Grass Management Delivering Benefits for Scottish Farmers
20:50 | 15/02/2017
SCOTLAND, UK - The main take-home message from Quality Meat Scotland's grazing conferences this month was that farmers have an opportunity to improve their profits by taking control of their grass management.
Exports of Dairy Products from BiH Increased
20:46 | 15/02/2017
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - BiH exported dairy products worth 70,188,291 BAM last year, which is 14.71 per cent more than in 2015, while imports amounted to 128,353,574 BAM, which represents an increase of 7 per cent compared to the previous year.
AHDB Meeting Discusses 'When Bigger Isn't Always Better'
20:40 | 14/02/2017
UK - For years now dairy cows have been growing in stature, however that trend needs to be arrested to ensure efficiency. That was the message at a recent AHDB Calf to Calving meeting held in Aberdeen.
Study: Extended Lactation Does Not Impair Quality or Cheese-making Property of Milk
20:38 | 14/02/2017
DENMARK - On average, a Danish dairy cow calves once a year. However, there are many indications that fewer calvings and extended milking periods have more advantages.
Danish Analysts See Development of Farm-gate Prices Positively
16:16 | 09/02/2017
DENMARK - The National Association of Danish Dairy Farmers (LDM) invited three market analysts to a recent Danish agricultural exhibition to give their view on the progress of on-account prices.
Lahore Finally Gets ‘Pure Milk’
16:12 | 09/02/2017
PAKISTAN - To check the quality if the milk on the spot, the Punjab Food Minister on Tuesday set up a joint check-post with the Punjab Food Authority (PFA).
Govt Cracks Down on Adulterated Milk
22:29 | 08/02/2017
PAKISTAN - Provincial Minister for Food Bilal Yasin has warned owners of dairy farms to restrain from selling adulterated and unhygienic milk in Punjab, saying that those involved in this business would face arrest.
UAE’s Dairy Brands See Profit Margins Getting Skimmed
21:22 | 07/02/2017
UAE - For the UAE’s dairy brands, their already thin margins on fresh milk retail prices are getting skimmed off further. And it is the deep discounts that some producers — local and regional — offer that are the root cause of the problem, according to market sources.
Volatility in Dairy Presents Tax Opportunity
17:03 | 04/02/2017
NEW ZEALAND - With the release of the 2017 National Standard Cost (NSC) values for livestock, advisory firm Crowe Horwath says ongoing volatility in the dairy cattle market presents both opportunity and risk in the tax structures for New Zealand’s farmers.
IFA: Farmers With Purchasers Not Paying at Least 30C/L For December Milk to be Rightly Disappointed
20:26 | 23/01/2017
IRELAND - Commenting on milk price decisions announced thus far by co-ops for milk collected from farmers in December, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary has said farmers whose milk purchaser has not increased their December milk price to at least 30c/l including VAT are entitled to feel very disappointed.
