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This latest £70m investment, said to be the largest ever in Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry, will expand the cheddar cheese facility at Dunmanbridge in County Tyrone. Photo: Dale Farm
22-05-2024 | News

£70m investment: Northern Ireland dairy co-op boosts cheddar production

This long-awaited law will ensure that Britain will never return to the dark days of exporting up to 2.5 million sheep and calves annually to Europe or beyond for slaughter or fattening. Photo: Chris McCullough
21-05-2024 | News

Great Britain becomes first European region to ban live animal exports

dairy product demand in Canada has waned for at least the last ten years, but different product categories are performing better than others. Photo: Canva
21-05-2024 | News

Will new initiatives raise dairy sales in North America?

5 questions answered on promoting resilience in dairy cows
20-05-2024 | Article

5 questions answered on promoting resilience in dairy cows

By enabling farmers to assess and reduce their carbon footprint, E-CO2 contributes to the larger objective of creating a more sustainable and regenerative agricultural sector. Photo: Alltech
20-05-2024 | Article

Assessing GHG emissions: Enhancing efficiency and sustainability

Sex-sorted semen (SS) allows dairy producers to control the ratio of bull to heifer calves and better manage their profits. Photo: Canva
20-05-2024 | News

Enabling genetic progress twice as fast in dairy

Estonia's dairy industry is not just thriving domestically, but also making its mark on the global stage. Photo: Canva
17-05-2024 | News

Estonia sets new dairy milk production records

VIDEO: Risks of H5N1 bird flu in dairy & people
16-05-2024 | Article

VIDEO: Risks of H5N1 bird flu in dairy & people

Paul Reynolds says there are a number of unique challenges facing dairy farmers in South Africa. Photos: Paul Reynolds
16-05-2024 | Article

Expanding a dairy farm in South Africa has its own challenges

Lactating camels generally produce between 1000-2,700 litres per lactation in Africa, but camels in South Asia were reported to produce up to 12 000 litres per lactation. Photo: Camelicious
15-05-2024 | News

Camel dairy investments are growing

The government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed “a very high probability of BTV-3 entering the UK and a very high probability of it spreading across ruminants in Great Britain. Photo: Canva
14-05-2024 | News

UK faces bluetongue fears, vaccine authorised in the Netherlands

The Agency recommends adopting a system of five welfare levels, from the highest (A) to the lowest (E). Level E corresponds solely to compliance with the requirements imposed by European legislation on animal welfare, whether during rearing, transport or slaughter. Photo: Canva
13-05-2024 | News

Why current animal welfare labelling is not enough

Findings suggest that Holstein heifers calving at younger ages have the potential to increase herd productivity.
10-05-2024 | Article

How age at first calving influences productivity and fertility

The farm, designed to house 18,000 heads of cattle, including 8,200 cows, is set to produce 240 tonnes of milk per day. Photo: Dennis Beek
10-05-2024 | News

Russia commences construction of its largest dairy farm

During the experimental period, milk yield was similar between the two groups but was higher in the spent hemp group compared to the control group during the withdrawal period. Photo: Canva
09-05-2024 | Article

Spent hemp biomass as a feed ingredient for dairy cows