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Dairy Diary: October business update
30-10 | News

Dairy Diary: October business update

Al is playing a crucial role in improving agriculture's supply chain management. Al algorithms can predict demand and market trends, helping farmers plan their production and distribution strategies more effectively. Photo: Canva
30-10 | News

Impact of artificial intelligence in agriculture

Photo: Canva
29-10 | News

Trouw Nutrition to premier sustainable nutrition solutions at EuroTier

For decades, young people have been drawn to urban areas, often overlooking agriculture as a viable career path. Common misconceptions about farm life – such as long hours, limited opportunities for advancement, and a lack of modern amenities – have contributed to this trend. Photo: Canva
29-10 | Expert opinion

Is the future digital for dairy farm workers?

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