By Alexis Kienlen Glacier FarmMedia staff [UPDATED: July 23, 2018] Growing demand for organic milk not only has the provincial dairy association seeking more production but also more producers — just to make sure it never runs short. “We need more organic and we need to make sure that we don’t only have a few […]
Elsevier – Consumer demand for organic milk recently surpassed the available supply, with sales of organic products reaching $35 billion in 2014 and continuing to rise. As farms transition to organic production to meet demand, feeding strategies will need to be adapted to meet USDA National Organic Program requirements. Currently, agriculture accounts for approximately 9 […]
The production system is linked to healthier meat, egg and dairy products By Laura Rance OrganicBiz staff It’s unlikely that University of Toronto researcher Richard Bazinet will include on his resumé the fact that he had a whole room of farmers holding their noses during one of his presentations. But it was actually an effective […]
By Greg Berg OrganicBiz staff Livestock producers are always working to avoid mortalities, but they do happen and are an unfortunate part of production. In addition, dealing with the carcass afterward can be time consuming. On display at Manitoba Ag Days this past January, BioMulcher is designed to handle these dead animals by mechanically breaking them […]
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to two weeks ago, grower bids on feed grade organic grains were steady with instances of 50 cents higher. Food grade corn spot and contract activity moderate with demand light to moderate. Low protein food grade soybeans mostly 19.00 to 20.00 FOB, high protein food soybeans […]
By Lorraine Stevenson OrganicBiz staff During the summer, Daniel Gosselin’s and Suzanne Dufresne’s cows graze on pastures seeded to more than a dozen carefully chosen flowering plants. In winter, they move back indoors to a warm, spacious barn and switch over to a diet of dried fodder. The cow’s seasonal diet is the secret ingredient […]
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to two weeks ago, grower bids on feed grade organic grains were unevenly steady. Food grade corn trades limited on moderate demand. Food wheat traded unevenly steady on good activity and demand. Trade inactive on all other food grade commodities. Feed corn trade active on moderate […]
University of Veterinary Medicine-Vienna – The comfort and wellbeing of the animals is an important consideration when dairy cows are kept in barns. The freedom afforded by loose housing systems such as freestall cubicle barns promotes the natural behaviour and health of the animals. The widespread switch from tie-stall housing to loose housing has seen […]
By Laura Rance OrganicBiz staff With its narrow streets and houses chiseled into the rocks, the ancient charm of Monschau in the Eifel region of western Germany serves as an inspiration to farmers fighting to survive Europe’s deepening dairy crisis. Like the town that has reinvented itself through the centuries, some are mixing the old […]
By John Morriss OrganicBiz staff The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has invited comments on proposed changes to organic livestock and poultry production requirements. In a release, the USDA said the changes are intended to maintain confidence in organically labelled products, and are based on recommendations by the National Organic Standards Board […]
