Sentences with phrase «dairy farmers saw»

«Dairy farmers saw its effect on their livestock, and began to use it on their farm dogs to help their paws and other dry skin conditions,» he says.

Not exact matches

We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking for more international trade access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of Canadian farmers (over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.

Through the partnership between farmers and dairy processors, the state has seen Wisconsin specialty cheese sales outpace the cheese category overall and per capita consumption of cheese more than double since 1983.

Despite a flurry of milk price rise announcements from processors this week (see table below), many dairy farmers still face a gap between cost of production and farmgate milk price.

I've visited brands headquarters to learn more about the products and share with my readers, seen vegetable farms and dairy farms, met farmers, and learned about farm practices in person, and am always up for new ideas of ways to partner.

«We want to see increased use and uptake of innovative, new tools that help balance the price risk between farmer, processor and end user — and dairy futures could be one answer.»

Area dairy farmers who have lived through some tough times say they could see things get even worse.

According to the Wall Street Journal, New Zealand dairy farmers are facing the lowest pay prices they have seen in 13 years.

Media: See John Durie, «Saputo has to spill some milk to get MG in the fast lane» (The Australian, 2 March 2018), Carrie LaFrenz and Brad Thompson, «ACCC has issue with Victorian dairy plant in Saputo, Murray Goulburn deal» (AFR, 1 March 2018), Peter Hemhill and Simone Smith, «Saputo - Murray Goulburn deal: ACCC flags concerns» (The Weekly Times, 1 March 2018), Clint Jasper, «Competition watchdog raises concern over $ 1.3 b foreign takeover of Murray Goulburn» (ABC Rural, 1 March 2018), Sue Neales, «Saputo rebuffed on Murray Goulburn $ 1.3 bn bid over Koroit plant» (The Australian, 2 March 2018), Darren Gray, «Mega-milk deal sparks ACCC concern for farmers» (SMH, 1 March 2018).

Agri - Mark Inc., a dairy cooperative with about 1,000 members, saw three farmers take their own lives in the past three years.

It remains to be seen what the Tesco announcement last week can do to put dairy farmer confidence on a firmer footing in the UK.

Dairy farmers patience has been wearing thin as market indicators for dairy commodities soar to levels not seen since the highs of Dairy farmers patience has been wearing thin as market indicators for dairy commodities soar to levels not seen since the highs of dairy commodities soar to levels not seen since the highs of 2013.

Lower dairy prices for struggling farmers have seen impaired loans in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's $ 21 billion agricultural portfolio jump 36 per cent in the six months to December.

In spite of low farmgate prices for milk, the Irish dairy industry — with its 18,000 dairy farmers — is seen as a world leader, thanks in part to its Origin Green program.

See also, Kim Honan, «Woolworths dairy farmers given tick» (18 April 2013, ABC Rural)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture extends the deadline on a program that could see more farmers, especially those in the dairy industry, turning livestock waste into energy.

I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.

«We see coffee as a great way to tell the story about Pasture Promise free range milk as coffee shops have an opportunity to explain how they support farmers and growers through the ethical sourcing of both coffee and milk,» says Carol Lever, Director at the Free Range Dairy Network.

«So [government rate relief] is something that we see as a very practical and very simple process to assist the dairy farmers and others in the sector.»

There are other reasons to boycott Nestlé, such as concern over its exploitation of water resources (see Council of Canadians boycott call), treatment of dairy and coffee farmers, accusations of child slavery and labour in its cocoa supply chain and other issues (see report to the UN Global Compact office, 2009).

Dairy farmers in Upstate New York would benefit from an investment of more than $ 1 billion into a safety net program for family farmers who have seen prices drop by one - third or more since 2014, Schumer said.

A farm attraction which is not a working dairy farm may only have a couple of cows rather than a herd of cows, so the challenge for the farmer is to relate what the children see to the real world of farming, it's a form of «farm light».

Here your students may see what is offered at a county fair, read the stories of kid - farmers, or look at pictures of gardens, dairy farms, or farming families.

And since Irish (& European) dairy farmers haven't a bull's notion about competing in terms of actual international milk costs & prices, seeing nearly every dairy farmer ploughing money into bigger herds, farms, new milking parlours, etc. was actually pretty terrifying.

If you're heading to Townsville to see a concert or watch the footy, you will find a great range of hotels near Dairy Farmers Stadium that will put you a stones throw from the action.

The retreat of the glaciers might be seen simply as an inconvenience to Swiss dairy farmers and glaciologists were it not for the fact that the same trend is being noted in mountain glaciers around the globe.

In this series, we'll offer a deep dive into the pioneering work of one agroforestry initiative that is changing the lives of farmers across Kenya, and we'll see how the arrival of deep - pocketed consumer giants, dairy cooperatives, and flower - growers can accelerate these activities while slowing climate change — especially as new financing mechanisms come into effect under the Paris Climate Agreement.

Researchers from the University of Guelph followed farms that converted from conventional to organic dairy farming over five years to see if it really is viable and better for farmers; the answer appears to be yes.