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Photo: Ronald Hissink
09-08-2022 | Article

Effective fibre in dairy cow feed

Laura Herschleb, World Dairy Expo general manager. Photo: Kelly Kendall
08-08-2022 | Interview

Laura Herschleb, World Dairy Expo GM: “Sustainability is top of mind for dairy farmers”

Rumination sensors and ear tag monitoring have seen an uptick in use as they advance in capabilities. Feeding behaviour, dry matter intake and efficiency are predicted with added certainty as individual data becomes available. Photo: Canva
05-08-2022 | Article

Reviewing the power of robotics in the dairy industry

Kristian prefers to buy calves from beef breed. Photo: Chris McCullough
05-08-2022 | News

Dairy farms play vital role for veal producers in Denmark

Fonterra says the Milk-E is the first fully electric milk tanker in New Zealand, and might be the first in the world. Photo: Fonterra
04-08-2022 | News

Fonterra launches electric milk tanker

Dairy Diary: July business update
03-08-2022 | News

Dairy Diary: July business update

The ‘Queijo Tulha’, is the first Brazilian cheese to win the gold medal at the World Cheese Awards. Photo: Daniel Azevedo
03-08-2022 | Article

Brazil: Farm with awarded cheese and historical setting

The survey hopes to establish whether farmers still use a silo or any other container storing loose concentrated feedstuffs, that predates 1 August 1996 and how has it been cleaned since that time. Photo: Koos Groenewold
02-08-2022 | News

UK BSE case prompts farmer survey

Genetically, Doc is a unicorn in a few ways. Her current Genomic Total Performance Index (GTPI), a measure of her total genetic package, is +2742. Photo: Beth Hedges
01-08-2022 | Article

The most expensive dairy cow in the world

Major supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths in Australia have been responding to rising supply costs among dairy farmers. They have increased the price of home brand milk products. Photo: Shutterstock
29-07-2022 | News

Rabo Research: Dairy prices to remain volatile

protein content of dairy cow rations can be reduced from around 175 to 150g/kg DM without affecting cow performance if the diet is properly formulated. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
28-07-2022 | News

Reducing protein and using forage legumes in dairy diets

The originally Belgian Alpro has been making dairy alternatives from soy protein since the 1980s and has been owned by dairy giant Danone since 2016. Photo: Canva
27-07-2022 | News

Insights into the plant-based dairy market

We need to also reconsider the expansion of the nutrients supply gap due to inadequate rations and underfeeding of feed additives during certain periods. Photo: Mark Pasveer
26-07-2022 | Article

The value of nutraceuticals in dairy farming

Yeast as a feed supplement for dairy cows
25-07-2022 | News

Yeast as a feed supplement for dairy cows

Dairy producers need to understand that application of rotational grazing system in small paddocks for large, dense herds may compromise nutrition by enhancing competition for forage and decreasing adaptive foraging movements. Photo: Henk Riswick
22-07-2022 | News

Sustainable grazing management of dairy cattle

11 dairy innovations at SPACE 2022 not to be missed
21-07-2022 | News

11 dairy innovations at SPACE 2022 not to be missed