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Western European countries like the Netherlands and Germany already produce less milk. Due to this, extensive production (lower quantities) is preferred, as dairy herds are expected to decline even further and lead to a decrease in EU milk production of 0.2% per year by 2032. Photo: Canva
04-05-2023 | News

Challenges in the western dairy industry

Gilman has also replaced his soya and palm from the cow’s diet. The soya has been replaced by ordinary rape seed meal with little change in performance and production. Photo: Mark Pasveer
03-05-2023 | News

Feed efficiency: Multi-cut silage, diet changes, genomics

Understanding the concepts of thermoneutral zone, thermal comfort indices, thermal stress indicators, and thermal stress response including changes in behaviour is useful to recognise heat stress. Photo: Willem van Vliet
03-05-2023 | Article

Heat stress in dairy cows housed in confinement systems

The new barn houses 112 cubicles and calving pens. Photo: Chris McCullough
02-05-2023 | Article

Danish dairy farmer uses only locally-grown protein

Global dairy prices rebound, sustained recovery uncertain
01-05-2023 | News

Global dairy prices rebound, sustained recovery uncertain

Dairy Diary: April business update
01-05-2023 | News

Dairy Diary: April business update

If the government turns a blind eye to such raw milk imports, as it does with grain, then this may cause a collapse of the dairy market in our country," Stepan Ten, a dairy market analyst said.
28-04-2023 | News

Cheap Russian milk raises concerns in Kazakhstan

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

Germany had the largest dairy cow population within the EU, recording 3.8m animals, accounting for 17% of the total EU. Photo: Canva
26-04-2023 | News

A look at dairy cow numbers across the EU

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?

The milk processing segment has recently entered the worst period since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Photo: Canva
20-04-2023 | News

New laws to ease tensions in Ukraine’s dairy sector

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