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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

Caught between soaring costs and weak consumers' purchasing power, dairy industry organizations across Eastern Europe have been repeatedly appealing to the authorities seeking help. Photo: Canva
19-09-2023 | Article

Eastern European dairy demand, concerns, profits

Lameness-related discomfort in dairy cows can indirectly alter methane emissions through several mechanisms. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
13-09-2023 | Article

​Cow lameness, cameras and methane emissions

Researchers have developed a new method of detecting the disease through linking data from the analysis of a cow’s milk with other information about the cow to predict future progression in the animal’s health. Photo: Canva
13-09-2023 | Article

Detecting ketosis: A time-saving method

Specifically, in the United States, dairy products have been estimated in the past to be among the top 3 food groups representing the largest share of the total volume of food waste, with fluid milk estimated to be responsible for approximately 65% of dairy food waste by weight, while the value of fluid milk waste in the United States was estimated to be $6.4 billion per year. Photo: Canva
12-09-2023 | Article

Economic gains by addressing milk quality to reduce waste

Milking temperament can be assessed during routine handlings in the milking parlour and handling temperament can be evaluated through standardised tests such as flight speed, reactivity in the handling corral, and flight distance. Photo: Henk Riswick
08-09-2023 | Article

How does dairy cow temperament affect milk production?

With feeding zeolite, farmers have to worry less about excess potassium going into the cow (and don’t have to monitor urine pH). This means farmers can feed their own higher-quality forages (alfalfa silage or grass silage) containing more protein and potassium. Photo: Canva
07-09-2023 | Article

A cost-effective approach to stamping out milk fever

Brett Stuart, president of Global AgriTrends, in conversation with Tanya Beckett, a journalist from the BBC moderating AgriVision. Photos: Sunita van Es-Sahota
06-09-2023 | Article

AgriVision 2023 review: future-proofing proteins

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