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DAIRY EVENT: Investigations Continue In Great Milk Robbery
UK - In a follow up to its Great Milk Robbery Report the National Farmers' Union is laying down the gauntlet to milk processors and retailers to stop finding excuses and work with dairy farmers to explain why they are yet to see their fair share of better market returns.
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DAIRY EVENT: Combating Greenhouse Gases
UK - Dairy producers are in the driving seat taking responsibility and adopting a variety of measures towards mitigating climate change, RABDF chairman, David Cotton told a media briefing today, Tuesday 7 September, at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show, The NEC, Birmingham.
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Russia's Grain Export Ban Extended To 2011
RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his country's export ban on grain until at least the end of 2011, prompting further increases in wheat prices and fresh concerns about the impact on food prices.
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Milk It For All It's Worth!
UK - A new high profile campaign aimed to promote the consumption of milk among young people will launch this month.
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Blocking E. coli Bacteria Before They Move In
US - A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleagues have discovered key gene and chemical interactions that allow Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 bacteria to colonise the gut of cattle.
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DAIRY EVENT: Pneumonia Costs More Than £100/head
UK - In dairy heifer calves, pneumonia during the first three months of life has been found to reduce first lactation milk yield by 2.2 per cent and increase age at first calving by two weeks.
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Microbial Breakthrough Impacts Livestock Production
US - For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model.
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Dairy UK Unveils CAP Reform Recommendations
UK - Dairy UK has published its policy briefing covering the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the recommendations of the High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Milk.
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Poor Insemination Methods Threaten Dairy Industry
KENYA - Poor artificial insemination methods and farmers’ reluctance to breed male cows are holding back growth of dairy sector seen as a revenue stream for many poor Kenyans.
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DAIRY EVENT: Moving The Industry Forward
UK - We want to put agriculture on the map, said Nick Everington, Chief Executive of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF), speaking at the 2010 Dairy and Livestock Event.
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