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【Science for Kids】 Happy World Milk Day! – All the tidbits about milk cows – (June 1, 2013)

The World Milk Day was set on June 1 by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization to draw attention to the benefits of drinking milk and to the whole dairy industry. Let’s make this day an opportunity to learn about milk cows! Cow Quiz 1: How are black and white spotted markings of Holstein cattle laid out? Dr. Popoloo: The best-known dairy cattle breed in the world is Holstein with distinctive black and white color patterns. Did you know that there are rules to how the patterns are laid out on a cow’s body? Popolee: Don’t the patterns just pop up randomly? Dr. Popoloo: No, you can’t classify cows … Continue reading

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【Editorial】 The recovery of the rice market prices – overcoming of aftereffects and stabilizing the market are indispensable (April 10, 2013)

  The sales of rice harvested in fiscal 2012 are now in its final stage, without marking a decline in prices as some had feared. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ relative price for 60 kilograms of brown rice is at a level of around 16,500 yen, 1,300 yen up from last year. Compared with the nightmare of fiscal 2010, when rice prices plummeted to around 12,000 yen, this year’s prices are about 3,800 yen higher, which is about the same level as 10 years ago. Some buyers complain about the recent price increases, but the prices have only increased to the level a little higher than that before … Continue reading

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【Editorial】 Negotiations on milk prices stuck on a rough passage — dairy farmers put under serious distress (April 9, 2013)

  The producer-processor milk price negotiations for fiscal 2013 are going far from smoothly. The situation could do serious harm to the domestic dairy farming. Dairy farmers and the dairy industry should work together to raise milk prices as quickly as possible, while improving safety net for the dairy industry. Designated fresh milk producers and dairy products processors both have been trying to settle negotiations for milk prices before the end of fiscal 2012, but have failed to narrow their differences so far. Considering the fact that prices for several products have gone up this month, milk prices staying the same is a problem which should be solved urgently. The … Continue reading

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