Dairy

Calves housed in pairs were bolder compared with calves individually before grouping when it came to novel objects and unfamiliar calves. Photo: Canva

03-01 | News

How social housing affects dairy calves

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

Danish farm Lønholm Agro has taken the next step in automation as it plans to go from 830 cows to 1,400. Photo: DeLaval

07-12-2023 | Article

Batch milking: A balance between automation and labour

In the feed department of management, Pauly worked with the nutritionist to reduce feed costs and increase the amount of forage being fed. This helped lower costs and provide a bit more cushion on expenses. (Generic) Photo: Canva

09-11-2023 | News

3 changes to increase cash and cut costs for dairy farmers

Ole and Maren Gangstadt of Gangstadt Gardsysteri with their winning cheese and trophy. Photo: Chris McCullough

09-11-2023 | News

Small dairy farm in Norway named cheese champion

The new technology allows for milk replacers to be formulated in a way that more closely resembles bovine milk, compared to milk replacers traditionally based on available dairy industry bioproducts. Photo: Canva

02-11-2023 | News

LifeStart Calf Symposium unveils scientific discoveries

An armed Israeli soldier helps feed the calves on one of the kibbutz farms in the military no go zone. Photos supplied

26-10-2023 | News

Helping Israeli dairy farms function again

A first step in evaluating the effects of cow-calf on lactation milk yield is to provide accurate estimates of the total amount of milk that the cow produces. Photo: Canva

24-10-2023 | Article

How much saleable milk is lost in a cow-calf contact system?

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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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