Global market for ag robots to double in 5 years According to a recent study from Dutch ABN AMRO bank, the worldwide market for agricultural robots can double in...
Call on dairy farmers for M.bovis study Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is curently urging dairy farmers to help with a project to find out the...
Australian dairy farmers take control of their future A group of 5 dairy families from North East Victoria left their processor and started their own co-operative....
PepsiCo concerned over weakening dairy demand in Russia The Covid-19 pandemic has weakened the consumer demand for some categories of dairy products in Russia.
China: How education ensures dairy development Quality education is a vital part of the dairy sector’s development in China. This will ensure highly...
Russia: Milk quality under the spotlight A group of Russian scientists has conducted a throughout research of the Simmental cow breed genotype to...
Cautious Chinese buying in the months ahead China's economy seems to be strengthening but the global dairy import giant's appetite for trade may not be so...
Precision vital in cost-effective milk production If precision is key to cost-effective milk production, understanding the true energy values of fats will...
Dairy Diary: August business update What did the month of August unveil in the dairy industry? Let’s see what took place and what’s new.
European dairy sector: Coping during Covid-19 On 3 June 2020, French Livestock Institute Idele held a webinar on the preservation tactics used by the European...
Market highlights: Slower growth and curbed imports After the initial shock and drop in dairy prices at the start of the Covid-19 crisis, global prices seem to have...
Demand in China driving higher dairy prices Growing demand for dairy in China has resulted in higher global dairy prices. There were significant price...
New fund to add 50% more dairy capacity in India In order to support and enhance dairy production in the country, the Indian government has announced setting up...
Maintain cow health and fertility: Balance energy sources Balancing the correct choice of energy sources and buffer feeding is key to optimising dairy herd productivity,...
How pasture access impacts cow welfare Access to pasture or an alternative outdoor area is important - and scientists from Canada note that this can be...
Russia awaits green light for dairy exports to China Russian companies could get a green light to export new categories of dairy products – whole and skim milk...
Exit strategy for dairy farmers Global milk prices are at such a low level that it is very hard to make margins. This is particularly the case...
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...
Farm report US: Preparing to take over the family dairy farm Anna Hinchley knew from an early age that she was destined to take over the running of her family’s dairy farm...
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...
Interview: New Lely CEO on Covid and automation in farming Dutch agricultural machine manufacturer Lely appointed André van Troost as CEO at the start of this year. Here...
Feeding the future: A sustainable approach to dairy farming What does the science say? What is the data telling us? These questions driving conversations around human...
How to deal with low grass yields for dairy cows Dairy farmers need to deal with poorer grass and silage yields influenced by the contrasts in recent weather...
Milk analysis: Real-time technologies for better herd health In the case of dairy farmers, very rapid or real-time milk analysis technologies are now enabling the health...
6 tips for supporting ruminant feed safety Stakeholders around the globe will observe ‘World Food Safety Day’ (7 June), featuring the theme “Food Safety,...
From tradition to technology - empowering India's dairy... India is the top milk producer globally and it is also a country where traditional and modern farming practices...
Farm report: A peek at running a farm in Denmark Danish dairy farmer Jens Krogh normally sees hundreds of visitors per year at his 140 cow Kroghsminde organic...
Farm report Australia: Farmers make ends meet in an... Four years ago, in the middle of a dairy crisis, Australian farmers Shelley and Neil Walker were trying hard to...
Russian dairy sector pleads for government assistance The Russian Milk Union has recently appealed to the Russian government for assistance and to recognise that the...
Dairy cow supplement for milk with a lower carbon profile Adding 1% or less of a dried supplement of the red seaweed Asparagopsis armata to the diet of dairy cows, can...
Covid-19, US-Canada: Preventing migrant labour disruption Each year in the United States and Canada, tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers are brought in to work...
Farm report, Ireland: Balancing farm and family Dairy farm succession can be a touchy subject among families and usually involves a son taking over the...
Interview: Genome editing can reshape agriculture With climate change, increasing animal diseases and a more demanding consumer wanting fewer antibiotics used,...
Farm report: A Dutch farm where dairy cows live longer Chocolate-fed cows that live longer than the average dairy cow in the Netherlands are enjoying quite the life at...