Milking

Stocking rate – top performers tend to have significantly higher numbers of cows per hectare (2.2GLU/ha compared with 1.8GLU/ha): Photo: Hans Prinsen

27-02 | News

Characteristics of top-performing dairy herds in England

Based in Tasmania, Van Dairy Limited (VDL) confirmed it will cull around 10% of its herd after losing the 25 million litres supply contract. Photo: Canva

20-02 | News

Australian dairy farm to cull 700 cows after cancelled milk contract

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

02-02 | News

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

Nutritionists are not only precision feeding by balancing for amino acids, for example, but are also ensuring the diet that is on paper is the diet the cows are actually receiving at the bunk. Photo: Canva

15-01 | Interview

What are top-producing US dairy herds doing?

Over the past weeks, the the northern part of the country received almost 20 times more snow compared to the average, resulting in it covering almost all pastures and threatening 3.6 million heads of cattle. (Generic) Photo: Canva

12-01 | News

Mongolia’s brutal winter threatens livestock feed and cattle

At the end of October 2023 there were a total of 7,500 dairy farmers remaining in England, Scotland and Wales, which shows a decline of -4.5% compared to the same period the previous year. Photo: Canva

10-01 | News

Milk price drop leads to fall in GB dairy farm numbers

Bold cows may have produced a higher milk yield compared with fearful cows. Photo: Koos Groenewold

08-01 | Article

Cow personality and adaptation to automatic milking

Thousands of African farm workers are travelling to Israel on temporary contracts to ease the labour shortage there. Photo: Chris McCullough

20-12-2023 | News

Thousands of Africans going to work on Israeli dairy farms

The report highlights the importance of understanding weather-related risks and impacts across all aspects of a dairy farm business and identifies ways to build resilience on farm. Photo: Henk Riswick

15-12-2023 | News

Dairy farm risks and resilience in the face of climate change

Loay El Abiad, dairy farming consultant for Artat Enterprise. Photo: Koos Groenewold

11-12-2023 | Interview

Gulf region: Major threats are lurking in dairy

Sustainability & Welfare - striking the right balance

Cherkizovo is heavily investing in the environment protection campaign. Photo: Cherkizovo

22-10-2020 | Article

Russia embraces new trends

Photo: Jake Freestone

22-10-2020 | Article

Cover crops create new feed opportunities

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