Tag: dairy
Organics May Soon Be Too Costly For Most Consumers
Let the irony of healthy food becoming only accessible to the rich not pass unnoticed."In the past decade, organic food has moved into the mainstream, as more and more consumers have gotten creeped out by the use of...
Japan: Where has all the butter gone?
Unfortunately, worldwide food shortages are nothing new. It is not uncommon to hear such stories reported from developing countries, but now wealthier, more industrialized nations are feeling the effects as well....
The Clintons & Monsanto-A Profitable Family Affair
Though this article deals only with Bill Clinton's sleezy yet profitable involvement with Monsanto, GMO's, and mega-agribusinesses, Hillary's self-serving ongoing involvement with Monsanto is also well...
Dairy Australia committed to Indonesian market
"An Australian Embassy media release on Saturday said the seminar, hosted by the peak body for the Australian dairy industry, Dairy Australia, was been warmly welcomed by Australia`s Senior Trade Commissioner, Rod Morehouse. "We are very pleased to have Dairy Australia in...
Organic food prices way high
All food prices are up lately, but organic food is particularly hard on the wallet. This New York Times feature takes a look at why."Shoppers have long been willing to pay a premium for organic food. But how much is...
British Columbia: New TOP COP "Teatless"
By Barry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMeet the Honourable John van Dongen, once again another "Former Dairy Farmer " and British Columbia's New Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety and TOP COP for Police...
China Blames US for Tainted Dairy Products, 100 c...
China Blames US for Tainted Dairy Products 100 sick China Radio Internationals world-wide broadcast today is blaming the United States for Tainted Calcium that caused more than 100 children to get sick. The...
Genetic Roulette. Eat Up!
"This article discusses the potential health risks of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). It draws on some previously used material because its importance bears repeating. It also cites three notable books and...
Milk, Can it harm you?
Milk Can it harm you? Well Yes, would be the short anther! How ever not because ofTB nor due to expiry dates being over looked.No the problem is one that has not been proven yet, at leastnot a 100%, and since Science iswhat it is, slow and meticulous, it will take some...
Bull calves slaughter in UK on agenda
"An influential forum of UK beef and dairy organisations, retailers and animal welfarists is backing a set of potentially far-reaching aims in a bid to solve the problem of the UK dairy industry's black-and-white male dairy calves.
What is the problem?
Until now, many of...
Supercarrot to the rescue!
It's a root veggie...it's a tuber...no, it's supercarrot! That's right--US scientists have apparently engineered a high-calcium carrot that could fortify your bones without fattening up your butt. "Someone eating the...
Supermarkets fined £116m for dairy price fixing
After agreeing to co-operate with the Office of Fair Trading some of the supermarkets have admitted collusion whilst Lactalis McLelland, Morrisons and Tesco deny the allegations."Supermarket giant J Sainsbury has...
New Zealand farmers are creaming it
This is a fantastic "good news story" from the dairy farming sector in New Zeeland. Under the guidance of local dairy giant Fonterra, plus efficient farming systems combined with skyrocketing commodity prices, we are...
Dairy Farmer Fed Woman With Cattle Hormone To Ind...
"A US dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soft drink containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force abortions in cows, police said.
William Stanley Sutton III, 25, added ProstaMate last week to a soft drink he gave to 21-year-old...
Foot and mouth contained, claims British PM
Everyone who was involved in containing this deserves a pat on the back! Great News!"Foot and mouth contained, claims British PM
ADRIAN CROFT
Reuters
August 10, 2007 at 10:55 AM EDT
LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown reassured farmers on Friday that an outbreak of foot...
