National News Archives

Organic dairy news we gleaned from the national press.
We archive a year's worth of news.

• May 29, 2008
  German dairy farmers dump milk in protest
  The New York Times
  German dairy farmers are pouring their milk down the drain as part of an effort to raise prices, which have declined by almost one-third even while food prices have sky-rocketed. The Federation of German Dairy Farmers said as much as 60% of the country's milk production in one day was wasted or diverted in protest of falling prices and the European Union's decision to raise production quotas.

• May 30, 2008
  NZ: Fonterra farmers set for income boost
  Source: just-food.com  

• May 27, 2008
  Organic milk is cream of the crop
  Newcastle University, UK 

• May 26, 2007
  Iowa dairy specializes in local organic market
  High Plains Journal
  Francis Thicke and his wife, Susan, own Radiance Dairy, an organic dairy located near Fairfield. They milk about 80 Jersey cows now, but the dairy started in 1980 when several families mutually purchased two Jersey cows for their own private raw milk supply.

• May 24, 2008
  Columbus-area creamery part of growing trend: processor, packager ...
  Portage Daily Register
  They looked like — well, like a Wisconsin dairy herd. What sets the cows apart, however, is what becomes of their milk. The same farmers who milk the cows also bottle it and sell it.

• May 20, 2008
  Acura reaches out to farmers
  Oneonta Daily Star
  Oneonta, NY, USA
  Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, made a local visit to discuss the farm bill legislation and what is still needed by area farmers. The meeting took place in the kitchen of Hartwick dairy farmer Clifford Brunner ...

• May 21, 2008
  Alexandre EcoDairy Farms
  Daily Triplicate
  Crescent City, CA, USA
  Profile of a 10-year-9ld organic dairy where, on the main farm alone, they milk 1400 cows. In all, the company produces 12000 gallons of certified organic milk a day, which they mainly sell to Humboldt ...

• May 16, 2008
  Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary
  Grist Magazine
  Consumer food prices are rising across the board, but have reached particularly elevated levels for organic dairy; meanwhile, the price dairy farmers get for their milk changed little, while their cost of doing business has jumped.

• May 13
  Organic Milk: Are You Getting What You Pay For?
  Consumer Affairs
  Organic milk is one of the biggest areas of growth in the dairy industry, making up three percent of all US milk sales and growing at a ...

• May 10
  Franciscan Order cites high cost of feed in decision to terminate organic dairy
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA
  The Franciscan Order's Saint Anthony Farm produces some of the region's best-selling organic milk and butter. By next March, the rehabilitation center owned and operated by the Franciscan ...
  

• May 8
  'Saudi Arabia of Milk' Hits Production Limits
  New Zealand Dairy Thirsts for Capital, A Big Issue in Food
  Wall Street Journal
  
  
• April 27
  Volatility in dairy business will begin to affect organic milk prices
  TMCnet
  Jim Miller of Columbus, WI, says he's consistently made decent money since he switched to organic, something he couldn't always claim as a conventional dairy farmer. And sales of his product have soared. The overall organic dairy market grew sevenfold ...
  
  
• April 20
  Small creamery has fresh attitude
  Wisconsin State Journal
  Springbrook Organic Dairy, about 12 miles west of Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin, operates a dairy that bottles 280 to 350 gallons of whole milk a week with 25 cows.
  
  
• April 2008 Issue
  Global barriers to organic field crop production
  Brief overview of national and global issues that are holding back further growth in organic field crop production written by Lynn Clarkson, appears in the current newsletter of the Organic Trade Association.
  
  
• April 18
  Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles
  In some parts of the country, a loaf of organic bread can cost $4.50, a pound of pasta has hit $3, and organic milk is closing in on $7 a gallon. ...
  New York Times
  
  
• April 11
  Bill would help organic farmers
  Legislation introduced by an Oley Township Democrat would give financial support during a grower’s three-year transition from traditional agriculture.
  Reading Eagle, PA
  
  
• April 9
  The Food Chain:  As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation
  New York Times
  
  
• April 9
  What Grocers Teach Us About The US Economy
  Forbes, USA
  
  
• April 9
  Resistance to Ohio milk labeling restrictions grows
  FoodNavigator-USA - Montpellier, France
  
  
• April 5
  Feed supply, costs squeeze organic livestock farmers
  DesMoines Register, IA
  
  
• April 2: Some Good News on Food Prices
  The New York Times
  Higher costs for staple foods could spark a national conversation about why inexpensive food is not really such a bargain after all.
• April 1: Growing organic crops is complicated balancing act
  Agri-News, MN and IA
• March 27: How Green Is Organic Milk?
  Fox News
• March 20: Milking it
  Chico News & Review
  Each day, the business produces more than 12000 gallons of certified organic milk, which is sold and packaged by Humboldt Creamery. ...
• March 19: When Big Business Eats Organic
  New York Times Blogs
  Does your purchase of organic milk conjure up images of happy cows? Do you buy brands like Nature’s Farm and Nantucket Nectars because you want to support ...
• March 9
  The Feed: Fighting on a Battlefield the Size of a Milk Label
  New York Times
  
• FEB 26, 2008: Organic Trade Association Opposes Utah's Proposed Action on Dairy ... Earthtimes - London, UK. "This rule prevents organic dairy farmers and processors from truthfully communicating with retailers and consumers regarding federally regulated organic ..."
  
• FEB. 26, 2008: Aurora Organic Milk Class-Action Suits to Be Heard in St. Louis AZ Central.com - AZ, USA. The plaintiffs say Aurora claimed its milk was organic after willfully violating federal certification requirements. The USDA notified Aurora last April ...
  
• FEB. 24, 2008: Speaker at organic farming conference derides corporate agriculture La Crosse Tribune
  
• FEB. 22, 2008: Organic producers struggle to keep pace with rising demand La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse,WI,USA. Organic Valley last month saw a 17 percent jump in the amount of milk it bottled — in just one week, said Wayne Peters, president of Organic Valley’s board ...
  
• FEB. 7: On The Bright Side: Milford milk wins national award
  
• FEB 14: Dean Foods CEO sees organic milk prices increasing
  
• FEB 19: Organic dairying just keeps on growing
  
• FEB 20: The dairies are half-pint, but the flavor isn’t
  
• JAN 22, 2008: Cost crises compounds organic milk lull
  
• Fierce responses to FDA cloning safety report
  
• Pa. backs off milk-label change
  01/17/08
  
• Local organic dairy earns national award. Owners surprised by early recognition
  01/17/08
  
• Health care costs slamming farm families Study finds new measures needed to control costs Cheryl Tevis Successful Farming magazine Farm Issues Editor
  12/19/07
  
• The Way We Live Now Our Decrepit Food Factories
  12/16/07
  
• If It's Fresh and Local, Is It Always Greener?
  12/09/07
  
• Long term fears over New Zealand dairy costs
  12/05/07
  
• Farmers wage war over milk hormone
  12/05/07
  
• Shamrock Farms milks success against competitors
  11/30/07
  
• PA dairy label rule shelved
  11/28/07
  
• Price And Credibility Barriers To Buying Organic
  11/21/07
  
• Consumers Won’t Know What They’re Missing
  But the same argument could be made about organic milk. He also argues that absence labels such as "no artificial hormones" suggest that products without ...
  11/11/07
  
• Organic milk may help babies beat allergies
  11/11/07
  
• If the eaters make themselves heard, we might end up with something that looks less like a farm bill and more like the food bill a poorly fed America so badly needs
  11/04/07
  
• Down on The Farm,  Agricultural policy is not sexy.
  11/02/07
  
• Eat your words, all who scoff at organic food
  10/28/07
  
• State's tough new raw milk standards for upset consumers, farmers. The third case, earlier this year, did find listeria in Organic Pastures cream.
  10/26/07
  
• Five Easy Ways to Go Organic
  10/22/07
  
• Dairy cattle suffer less from lameness when reared organically
  10/20/07
  
• Senate farm bill proposal includes average crop revenue plan
  10/18/07
  
• Aurora faces lawsuits for organic violations
  10/17/07
  
• American Grassfed Association Rejects New USDA Grassfed Label
  10/17/07
  
• Complex factors behind rising milk prices
  10/7/07
  
• Co-op Grocers to Pilot Organic Fraud Protection Program
  10/4/07
  
• Organic farming comes to China
  
• An organic milk war turns sour Now that his dairy company has settled charges that it violated organic food standards, Aurora president Mark Retzloff wants to muzzle foes.
  10/2/07
  
• Can a dairy be big and organic?
  9/29/07
  
• Was Target's organic milk just regular? Claims that "organic" milk sold to Target and Wal-Mart was conventional highlight a dispute over dairy-farm practices.
  9/29/07
  
• USDA May Relax Standards for Organic Foods
  6/9/07
  
• Dairy Stripped of Organic Certification
  6/8/07
  
• Area Farm Owners See Rise In Organic Customers
  6/7/07
  
• Chico State opens organic dairy this week
  4/29/07
  
• Powerful senator wants to expand influence of organic foods in farm bill Organic industry leaders plead for more research dollars at hearing
  4/26/07
  
• Organic Milk Supply Expected to Surge as Farmers Pursue a Payoff
  4/20/07
  
• Organic Valley: GMO Alfalfa Will Devastate Organic Dairy Industry
  4/18/07
  
• Local conditions said prime for food production boom
  4/16/07
  
• Organics: A Poor Harvest for Wal-Mart After the retailing giant laid out ambitious plans to offer organic food last year, farmers say it's backing off
  4/12/07
  
• 'Access to pasture' rule could be delayed until 2009 Organic dairy industry continues to push for stringent feed and time requirements
  3/30/07
  
• In corn belt, ethanol boom a bust for ranchers. The alternative energy source has turned around dying towns, but the high price of corn makes it hard to raise livestock
  3/28/07
  
• Small dairy farmers face challenges in CA
  3/28/07
  
• Organic IS healthier, say food scientists
  3/26/07
  
• Organic Dairy Farmers Form FOOD
  3/15/07
  
• When Organic Isn't Really Organic
  3/14/07
  
• In the battle of organic food, where's the proof?
  3/14/07
  
• Ads miff dairy industry reps
  2/16/07
  
• Snyder: ‘It’s Going to Take All of Us to Get It Right’
  2/16/07
  
• Whole Foods won't sell meat from clones
  2/14/07
  
• U.S. Agency Violated Law in Seed Case, Judge Rules
  2/14/07
  
• Oregon’s dairy farmers get help with organic transition
  2/6/07
  
• Organic seal will soon mean 'clone-free', too
  2/3/07
  
• Organic dairy industry growing in North Carolina Organic Valley celebrates organic dairy pioneers at event
  2/2/07
  
• Progeny of cloned animals may be considered organic, says NOP
  1/31/07
  
• USDA's 2007 farm bill proposal slashes organic research funding
  1/31/07
  
• Is the organic milk glass half full, or half empty?
  1/30/2007