Here we will focus on issues relevant to the DFA member. Below you will find some helpful links. These will change periodically, so be sure to visit us again soon! Occasionally, links are to articles in .pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat to view.

News

Guidance for Industry

Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance

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Charm now offers 6 out of 6 Beta-lactam testing

ROSA:  SL6 Beta-lactam test for raw commingled milk

Links

Dairy.com is the industry's first and only electronic commodities exchange and Internet-based service provider focused on serving the dairy industry.

Agweb.com provides information on the markets, the weather, relevant news and links, as well as the opportunity for online discussion through message boards.  Also available on this site is access to Dairy Today, a magazine for America's dairy producers.  

The Foodborne Illness Education Information Center provides a large number of links on animal health and food safety on the farm.  Both government and non-government sites are listed.  Below are several links from that site.  If you would like to view the full list, please click here.    

Government Sites

• Animal Production Food Safety Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension Service

• Managing Farm Manures for Food Safety (.pdf) Food Standards Agency    

• National Animal Disease Center USDA ARS

Non-Government Sites

• Ten Steps to a Safe Kitchen

• Animal Production Food Safety Penn State University

• On Farm Food Safety Food Safety Network

Archived Articles

• On Farm Testing for Pathogens on the Horizon(.pdf)

• Yeast Mastitis in Cows (.pdf)

• Milk Production - National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Kansas State University - Dairy News Articles
• Managing Heat Stress in Cattle (.pdf)
• The Infection Process of Mastitus: understanding and managing the host-parasite relationship (.pdf)