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Just how much milk is being dumped has been hard to quantify. Now, data from a new study that will appear in the January issue of the journal Ecological Economics notes that 6-10 billion litres of milk have been dumped since 2012. Photo: Canva
28-10 | News

Dumping milk in Canada: New data quantifies the problem

Falling dairy consumption has been seen as a significant threat to Iranian society. Photo: Canva
25-10 | News

Iran hikes raw milk prices, sparking food inflation fears

Belgium is now under threat from BTV serotype 8 as well as EHD. These livestock diseases are spreading rapidly in neighbouring France, with over 6,000 cases of BTV 3 and EHD each at the end of October. Photo: Canva
25-10 | News

Belgium makes Bluetongue and EHD vaccine compulsory

Installment of solar panels, especially in countries with a lot of sun, has a short payback time on the investment. Photos: Snorri Sigurdsson
24-10 | Expert opinion

Running a dairy farm off the grid is not easy

With crossbreeding, the dairy cow produces milk for human consumption while also providing a calf to enter the beef system for meat. Photo: Canva
24-10 | News

Interest in dairy-beef crossing grows in N. America and Europe

New research suggests methane emissions on their farms could be five times higher than thought. Photo: Canva
23-10 | News

UK: Higher methane from slurry – cost-savings possible

Dr Gaetano Blanda, Evonik: “1 plus 1 is 2, also in animal nutrition”
22-10 | Interview

Dr Gaetano Blanda, Evonik: “1 plus 1 is 2, also in animal nutrition”

SIAL Paris 2024 took place from 19 - 23 October 2024. Photos: SIAL
22-10 | News

Ukraine dairy represented at SIAL Paris 2024

There are many reasons for structural change in Germany’s dairy sector, one is the lack of farm succession between generations. Photo: Fred Libochant
22-10 | Article

Changes that reshaped Germany’s dairy sector

El Rancho farm, owned by Diego Baudrix, is located in Balcarce in Buenos Aires. Photos: El Rancho farm
21-10 | Article

Argentinian dairy farm aims to feed as much grass as possible

The average daily production of the dairy herd in Flanders also went up, from 30.9 kgs to 31.2 kgs per milking day. Photo: Canva
18-10 | News

Average lifetime production of Flemish dairy cows at record high

In the first half of 2024, dairy consumption in Russia jumped by 6% while raw milk production climbed by only 2.5% in Russia. Photo: Canva
18-10 | News

Russia is braced for a raw milk shortage

Ntsikelelo Baleni is the dairy manager at Morningside Farm in KwaZulu-Natal. As part of the Future Farmers Foundation he did an internship in Australia, adding valuable skills to his resumé. Photos: Judy Stuart
17-10 | Article

Cultivating a skilled dairy farm workforce in South Africa