On-demand: Webinar on global vs local sourcing Should feed producers source their raw materials globally or locally? A recent webinar that touched on this...
EuroTier postponed until February 2021 The world’s largest international animal production show EuroTier that takes place in Germany will be postponed...
Farm report, Germany: Less labour, higher animal value The goals at this farm are to produce good, uniform, and healthy youngstock that calves at a younger age with...
Farm report, Germany: Dairy farming a different way pays off About 370 of Rainer Schmitt’s dairy cows are grazing in two groups. Only the close up group of cows are in the...
Udder health: The type of somatic cells is key A German milk lab uses advanced milk-testing technology to help farmers make better herd level decisions.
Schmallenberg virus spreading in the UK The Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in the UK has recently detected Schmallenberg (SBV) virus in 8...
Lely to sell forage business, focus on dairy Lely, plans to sell its forage business, which produces forage harvesting machines to AGCO Corporation, a global...
From the field to the cow’s health:... Silage is a good source of fibre, with the added value of high energy and high digestibility for dairy cows....
Diversifying in an unstable milk market At a farm in France, owned by eight entrepreneurs, the focus lies on increasing efficiency and on new...
Healthy udders ‘special’ at upcoming EuroTier At EuroTier 2016, taking place at Hanover’s Exhibition Grounds from 15 to 18 November, the ‘Healthy udders...
German farmer Heusmann worried about milk prices Jan Heusmann, a dairy farmer in the far north of Germany, is getting excellent results with his herd of 430 cows...
Dubai farm to focus on good quality fodder and animal... Al Rawabi Dairy, located in Dubai area, is able to produce a top production of 36 litres per cow per day....
US dairy cows produce the most milk Cows in Denmark and the United States produce the most milk. On third position is the Netherlands. This is...
Alarming milk market figures in Germany German producers are making heavy losses. This is according to figures on German milk production costs recently...
Dutch dairy co-op pays farmers bonus to limit milk... One of Europe’s major dairy companies has decided to pay its dairy farmers a bonus if they do not increase or in...
Webinar to share latest insights on BVD Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health hosts the first live web congress informing about the major cattle disease...
Heat stress: an increasing risk for European cows As climate change becomes an omnipresent issue in global agriculture, heat stress in Europe will become an...
Milk quota ends, new limiting factors arise The recent abolition of the European milk quota system paves the way to increase production and to increase the...