Milking

World Dairy Expo recognises outstanding producers and influential leaders in dairy

24-03 | News

World Dairy Expo recognises outstanding producers and influential leaders in dairy

Training farm workers enhances knowledge, satisfaction, and compliance with milking protocols, leading to improved milk quality and udder health as well as increased job satisfaction. Photo: Canva

13-01 | Article

From lower SCC to higher milk quality – advantages of a well-trained dairy workforce

Dairy farmers continue to face the same shortage of domestic workers as all of agriculture, but they do not have access to the H-2A farmworker programme. Photo: Canva

07-01 | News

US dairy labour: Mass deportation of illegal workers

On the consumer market, sales of organic dairy, like all other such food products, are continuously declining. Photo: Canva

19-12-2024 | News

Organic milk now represents under 5% of milk production in France

Costs linked to the reduction in emissions must not be borne solely by farmers and consumers, according to a new report by the UK government’s Environment and Climate Change committee. Photo: Koos Groenewold

17-12-2024 | News

UK government: methane reductions must not come at a cost

Increasing milking frequency to up to 3 times per day increases milk yield. Photo: Canva

12-12-2024 | Article

7 factors that impact milk production and quality

Farmers from Boyolali in Central Java brought their fresh milk to the city centre and protested by ‘bathing’ in the milk. Photo: Arief Budiman, Radar Solo

04-12-2024 | News

Chaos in Indonesia – processors urged to buy local milk

Under the PDO standards, dairy manufacturers are required to source only Bulgarian milk and at least 70% of local feed. Photo: Canva

29-11-2024 | News

Labelling standards divide Bulgarian dairy sector

It is speculated that stolen butter is not just being sold to the general public, but to owners of restaurants and bakeries dealing with higher ingredient, heating, labour and tax costs. Photo: Canva

25-11-2024 | News

Butter makes headlines in North America

Just how much milk is being dumped has been hard to quantify. Now, data from a new study that will appear in the January issue of the journal Ecological Economics notes that 6-10 billion litres of milk have been dumped since 2012. Photo: Canva

28-10-2024 | News

Dumping milk in Canada: New data quantifies the problem

Sustainability & Welfare - striking the right balance

Cherkizovo is heavily investing in the environment protection campaign. Photo: Cherkizovo

22-10-2020 | Article

Russia embraces new trends

Photo: Jake Freestone

22-10-2020 | Article

Cover crops create new feed opportunities

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