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The SRUC researchers expect Hilda, as a lactating cow, will produce 1-2% less emissions than her cohort of cows not selected for lower methane emissions. Photo: SRUC
14-01 | News

Calf born via IVF a game-changer for the dairy industry

“The fact that we can feed a no-soya ration with a lower environmental impact and produce similar yields is a real positive,” says nutritionist Pete Reis Photo: Canva
14-01 | News

Halving carbon footprint of dairy diets while maintaining milk yields

FMD Germany: Dairy industry holds its breath
13-01 | News

FMD Germany: Dairy industry holds its breath

Dairy Diary: December business update
13-01 | News

Dairy Diary: December business update

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been diagnosed in 3 dead water buffalos in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. Photo: Bert Jansen
10-01 | News

FMD Germany: 3 water buffaloes in Brandenburg infected

Changing the terms of subsidising existing loans will lead to a significant unplanned increase in the financial burden on agricultural and food producers, including dairy firms in Russia. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
10-01 | News

Slashed subsidies for Russia’s dairy industry

The key question is whether or not the remaining producers in the UK can or will increase output to maintain the national milk supply at or around 14.8-15.2 billion litres. Photo: Canva
08-01 | News

UK dairy: A buoyant 2025 ahead

Dairy farmers continue to face the same shortage of domestic workers as all of agriculture, but they do not have access to the H-2A farmworker programme. Photo: Canva
07-01 | News

US dairy labour: Mass deportation of illegal workers

There is a wealth of technology now available to dairy farmers to help them manage their herds more efficiently, stated Desmond Savage, the director of Irish company Moonsyst. Photo: Canva
23-12-2024 | News

Dairy farmers’ appetite for big data is growing fast

There has been a shortage of butter in several Latvian regions. Photo: Canva
20-12-2024 | News

Butter shortage in the Baltic region