Time for Dairies to Switch from Blanket Dry Cow Therapy To Selective Therapy?
19:25 | 27/08/2018
Dairies in the Netherlands are required by law to use selective dry cow therapy. The idea was to reduce antibiotic use, however, the industry has been surprised by the unexpected benefits they've experienced on-farm.
Another Hefty Fine for Dairy Pollution
20:20 | 17/08/2018
NEW ZEALAND - An Ōtorohanga farmer has been convicted and fined a total of $57,000 for discharging dairy effluent into the environment. This hefty fine comes within a week of a $41,000 fine imposed on a Reporoa farmer, also for dairy pollution.
Tara Follows Tnuva in Raising Dairy Product Prices
20:13 | 08/08/2018
ISRAEL - Tara Dairies is following in the footsteps of Tnuva by raising prices of its products that are not subject to price controls.
IFA: Minister Creed Needs to Deliver Real Measures to Help Farmers Affected by Drought
21:39 | 06/08/2018
IRELAND - While visiting a number of drought-hit farms in the South East yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy said that Minister Michael Creed needs to deliver real measures to help farmers on the ground.
Brucellosis Outbreak in Upper Austria Affects Dairy Cattle Herd
21:35 | 02/08/2018
AUSTRIA - Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Ulrich Herzog has reported an outbreak of brucellosis to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) at a dairy farm located in Upper Austria (Oberösterreich).
More Accurate Estimates of Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle Developed
20:06 | 24/07/2018
GLOBAL - Leading the worldwide effort to get a better handle on methane emissions from animals, an international consortium of researchers devised more accurate models to estimate the amount of the potent greenhouse gas produced by dairy cattle.
£6.5M to Help Drive Efficiency, Profitability on Welsh Dairy Farms
20:00 | 24/07/2018
UK - AHDB has secured £6.5m to deliver the Dairy Improvement Programme across Wales over the next five years.
Innovation Offers Sustainable Texturizing Option for Dairy Manufacturers
07:23 | 11/07/2018
BELGIUM - Dairy manufacturers can now achieve premium texture, using a cost-efficient and sustainably sourced ingredient for creamy dairy desserts.
Greenpeace Says New Water Rules Must Ban Dairy Conversion
10:55 | 06/07/2018
NEW ZEALAND - Greenpeace says New Zealand’s water regulations need to be updated to prevent dairy expansion and end the intensification of livestock farming across the country.
IFA Says Aldi's Aggressive Discounting of Fresh Milk Incompatible with Origin Green Membership
20:18 | 02/07/2018
IRELAND - Unsustainable discounting of fresh milk by Aldi in the last week is socially irresponsible and fundamentally incompatible with Origin Green membership, IFA National Liquid Milk Chairman John Finn has said.
