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David Vonhoff: "I’ve been told that providing shade for cows increases the milk production with 2 litres a day, because of cow comfort.” Photo: David Vonhoff
28-04-2022 | Article

“Shade for cows increases milk production by 2 litres/day”

Omicron outbreak in China weighing on global dairy prices
27-04-2022 | News

Omicron outbreak in China weighing on global dairy prices

Aleksey Kobylin, Agricultural Minister of Chelyabinsk Oblast said during a press conference on 31 March, that the packaging of dairy products in glass bottles is not the best idea. Photo: Pixabay
26-04-2022 | News

Sanctions threaten to cripple Russian dairy sector

Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

Managing the microbial balance in silage is essential, as bacteria, yeasts, and moulds in fresh forage contain both beneficial and harmful microbes. Photo: Koos Groenewold
22-04-2022 | Article

Improve dairy cow efficiency: 5 silage management practices

Some are farmers because their ancestors were farmers and the environment expects them to be farmers. This is the case with many pastoralist farmers here in Nigeria. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
21-04-2022 | Expert opinion

Dairy farmers need different advice for the same issues

Dairy farms in New Zealand are estimated to have a shortage of 4,000 to 6,000 workers. Photo: DairyNZ
21-04-2022 | News

New Zealand’s dairy sector in desperate need of workers

Pre- and post-harvest approaches are two strategies to reduce the negative impact of mycotoxins in dairy industry. Photo: Anne van der Woude
20-04-2022 | Article

Making better mycotoxin decisions in dairy farming

Although the legal requirements is to provide colostrum within 6 hours, the ability to absorb antibodies will be declining after just 120 minutes. Photo: Anne van der Woude
19-04-2022 | Article

Calf health: Get colostrum management right

A dry climate and the excellent condition of herds are some of the reasons Argentina’s dairy output increased 4% in 2021. Photo: Julián Amé in Buenos Aires, Argentina
18-04-2022 | Article

Argentina’s dairy sector milks improved performance

For dairy cattle, it has been shown that aspen sawdust can replace 30% of a conventional diet in dairy cows without reducing the intake of digestible dry matter and milk production. Photo: Shutterstock
15-04-2022 | News

Wood residues in ruminant nutrition

"The price of raw materials was already increasing before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022," Philippe Chotteau, head of the GEB Economy Department of Idele, said at the Idele conference with 250 registrants. Photo: Philippe Caldier
14-04-2022 | News

Idele dairy conference: Impacts of Russian/Ukrainian war

Precision feeding in dairy cattle is progressing and in Canada, development of a new, highly-innovative system is well underway. Photo: Koos Groenewold
13-04-2022 | Article

New approach: Optimised precision feeding in dairy

From left: Robert, John, Lucy and Rory Torrance lift the 2020 Gold Cup. Photo: Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)
12-04-2022 | News

UK: Prestigious Gold Cup dairy herd award presented

Each additive has a specific mode of action in the fermentation process and hence leads to improved animal health and performance. Photos: Anne van der Woude
11-04-2022 | News

Effects of feed additives on rumen fermentation