Summit Showcases Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance
21:51 | 07/12/2016
US - A new Wisconsin-based initiative aimed at fostering continuous improvement throughout the dairy supply chain took center stage recently at a national summit exploring the growing sustainability movement in agriculture.
Rabobank Survey Shows NZ Farmers Look to 2017 with Optimism
22:56 | 05/12/2016
NEW ZEALAND - Confidence levels among New Zealand’s farmers remain high but have tempered slightly, the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found.
Mother Dairy Starts Accepting Digital Payment
22:55 | 05/12/2016
INDIA - To promote cashless transactions, Mother Dairy today said that most of its 800 milk booths and 324 Safal retail stores in the national capital region are accepting digital payments.
UK Food Producers Call for Tariff-free Access to Europe's Single Market
21:55 | 02/12/2016
UK - The largest coalition of food producers in the UK’s history has come together for the first time to call for tariff-free access to the Single Market and continued access to a competent and reliable workforce in order for British food and farming to flourish post-Brexit.
Certification Would Ensure Quality Welfare During Cattle Transport
21:55 | 01/12/2016
Following best practices will improve welfare of cattle and provide economic benefits in dairy and beef transportation, according to a new article in The Professional Animal Scientist.
Optimising Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
20:19 | 29/11/2016
US - Planting oats in early to mid-August and either allowing cattle to graze them through late November or harvesting the crop in early November for later use, makes economic and environmental sense, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Scotland Launches Action Plan for New Generation Farmers
20:05 | 29/11/2016
SCOTLAND - A 10 point action plan aimed at kick-starting a new generation of farmers by dramatically increasing the number of starter opportunities on public land has been published.
New Scheme Launched to Tackle Bovine TB
22:42 | 28/11/2016
UK - A new industry-led cattle health programme to evaluate risk and recognise farmers who step up biosecurity to help control bovine TB (bTB), launches today on a dairy farm at Iron Acton near Bristol.
UK Butterfat Production Down
22:40 | 28/11/2016
UK - April to September 2016 saw UK milk production 6.5 per cent down on the same period last year, but the level of butterfat in milk has actually been up, according to UK levy board AHDB Dairy.
EU Report Reveals Case for More Dairy Producer Organisations
20:46 | 25/11/2016
EU - The European Commission has published the second report on the operation of the so-called Milk Package, a series of measures launched in 2012 to strengthen the position of European dairy producers in the supply chain.
