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Research has shown the direct benefits of feeding a postbiotic feed additive to dairy cows on their udder health. Photo: Cargill
15-02-2024 | News

Udder health: Harnessing the power of postbiotics (Part 2)

RABDF Chair Robert Craig, left, congratulates Bisterne Farm's George Brown and James Dunning, with NMR MD Mark Frankcom. Photo Chris McCullough
15-02-2024 | News

Crossbred dairy herd in England wins coveted Gold Cup award

If hay is stemmy or unpalatable to some animals, you might be able to chop it finer or better incorporate it into the ration. Photo: Ronald Hissink
14-02-2024 | Article

Ways to optimise forage management for dairy herds

The announcement has been welcomed by the farming community. Tom Bradshaw, NFU deputy president, said the expansion of PCR testing was a significant step. Photo: Mark Pasveer
13-02-2024 | News

UK gov widens scope of PCR testing for bovine TB

Milk powder is one of the most competitive Russian export commodities, according Dmitry Krasnov, director of Agroexport. Photo: Canva
13-02-2024 | News

Russia boosting powdered milk exports to China

In their study published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers found that measuring non-verbal communication (in addition to common verbal communication) between vets and farmers during routine herd health consultations, is key to unlocking barriers for adopting biosecurity measures. Photo: Van Assendelft Fotografie
12-02-2024 | Article

Drivers and barriers in disease control and welfare in dairy

According to the latest Situation and Outlook Report from Dairy Australia, milk production in Australia will remain steady over the 2023-2024 season.
09-02-2024 | Article

Dairy prices up, Chinese dairy demand still uncertain

Hydroponic fodder systems produce fresh forage daily. These forages can be of high quality, adding to the nutritional value of the feed source.
08-02-2024 | Article

What is the future for hydroponic fodder systems for dairy cows?

Last year, the UK exported £198.1 million of food to Canada, with cheese being one of the top two products. Photo: Canva
07-02-2024 | News

Food safety measures row halts UK-Canada free trade talks

Vows receiving most of their concentrate within the milking robot did not show a higher numbers of unsuccessful milking visits. Photo: Canva
06-02-2024 | News

Impact of feeding too much concentrates at milking

In terms of provincial distribution, the more sustainable farms were mainly located in the provinces of Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, and were less represented than the rest of the farms in Gelderland, North Holland, and Drenthe.
05-02-2024 | Article

Do sustainable dairy farms perform better economically?

Following earlier protests in Germany, thousands of farmers blocked the main roads in France with their tractors. (Generic) photo: Canva
05-02-2024 | News

European Commission cracks as farmers protests intensify

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid
02-02-2024 | News

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

Good indicators of udder health are bulk tank somatic cell count and the rate of mastitis incidence. Photo: Cargill
01-02-2024 | News

Udder health: Harnessing the power of postbiotics (Part 1)

Scientists examined the effects of dietary CP content and supplementing a low CP diet with dietary starch or rumen-protected Met (RPMet) on the performance, metabolism and nitrogen-use-efficiency (NUE) in dairy cows fed a red clover and grass-based silage. Photo: Canva
01-02-2024 | News

Feeding dairy cows lower crude protein diets