Farm visits

When the cows comes in from summer grazing to the barn, they are given approximately 1 tonne of wholeseed for the first month, after which they are fed with grass silage. Photos supplied.

10-11-2023 | Article

What it takes to manage 200 organic dairy cows in Denmark

Cows are kept indoors all year round and fed a TMR. Photos: Yoel Strauss

12-10-2023 | Article

Israel dairy farm: “Regulations are becoming harder to comply with”

Nathalie and Jean-Louis Mairet among grazing cows. Photo: Gaec Mairet family

05-10-2023 | Article

French farm achieves higher milk price from milk robots

Schrijver says he is very dedicated to improving the Canadian dairy industry. “It means a lot to me to leave a good industry to the next generation of dairy farmers.” Photo: Gert Schrijver

22-09-2023 | Article

Dutch farmer dedicated to improving dairy in Canada

Peter Suter started the company in 1992 with his wife Helen with 13 hectares, 80,000 kilos of milk quota and 15 sows. “We were able to grow through cooperation, good results and successful investments.”

20-09-2023 | Article

Swiss dairy: Youngstock in the meadows and a focus on team work

The dairy cows apparently thrive in the dry and cold climate in Alberta, where summer is only four months long and the temperature difference between summer and winter is from plus 35℃ to minus 40℃ in winter.

04-09-2023 | Article

Canadian prairie cows thrive in the climate

Paul milks 750 cows in south-west Victoria in Australia. Photos: Chris McCullough

24-08-2023 | Article

First robotic rotary makes big impression on Australian dairy

The Biggs have a herd of Jerseys, Frieslands and crosses between the two. Photo: Lindi Botha

20-07-2023 | Article

SA dairy farm: a perfect balance between input and output

An aerial view shows the grazing land on the left and solar panels on the right. Photo: Floating Farm

19-07-2023 | Article

VIDEO: Catching up with the ‘floating’ cows in the Netherlands

The look of the operation is picture perfect, with asphalt around the stables. Photos: Koos Groenewold

03-07-2023 | Article

A dairy farm heading for rapid growth in Germany

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24-02 | Article

US dairy shift: Fewer farms, bigger herds, higher efficiency

21-02 | Article

Indonesia’s road to higher milk production

Why are some of South Africa’s farmers concerned about the Expropriation Act?

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