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Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures
31-01 | Article

Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures

Irish dairy companies but also their farmers/members should start to worry, the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association ICSMA Denis Drennan said earlier. He explained that the steep fall in production figures for 2023 was down to a number of factors. Photo: Canva
30-01 | News

Irish milk production is in sharp decline

Calves with access to milk ad libitum consume 50–90% more milk than recommended feeding levels, while those rationed to current recommendations show behaviours associated with hunger. Photo: Canva
29-01 | Article

Re-evaluating dairy calf nutrition for long-term benefits

Annual trends in herd health from 2010 to 2023 show that 70% of herds had a SCC below 200,000 in the year ending August 2023 compared to just 26% in 2010 – an improvement of 44%. Photo: Canva
29-01 | News

UK dairy: Impressive improvements in SCC and fertility

It's better not offer this for consumption for animals: maize affected by mycotoxins. Photo: Canva
26-01 | Article

Back to the basics: An introduction to mycotoxins

A lack of feed in some cases could heavily weigh on the expansion plans in Kazakhstan dairy sector. Photo: Canva
26-01 | News

Kazakhstan’s ambitious dairy development plan

Proper timing of silage feeding helps maintain higher intake. That is, in hot days, silage should be fed in late evening, night and early morning.
25-01 | Article

What to consider to improve a dairy cow’s silage intake

The UK government has funded £3.3million to research clover use at the National Plant Phenomics Centre, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Photo: Vince Jones - Whole Picture
24-01 | News

UK gov funds research to unlock clover potential for livestock

Photos: Schothorst Feed Research
23-01 | Interview

Schothorst Feed Research looking for international growth

Land surrounding the Foundation Farm has been overgrazed due to poor management. Barry Schiever has kept his soil healthy and productive by increasing organic carbon. Photos: Lindi Botha
22-01 | Article

Striving for a balance for high milk production

Iin Russia the output in the drinking milk and traditional dairy products, like cream, kefir, sour cream, cottage cheese, and butter, jumped by 68% year-on-year to 265,000 tonnes. Photo: Canva
22-01 | News

How Russia’s EkoNiva increased raw milk production

In 2023, the per capita dairy consumption was 165.6 kg, half of the level recommended by the Russian Health Ministry. Photo: Canva
19-01 | News

Russian dairy industry braced for a turbulent year

Magazine edition 5: A focus on dairy cow nutrition
18-01 | News

Magazine edition 5: A focus on dairy cow nutrition

“Our GreenFeed units allow us to undertake robust and practical research that can be used by farmers to ensure that a product that they may wish to use on their farm has data to demonstrate its effect on methane production, is safe and ultimately cost-effective,” said Professor Liam Sinclair, Director of the Animal Science Research Centre at Harper Adams. Photo: Canva
17-01 | News

UK gov support: Monitoring methane in individual cows

"I can't recall such a sharp growth in raw milk prices in the previous years," Leonid Tulush, head of the analytical department of the Ukrainian Union of Dairy Enterprises, told the local publication Telegraph. Photo: Canva
16-01 | News

Ukraine’s raw milk shortage driving prices sky-high

Milk production in the EU is expected to fall marginally in 2023-2024. However, the slight increase in production in the USA, New Zealand, Argentina, and Brazil makes up for this.
16-01 | Article

Market watch: From Australian milk prices to China’s dairy demand