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Dairy cow numbers in Ireland have risen since the abolishment of milk quotas in April 2015 with numbers currently totalling 1.5 million head. Photo: Chris McCullough

06-06-2023 | News

Irish gov. suggests culling 65,000 cows yearly due to emissions

A glance at Brazil’s dairy sector

09-01-2023 | Article

A glance at Brazil’s dairy sector

India’s small dairy farmers prefer water buffaloes, which produce milk with a higher fat content (7-to-8%) and are better adapted to Indian climatic conditions. Photo: Canva

06-12-2022 | Article

India: 2023 dairy outlook and developments

Canadian dairy cow productivity has steadily increased over the past decade, primarily due to improved genetics. Photo: Anne van der Woude

02-12-2022 | Article

Canada dairy cow productivity growth seen

Farmers bring their milk to special milk collection sites like this one. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson

17-10-2022 | Expert opinion

Improving milk quality in Nigeria is a marathon not a sprint

Queso Llanero is a hard cheese that has a high salt content. It is pressed in a belt. It can be kept for a long time without refrigeration. Due to its texture it can be grated, which is why it is a very popular cheese. It is native to the Venezuelan savannah. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

21-07-2022 | News

Heard about Venezuelan artisan cheeses?

€24.3 billion has been reserved for tackling the nitrogen problem. The money is used to support farmers who are unable to continue their business in the same way. Photo: Wick Natzijl

17-06-2022 | News

The Netherlands: Nitrogen should be slashed 70% in key areas

The artisanal cheeses are provided and produced primarily by the informal industry over industrial products and pasteurised milk. Photo: Shutterstock

10-06-2022

Venezuela: A taste for artisanal cheeses

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

Farm visits

16-12 | Article

Swedish dairy farmer goes for a profit of 10%

02-12 | Article

Scaling up dairy farming in Finland

28-11 | Article

Running a dairy farm on the Isle of Man

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