Cow that crossed EU border illegally is saved A cow that wandered over a European country border illegally has escaped a slaughter sentence following a...
When do cows have the need to huddle? Cows like to huddle. But why do animals do this? And why especially in the summer? In this blog, I explain more.
New ’Beefie’ app for worry-free cattle weighing The Hungarian startup Agroninja will debut its new smartphone app to weight cattle, without touching them, to...
IFCN: More milk needed by 2030 Between now and 2030, growth of worldwide demand for milk and milk products will be 3 times the level of current...
FAO Food Price Index pushed by dairy prices Dairy prices jumped significantly in May, having a direct effect on the FAO Food Price Index.
Danish farmers on top of biosecurity Biosecurity is key on a dairy farm. But are farmers sufficiently aware of this. This was explored among a group...
2 reasons why activity monitoring matters for reproduction If an open cow costs € 2 per day, then a single missed heat can cost you € 42. In today’s dairy economy that’s a...
UK farmers encouraged to kill badgers for a bounty Farmers in England are being encouraged to cull badgers and receive a bounty of £50 (€ 57, US$?67) per head in a...
Udder health: The type of somatic cells is key A German milk lab uses advanced milk-testing technology to help farmers make better herd level decisions.
Dairy Global to host seminar on Smart Dairy Farming How can we take technology from concepts to practical implementation in a dairy farm. And how can we automate...
New UK dairy centre: Robotic milking at the forefront One of the UK’s leading universities has just opened a new state of the art £6million (€ 6.85million) centre for...
Monitoring transition cows: New guides and tools The transition is a challenging period for the dairy cow. Animal health company Elanco is putting more effort...
OIE presents global cattle disease update The cattle disease peste des petits ruminants is not yet under control and lumpy skin disease keeps spreading....
Mycoplasma NZ: 126,000 cows to be culled A major cull of cattle has been announced in New Zealand by the government in a bid to eradicate the dreaded...