Industry & Markets

Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

"The price of raw materials was already increasing before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022," Philippe Chotteau, head of the GEB Economy Department of Idele, said at the Idele conference with 250 registrants. Photo: Philippe Caldier

14-04-2022 | News

Idele dairy conference: Impacts of Russian/Ukrainian war

Precision feeding in dairy cattle is progressing and in Canada, development of a new, highly-innovative system is well underway. Photo: Koos Groenewold

13-04-2022 | Article

New approach: Optimised precision feeding in dairy

Summit moderator Donatello Piras (left) and host Roland van der Post discuss the impressive outcome of the 3 day Global Feed Safety Summit in Berlin. Photo: Fabian Brockotter

11-04-2022 | News

Global Feed Safety Summit concludes with actionable results

The surveyed challenges were also addressed in a roundtable setting with Nick Major (GFLI), Alexander Romme (EFFPA), Maria Reyes Gutierrez (Nutrition International) and Heinrich Katz (Hermetia). Photo: Fabian Brockotter

08-04-2022 | News

Dealing with industry challenges at the Global Feed Safety Summit

Food security was the main topic for the panel discussion. Bas Geerts of Cefetra, Patrick Charlton of Alltech, Robert van der Zee of Cefetra, Eric Visser of Hamlet Protein and Jaana Kleinschmit at ADM were somewhat critical of the EU farm to fork strategy. Photo: Fabian Brockötter

07-04-2022 | News

Global Feed Safety Summit kicks off

The price Tesco pays its farmers for its milk is independently set on a quarterly basis and takes into account inputs such as feed, fuel and fertiliser, resulting, according to the company, in a price that is reflective of the cost of production.

05-04-2022 | News

UK’s dairy farmers to receive higher price for milk

Production in the backyard segment in most Eastern European countries has decreased in the past two decades. In Russia, the number has dropped faster than the authorities are ready to admit. Photo: Leo Tangelder

04-04-2022 | Article

Why is labour such an issue in Eastern Europe?

Utilising smart dairy technologies such as robotic milking facilities provide dairy farmers an upper hand when it comes to gradually drying cows off. Photo: Henk Riswick

01-04-2022 | Article

Drying off management on smart dairy farms

Dairy Diary: March business update

31-03-2022 | News

Dairy Diary: March business update

Interviews

Understanding the value of supply chain resilience in the dairy sector

10-07 | Interview

Understanding the value of supply chain resilience in the dairy sector

From field to feed: tackling mycotoxins and protecting animal health

30-06 | Interview

From field to feed: tackling mycotoxins and protecting animal health

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