Lloyd Tiede never cries. “I have never seen my Dad cry besides when his father passed away,” said Adrianna Tiede, Lloyd’s daughter. But in a phone call with his daughter Thursday, Sept. 13, Tiede, 55, simply couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. And neither could she. “I could tell right when I picked up the phone that it wasn’t good news,” Adrianna said. “I answered and it was quiet on the other end.”
Another month, another quarter, and another 300 dairy farmers call it quits. Its no question that the dairy industry has been hurting that last few years. This year’s trade policies and regulation overloads have done little to help the fledgling industry.
COOL stands for Country of Origin Labeling. This is a law in place that requires retailers, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, to label certain foods with what country they originate from. Let’s explore some of the pros and cons of this labeling, and how it affected certain industries. The US and Canadian trade relationship had at one time been particularly disrupted.
Its no secret that California dairies are in a state of trouble. In the last 6 months alone we have seen smaller operations go out of business and even the closing of larger processing plants for the industry. But what are some of our neighboring dairy states doing to correct the problems for themselves, and can we learn something from them?
Share This: It’s time to reinstate COOL By; Victor Martino Contributing Editor R-CALF USA, the largest producer-only cattle trade association in the U.S., is calling on President Trump to restore COOL (country of origin labeling) for beef as part of
Share This: Who among us doesn’t love a cold glass of fresh milk and a few (just a few!) Oreo cookies? In 1937, National Milk Month was proclaimed as a way to promote drinking milk. This has since evolved to
Share This: Research Looks Into Better Biofuels, Less Greenhouse Gas and a Way to Fight Antibiotic Resistance The cow’s stomach microbiome is an underexplored resource, says UC Davis animal scientist Matthias Hess, that teems with microbial enzymes and metabolites promising
A man and a tractor can make all the difference. The machinery that allows us to shape the land and move the cattle can really make a difference. Here is a short about a man and his tractor, and how much its meant to him. What is your favorite piece of equipment and why?
A few years ago, my husband and I purchased 20 acres of land and a few cows. Our plan was to work on being small farmers, the kind of farmers with cows, chickens, and eventually vegetables and fruits. We wanted to sell them to the local community in our area. Things seems to be going well, but we had a lot to learn about farming…
Reinventing Dairy – With the ever changing health consciousness in American society, can Milk as a commodity survive in the long term? Or will California dairy continue to suffer until the end? Read more to find out some solutions that you may see the milk industry take in the future as it fights to stay relevant to consumers that continue to see it as a harmful industry.
