The fourth article, by Greene and McBride, describes the state
of organic dairy production in the United States and continuing demand growth for organic dairy products, which was somewhat slowed during the recent recession.
Unfortunately, just as
U.S. organic dairy production was ramping up, the downturn in the U.S. economy started in late 2007 and organic milk sales actually declined 4 % between 2008 and 2009 — the only time in recent years that sales of conventional milk showed positive growth (Figure 1).
Organic dairy producers in California are also facing high organic feed grain prices and strong competition for their land from other high - value commodities, which could
weaken organic dairy production in that state (Thomas, 2014).
According to a General Mills press release, around 3,000 acres will be added to
organic dairy production within the next three years as a result of the partnership.
It is believed that Cohen would like to become less reliant on European milk powder and may use some of the $ 85 million cash he has stocked up to gain more exposure to
local organic dairy production.
Infant formula group Wattle Health is likely to be off the ASX for a month as it attempts to raise up to $ 75 million to help fund a push
into organic dairy production in a highly volatile sector.
General Mills has entered a strategic sourcing partnership with Wisconsin - based dairy cooperative Organic Valley that will help roughly 20 dairy farms add around 3,000 acres to
organic dairy production over the next three years.
But current federal farm policies make organic dairy farming more difficult than it needs to be, and tend to
reduce organic dairy production and consumption.
Prevalence of zoonotic or potentially zoonotic bacteria, antimicrobial resistance, and somatic cell counts
in organic dairy production: current knowledge and research gaps.
Although California had nearly a quarter of the certified organic milk cows in the United States in 2011, traditional milk - shed states still play large roles in
organic dairy production.
The three largest organic milk processors in the United States — Organic Valley, Horizon, and Aurora — illustrate different approaches to
organic dairy production.
Even if California production declines, continuing development of
organic dairy production in the traditional milk - shed states, lower feed grain prices, and diversity in the business models used for organic dairy production could support expansion of the U.S. organic dairy sector.
Northern Victorian dairy processor, Australian Consolidated Milk (ACM), is offering a guaranteed premium price of $ 8 a kilogram (milk solids) for two years to farmers who convert to
organic dairy production.
Premium Special is a trace mineral (including bioavailable complexed trace minerals) and vitamin product precisely formulated to optimize all aspects of
organic dairy production.
The objective of this review was to identify, evaluate, and summarize findings of all primary research published in English or French that investigated the prevalence of zoonotic or potentially zoonotic bacteria, bacterial resistance to antimicrobials, and somatic cell count (SCC) in
organic dairy production, or comparing organic and conventional dairy production.
Prevalence of zoonotic or potentially zoonotic bacteria, antimicrobial resistance, and somatic cell counts in
organic dairy production: Current knowledge and research gaps.