Farm subsidies: Equal rules for all? The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) decides how much agricultural subsidies each EU...
Blaming each other for low milk prices At the moment, several regions around the world are blaming each other for the current low milk prices, seen...
Can we expect a European milk boost? After 3 months of the quota abolishment in the EU, I do have my thoughts about the current situation.
Disappointed New Zealand dairy farmers ask why Despite being about as far away from Europe as it’s possible to be, New Zealand dairy farmers have been watching...
Focusing on cost price Long term prognoses of the world's demand for dairy products are showing a bright perspective for farmers. A...
Do farmers influence milk prices? As farmers we always took the advice from some farmers unions to take the lead in setting milk prices. But what...
Is milk production growth as high as expected? As President of Global Dairy Farmers (www.globaldairyfarmers.com), a farmer and a consultant, the access to the...
Drought hits European dairy farmers European dairy farmers are suffering one of the worst droughts for decades, which has a knock-on effect on...
Growth in EU cattle feed production In 2017, a total of 159.1 million tonnes of compound feed was produced in the European Union, with cattle feed...
Cow that crossed EU border illegally is saved A cow that wandered over a European country border illegally has escaped a slaughter sentence following a...
New research claims health benefits of grass-fed milk A new research project into grass-fed dairy has suggested that organic milk has 62% more omega-3 than...
EU project in search of tech savvy dairy farmers The hunt is on to find 100 dairy farmers across 8 countries that are willing to participate in an EU wide farm...
Slight rise in EU cattle feed production The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 (Greece, Malta and Luxembourg excluded)...
Estonia’s ambitious plans for dairy Agriculture is deeply rooted in the Estonian tradition, but small dairy farms make room for large-scale dairy...
EU project to breed robust cows A new EU funded project will look into ways to increase the resilience of cattle to an increasingly changing...
EU cattle feed as good as stable The EU-28 volume of cattle feed increased by 0.1% in 2016, compared to 2015. This is according to data provided...
EU court: Only real milk can be named milk Soya milk could be a thing of the past as the European Union’s Court of Justice ruled the term ‘milk’ can only...
"Europe to be world leader in data use" Should we go for bigger farms and is data use really taking off now? Alexander Anton, secretary general of the...
Over 48,000 EU farmers to reduce milk production More than 48,000 milk farmers from across the EU have applied for support from the EU. This is according to the...
Factors that could increase milk prices Small movements in milk production and consumption are keeping milk prices at rather stable levels.
Building a new Jersey barn seems to be challenging Carsten Asmussen is a real cow-man. He is very shrewd, but not an entrepreneur who operates on a razor’s edge....
5 BSE cases confirmed in Europe EFSA has published its first EU summary report on the monitoring of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies...
"The working relationship between farmer and vet is vital" Dairy Global talked to John Fishwick from the British Veterinary Association about the current animal health...