A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.
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A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.
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Made possible through the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation, the funding will support small and mid-sized organic dairy producers.
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The current system effectively requires organic dairy producers to subsidize their conventional counterparts, said Adam Warthesen, vice president of government and industry affairs at Organic Valley. He also believes that costs for organic dairy farmers will go up because of the new pricing structure.
Read Article The USDA’s January data shows that organic milk sales, at 276 million pounds, were up 6.5% from a year ago and represented 7.2% of total milk sales in the month.
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The Organic Dairy Data Collection Act would enhance data collection at the USDA to better understand the costs associated with producing organic milk.
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In 1950, Vermont was home to 11,000 dairy farms. Today, there are 508.
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Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, discusses the perilous situation.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Senator Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of 25 members of Congress in a push to get emergency relief for U.S. organic dairy and poultry farmers amid skyrocketing feed costs that are impacting the future viability of the industry.
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In the last few months alone, five dairies in Sonoma County — five generational farm families — have gone out of business.
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Worldwide demand for organic dairy products is growing, but U.S. producers face a number of challenges hindering their ability to capitalize.
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Some UK organic farmers are being paid a milk price that is lower than the price some of their non-organic competitors get.
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The New York Times finally takes a look at the perilous road ahead for small organic dairy farmers.
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Yesterday, nine organic organizations representing organic farmers and consumers delivered two petitions with 15,234 signatures asking Danone North America, owner of Horizon Organic, not to leave the Northeast.
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With Danone citing growing transportation and operational challenges in the industry, this decision will cause immeasurable harm to organic dairy farmers and their communities throughout New England and New York.
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Shoppers sought out dairy during pandemic because of its nutritional profile and the industry’s advances around sustainability, ethical sourcing and transparency.
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Bob Kirchoff, the CEO of Organic Valley, discusses policy changes needed to ensure a healthy business climate and certainty for organic dairy family farmers.
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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will develop new science-based management techniques to boost productivity and economic efficiency.
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The USDA has missed its federally-mandated date to finalize the Origin of Livestock rule, whose absence is devastating many organic dairy farmers.
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Cornucopia’s new campaign is empowering a consumer response to the “factory-farm takeover” of organic agriculture.
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According to the Soil Association, sales of organic eggs grew by more than 12% last year.
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As the increase in subsidies from the European Union began to increase in 2017, so did the consumption of organic milk in schools.
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Many organic farming and trade groups have signed a joint letter urging Secretary Sonny Perdue to support the proposed Origin of Livestock rule and to end the delay in issuing a final rule.
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Chinese dairy company Mengniu is nearly set to take over Australia’s leading organic infant formula producer Bellamy for $1.5 billion.
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The transitioned acreage will help strengthen the company’s supply chain and bolster R&D efforts for new, plant-based cheese and butter products.
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