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Ntsikelelo Baleni is the dairy manager at Morningside Farm in KwaZulu-Natal. As part of the Future Farmers Foundation he did an internship in Australia, adding valuable skills to his resumé. Photos: Judy Stuart
17-10-2024 | Article

Cultivating a skilled dairy farm workforce in South Africa

Dr Ainhoa Valldecabres from Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre in Ireland (top left), Dr Bruno Cappellozza (bottom left) global technical product manager, Beef & Dairy at Novonesis, Sunita Sahota-van Es, Specials editor (middle), and Dr Kristian Witt (right) from the Global Animal Business Unit at Novonesis. Photo: Misset
16-10-2024 | News

Webinar on demand: Enhancing the health and performance of transition cows

Sustainable grazing management reduces soil erosion and the amount of barnyard runoff and enhances pastures productivity. Photo: Canva
16-10-2024 | Article

Achieving a sustainable dairy industry

Photo: Misset
15-10-2024 | News

New Zealand’s dairy season begins strong

The largest challenges across the wider supply chain are attracting qualified people with the correct skill sets for the modern manufacturing environment and attracting more women and younger people into the sector as a career choice. Photo: Canva
15-10-2024 | News

UK: Arla Foods calls for government help amid labour shortages

Photo: World Dairy Expo
14-10-2024 | News

Jersey crowned ‘Supreme Champion’ at the World Dairy Expo

The project will be the first in the world to pioneer biomass feedstock production from gases and microorganisms that thrive in the extreme conditions found at geothermal sites. Photo: Canva
14-10-2024 | News

Producing feed from greenhouse gases – a pioneering project

In Russia, cream production jumped by 23% to 146,500 tonnes, cottage cheese production by 9% to 334,500 tonnes, and yoghurt by 13% to 330,600 tonnes. Photo: Canva
11-10-2024 | News

Dairy production in Russian shows moderate growth

In addition to a vaccine bank, a relatively new Canadian government organisation called Animal Health Canada has established the ‘FMD Project’, which includes the development of a Vaccination Implementation Support Structure and an Integrated Emergency Response Plan. Photo: Henk Riswick
10-10-2024 | News

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank being established in Canada

Supplementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in ruminants’ diets improves gut wall adhesion, minimises pathogenic bacteria colonisation, and increases feed intake and growth performance. Photo: Canva
09-10-2024 | Article

Yeast in dairy cow diets: the benefits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

To develop vaccines to curb methane emissions, researchers are focusing on methane-forming microbes in the gastrointestinal tract of cows. Photo: Canva
08-10-2024 | News

A race for vaccines to curb methane emissions

To promote exports, Argentina has facilitated currency devaluation to make dairy products more competitive in the global market. Photos: Canva
07-10-2024 | Article

Argentina’s economic crisis impacts dairy production

Under World Trade Organization rules, China must substantiate that the EU provides unfair subsidies to its dairy industry to impose tariffs. Photo: Canva
04-10-2024 | News

Impact of Chinese export restrictions on European dairy

In response to lower production figures, dairy cooperatives have increased milk prices. Photo: Canva
03-10-2024 | News

Irish dairy farmers can expect a higher income