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AstraZeneca began purchasing the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) produced by Vanguard Renewables. Vanguard Renewables will work with dairy farmers and food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and distributors to produce RNG using farm-based anaerobic digestion (AD) from food and dairy cow manure. Photo: Chris McCullough
10-07-2023 | News

US: Pharmaceutical giant turns to dairy sector to cut carbon

Chinese dairy demand expected to lift global dairy prices
05-07-2023 | News

Chinese dairy demand expected to lift global dairy prices

California dairy is marked by a decline that has begun in 2023 (drought then floods but also loss of attractiveness and fewer dairy farms). Photo: Canva
04-07-2023 | Article

US dairy: California may lose its lead in dairy

"Today we produce cheese 3-4 days a week and we have established a cheese shop and a visitor's room where you can taste the cheeses, just as we serve lunch outdoors on a large terrace in the summer," says Alise. Photos: Aage Krogsdam and Katie Knapp
26-06-2023 | Article

Brooten, Minnesota: Visiting Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery in the US

Shift changes also allowed for the herd to go to 4x milking, thus, generating more income without adding any additional labour costs. Photo: Canva
20-06-2023 | News

What is your next ‘win’ on the dairy farm?

Of the roughly 22,000 veterinary surgeons practising in Germany, only 3,500 are still involved in the care of agricultural livestock. Photo: Ton Kastermans
12-06-2023 | Article

Chronic vet shortage: A global problem

Near the small village of Murdoch, approximately 175 km west of Minneapolis, is Minnesota's largest dairy cow farm, which is one of the USA's largest herds of 9,500 cows. Photo: Aage Krogsdam
08-06-2023 | Article

Minnesota, USA: Milking one of the largest herds of 9,500 cows

What are the top 5 numbers that your banker truly cares about? The numbers that every dairy farmer should have at their fingertips to keep a pulse on the financial health of their business? Photo: Canva
25-05-2023 | Article

5 numbers dairy farmers should have at their fingertips

Diseases in dairy cows cost New York famers millions of dollars per year in lost production, and incur extra costs for treatments, labour and culling. Photo: Chris McCullough
24-05-2023 | News

Tech to boost cow health on New York dairy farms

The cows feeding in Utah at the feeding gate. Photo: Aage Krogsdam
23-05-2023 | Article

Utah, USA: A 5,500 milking herd in the high valley