World Dairy Expo Canceled Due To Coronavirus

Due to concerns related to the coronavirus, this year’s World Dairy Expo in Madison has been canceled.

“Our collective heart is heavy as we share with you that World Dairy Expo 2020 has been cancelled,” said the event’s general manager Scott Bentley in the press release. “We know how much this hurts; we feel it, too. Please know other options were explored and considered by the World Dairy Expo Executive Committee and staff.”

For additional information, including answers to frequently asked questions related to the cancellation, please visit worlddairyexpo.com.

To learn more, check out this article by Bridgit Bowden from Wisconsin Public Radio.

Dairy Herd Management Market 2019 Global Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast To 2025 | The NyseNasdaqLive News

Looking for some information regarding the outlook of dairy herd management? This article takes a deep dive into some key industry research and trends from 2019:

“Dairy herd management is a process that manages and regulates the health & productivity of dairy animals and is viewed as a cost saving process as it implements techniques of smart farming. Dairy herd management systems offer numerous benefits such as enabling dairy farm managers to keep count of animals, inspect & respond to livestock behaviour, record their conception rate, calf age, births, and promptly detect health related issues faced by the cattle.

These management programs also include vaccination programs for prevention from diseases, parasite control measures and some blood tests too for the better management of health of the animals. Moreover, this management system is developed to increase overall efficiency and production in dairy herd farming with reduced cost and lesser time. Whereas, earlier dairy herd farming practices needed more time, labour, and high cost. […]”

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A2 Milk Market 2020 Trends, Market Share, Industry Size, Opportunities, Analysis and Forecast by 2026 | Instant Tech Market News

In 2018 the A2 Milk Market was valued at $5.13 Billion. By 2026, it is projected to potentially reach $26.3 Billion. In this article Instant Tech Market News takes a deep dive into the global market for A2 Milk:

“In the report, we thoroughly examine and analyze the Global market for A2 Milk so that market participants can improve their business strategy and ensure long-term success. The report’s authors used easy-to-understand language and complex statistical images, but provided detailed information and data on the global A2 Milk market. This report provides players with useful information and suggests result-based ideas to give them a competitive advantage in the global A2 Milk market. Show how other players compete in the global A2 Milk market and explain the strategies you use to differentiate yourself from other participants. […]”

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Enhanced Oregon CAFO Inspections Clear Key Committee | Capital Press

In this article, Mateusz Perkowski discusses how the Oregon Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously Thursday to approve Senate Bill 1513. This bill would require a preliminary and final inspection of large CAFOs before they begin operating.

“A bill backed by Oregon’s dairy industry that would heighten inspection requirements for building large “confined animal feeding operations” has passed a key legislative committee.

At a Feb. 13 hearing, the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 1513, which would require a preliminary and final inspection of large CAFOs before they begin operating.

Oregon’s farm and water regulators would also have to determine that large CAFOs — those with more than 2,500 mature dairy cows — have legal and reliable water supplies before animals are brought to the facilities.

The bill will now be considered by the Senate Rules Committee, which isn’t subject to legislative deadlines affecting other committees. […]”

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Dairy Industry Works to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Cut Costs | Lancaster Farming

In this article,

“New York’s dairy industry has made great strides in reducing its carbon footprint and related environmental impacts, with an added bonus of cutting operational costs.

“Our science is getting better, our ability to formulate diets is getting better,” said Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University professor of animal science. “The ability to measure nutrient flux on the whole farm system has improved. As we advance our understanding of nutrient use — nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium — we have really large reductions of those things entering the environment.”

“In every category we’re down 15-31%,” he said. “That’s amazing progress. There’s no state in the union that’s made that kind of progress.” […]”

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India offers US dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal with Trump | International Business Times

“India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during US President Donald Trump’s first official visit to the country this month, people familiar with the protracted talks say.

India, the world’s largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy imports to protect the livelihoods of 80 million rural households involved in the industry.

But Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to pull all the stops for the US president’s Feb. 24-25 visit, aimed at rebuilding bonds between the world’s largest democracies.

In 2019, Trump suspended India’s special trade designation that dated back to 1970s, after Modi put price caps on medical devices, such as cardiac stents and knee implants, and introduced new data localization requirements and e-commerce restrictions. […]”

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