Dairy

What are the top 5 numbers that your banker truly cares about? The numbers that every dairy farmer should have at their fingertips to keep a pulse on the financial health of their business? Photo: Canva

25-05-2023 | Article

5 numbers dairy farmers should have at their fingertips

Currently, the average milk price in Russia stands at 32-33 roubles (USD 0.41 – 0.42) per kg, noticeably lower than at the beginning of the year. Photo: Hans Prinsen

19-05-2023 | News

Falling raw milk prices in Russia

Some studies report management interventions such as pregnancy termination, selective reduction, and nutritional management during the transition period to aid in reducing the incidence of twin pregnancy. Photo: Canva

17-05-2023 | Article

Avoiding a twin pregnancy in dairy cows

SOP for milking routine. How we treat cows at milking, how we identify cows that are slow milkers or long to let down milk, how we clean teats and teat ends, how long stimulation time is, how we treat teats after milking etc. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson

11-05-2023 | Expert opinion

Management: if it’s boring for us, it’s better for the cows

Many consumers citing the health benefits of raw milk have been calling for this bill to be passed in Iowa for years. Photo: Canva

27-04-2023 | News

US: New law allows Iowa farmers to sell raw milk

Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, a geneticist at University of California at Davis used gene editing a few years ago to create a bull calf (named Cosmo). Photo: Dr Alison Van Eenennaam

25-04-2023 | Article

Genetic progress in cattle: a global overview

While milk is often used as a loss leader within retail outlets to encourage consumers to return tot he store, this can have an adverse effect on prices received by farmers. Photo: Freepik

24-04-2023 | News

UK retailer milk price cut won’t help dairy farmers

At the end of 2022, Russia's first cloned cow gave birth to a healthy calf. Generic photo: Canva

21-04-2023 | News

Cloned dairy cows – what’s the situation?

In terms of resting time, calves spent more time lying down in the hour following feeding when they received human contact, irrespective of the housing system. Photo: Misset

20-04-2023 | Article

Human contact enrichment improves dairy calf welfare

Source full-fat colostrum designed to deliver energy, growth factors, hormones, vitamins and minerals to calves quickly and conveniently. Photo: Nettex

19-04-2023 | News

Adequate colostrum helps ensure dairy calf health

Market watch...

While big players like Fonterra and Saputo experienced a strong first quarter, European dairy producers faced challenges in the first half of 2023. Photo: Canva

25-09-2023 | News

Dairy industry trends and challenges in 2023

The milk pricing system will continue to evolve into the future, and further changes in the system will likely be forthcoming. Photo: Canva

09-03-2022 | Article

United States: Milk pricing and its future

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