Rise of Plant-Based Alternatives : Declining Milk Consumption
Milk, being an important constituent of our diet since birth, has now seen a diminishing demand in recent years. Although being a beverage power packed with essential nutrients that are important for development and maintaining health, milk has seen a decline in consumption worldwide. Causes of Milk Decline Milk sales, especially in the US, have…
Sugar solution fights infection in dairy cows as antibiotics
A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective as antibiotics at treating a common infection in dairy cows, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The results were recently published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. The discovery has the potential to reduce reliance on antibiotics and ultimately help combat…
Is Raw Milk Safe? Here’s What to Know
Remember the days when you didn’t know what raw milk was (and didn’t need to)? Well, those are over: raw—or unpasteurized—milk has been in the news for months. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is an ardent supporter of raw milk; at the same time,…
China’s milk oversupply to persist in first half of 2025
China’s milk supply will continue to be in excess in the first half of 2025, but will normalise in the second half of the year following efforts to regulate production, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday. The world’s third largest milk producer is awash with unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers…
Germany asks EU to ease green reporting rules for small farms
Germany has asked the European Union to soften its rules on sustainability reporting for companies as the bloc’s largest economy grapples with a downturn. Berlin is calling for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to be postponed by two years and to exempt small- and medium-sized firms from the reporting duties, according to a letter…
ADIC raises alarm on industry regulator’s future
The peak national representative body for the Australian dairy industry is concerned the Victorian Government’s move to merge the state’s dairy food safety regulator puts the multi-billion dollar industry at risk. The proposed reforms — part of a broader strategy to halve the number of business regulators by 2030 — would consolidate Dairy Food Safety…
DDC turns to China market to boost dairy sales in Nepal
Cash-trapped state-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is under extreme pressure to clear dues to dairy farmers, which amounts to Rs580 million, following a sharp drop in the demand for raw milk and dairy products in recent years. DDC, Nepal’s largest dairy company, recently stated that the dairy industry is going through its worst recession due…
Government promotes dairy industry in Indonesia
Ministry of Agriculture is promoting stronger partnerships between industry and farmers to revive the national dairy sector through increasing production, quality, and sustainability of dairy farming businesses. “We encourage the milk processing industry or IPS to actively partner with cooperatives and local farmers. IPS must play a role in supporting the increase in the national…
India used 114 mg of antibiotics for every kg of meat in 2020
For humanity, antibiotics are a huge blessing. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives from bacterial infections. However, there is growing concern that these bacteria will become resistant to the drugs we use against them. When we think about antimicrobial resistance, we often focus on what drugs humans take. We might not even consider the use…
IDFA Shares U.S. Dairy’s Priorities With Trump
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is sharing a comprehensive set of federal policy priorities that have been sent to President-Elect Trump’s transition team. IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes, D.V.M., said IDFA and its more than 300 members are looking to the new administration to help U.S. dairy drive innovation, reduce barriers to business…