) today announced that as a result of Saputo Inc (Saputo) acquiring a controlling interest in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB), it intends to seek the consent ...
Dairy Facts 2013, provides a comprehensive overview of 2012 sales, consumption and production data for the dairy foods industry. With more than 100 pages of industry facts and figures, the booklet offers an excellent summary of the overall ...
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Wisconsin farmers didn’t have their best year ever in 2013, but they didn’t miss it by much. “They earned about $3.75 billion in total net farm income, $600 million more than in 2012 and just short of the record of $3.8 ...
To help dairy companies understand the next proposed rule to be released under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), IDFA will host a webinar on “Sanitary Food Transportation” on February 14, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. ...
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Tetra Pak, a Switzerland-based provider of food processing and packaging solutions, has introduced a latest version of Tetra Therm Aseptic Flex. The Tetra Therm Aseptic Flex is an aseptic processing unit for indirect UHT treatment of ...
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German officials have identified one beef cow with a case of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), the fatal neurological disorder also known as “Mad Cow Disease.” This is Germany’s first reported case since 2009. The ...
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Even with a heavy dose of snow, ice and freezing temperatures early in the new year, the hay trade in Oklahoma remains extremely sluggish. That’s the observation of Jack Carson, market reporter for the Oklahoma Department of ...
Despite alfalfa’s declining acreage and use in many dairy rations, alfalfa breeders are excited about the legume’s future. The past two years, two companies have been putting considerable effort into building up their ...
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Back in the Middle Ages, Central Europeans were already capable of digesting milk, yoghurt and cheese just as well as us today. Researchers at the University of Zurich's Centre for Evolutionary Medicine have discovered that the population ...
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