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The [Dutch] government aims to cut nitrogen emissions in half by 2030, as relatively large numbers of livestock and heavy use of fertilizers have led to levels of nitrogen oxides in the soil and water that violate European Union regulations. Photo: Canva
13-04-2023 | Article

Dutch politics could shape the future of its dairy industry

The Russian veterinary body Rosselhoznadzor estimated that 14.37% of dairy products on the Russian dairy market were falsified in 2022. Photo: Canva
12-04-2023 | News

Fraud persists in Russian dairy industry

The disaster happened on Monday night (April 10) around 7.20pm at South Fork Dairy farm run by the Brand family situated near the city of Dimmitt. Photo: South Fork Dairy
12-04-2023 | News

Explosion on Texas farm kills over 18,000 dairy cattle

“With the tags, I don’t have to watch the cows all the time, and being alerted to a calving or mastitis means I can take action sooner and head off a potential problem,” says dairy farmer Vaughan Davies. Photo: Jan Willem Vliet
11-04-2023 | News

Technology to improve cow welfare during calving

A cow producing 21 litres of milk per day will drink 103 litres of water when the temperature is 21°C (70F) and 109 litres of water when the temperature is 27°C (84F). Photo: Canva
10-04-2023 | News

Mitigation of heat stress in dairy cows gathers pace

The new Code also addresses calf housing and states calves must not be tethered in indoor housing and if outdoors, can only be tethered via a collar in a calf hutch with access to an area outside the hutch. Photo: Chris McCullough
07-04-2023 | News

New regulations for Canadian dairy farmers

From feed efficiency to methane emission solutions - don't miss this upcoming webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming. Photo: Mark Pasveer
06-04-2023 | News

Don’t miss it! Webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming

In a recent interview we explore work carried out by Dr Ali Shojaeipour who reveals more about his research and work on his application that based on artificial intelligence capable of identifying individual cattle via their muzzle (nose) patterns– with high accuracy. Photo: Canva
06-04-2023 | News

VIDEO interview: next in cattle facial recognition

"We did it one group at a time, where we would take out the sand and then start filling the beds with the solids,” says dairyman Jeremy Natzke. (Generic) Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet
06-04-2023 | Article

US dairy: Switching from sand bedding to dried manure solids

Despite the weak demand, Russian dairy production is growing. Photo: Canva
05-04-2023 | News

Russia: Dairy demand slump as consumption drops

Recent data has shown that mycoplasma continues to be spread far and wide across the UK, and that its presence, in combination with other bacteria or viruses, is linked to respiratory problems, such as Bovine Respiratory Disease. Photo: Canva
04-04-2023 | News

Mycoplasma continues to spread: know your herd’s status

Dairy Diary: March business update
03-04-2023 | News

Dairy Diary: March business update

Broken tail is an indicator of poor welfare with up to 50% prevalence in dairy farms. However, most on-farm welfare programs do not include broken tails as an assessment measure. Photo: Canva
31-03-2023 | Article

How to avoid a broken tail in dairy cows

Global dairy prices underwhelming so far
30-03-2023 | News

Global dairy prices underwhelming so far

In Canada, dairy farmers inherit or purchase ‘quota’ for a certain amount of milk, for which they are required by the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) to charge a mandated rate. Photo: Canva
30-03-2023 | Article

Milk down the drain in Canada: Calls for change intensifying