Deere-DeLaval launches dairy sustainability tool
Deere launches dairy management platform in partnership with DeLaval Tractor giant Deere & Co. unveiled a new digital tool for dairy farmers to manage sustainability efforts across their operations. The Milk Sustainability Center, created in partnership with dairy farm machinery company DeLaval, allows farmers to monitor their nutrient use efficiency. The tool compares the amount…
Australian Dairy farmers turning to housed systems
The sight of dairy cows eating feed or lounging in a massive shed instead of green pastures might seem off-kilter, but it is becoming more common in Australia. Dairy Australia reports that about 20 per cent of the country’s cow’s milk now comes from intensive or housed systems and expects it could reach 40 per…
Pasteurization reduces H5N1 in milk, verification needed.
In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the resilience of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in milk under pasteurization-like temperatures and assessed the effectiveness of thermal inactivation. Background H5N1 influenza is enzootic in many bird populations and can infect mammals, including humans, leading to severe or fatal outcomes…
Actual methane levels on dairy farms much higher
Dairy farmers have been dealt a huge blow as new research suggests methane emissions from slurry stores may be up to five times more that what official statistics suggest. However, alarm bells are not yet sounding because the same research also looked at the potential of turning this methane into energy, which cut down farm…
Dairy industry struggling to recruit next generation
Dairy farms are “struggling” to recruit young people to join the industry, according to experts. A recruitment drive has been launched at the annual Dairy Show, held at the Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. Ruthie Peterson, careers manager at The Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture, blamed “negative myths” about farming….
GDT dairy index rise again by 1.2% increase and WMP up 3%
Prices have risen again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 1.2% increase across the board. This follows a 0.8% increase from two weeks ago. Whole milk powder – which has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – recorded a solid 3% lift, to an average of US$3559/MT. Skim milk powder – Fonterra’s…
Falling Milk Production Masks U.S. Dairy Industry’s Growth Potential
The U.S. dairy industry has long relied on monthly milk production data from the USDA to track the trajectory of milk supplies available for processing and to project potential dairy product output. Historically, falling milk production from dairy farms would signal a decline in supplies of both fluid milk and the key solid milk components…
Warning for Tesco, Morrison, Sainsbury’s Shoppers Over Dairy
Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s shoppers have been issued a warning as they could be paying more for their milk in different branches of the same supermarket chain. Consumer champions Which? conducted research comparing prices from 42 everyday essentials, including milk, at larger supermarkets to their smaller ‘local’ or ‘express’ stores. The study revealed that Tesco charged eight percent more for the same carton…
EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO
Summary EU challenges China’s dairy probe at WTO over EV tariffs China’s commerce ministry expresses regret over EU’s WTO challenge China initiated anti-subsidy investigation on EU dairy products in August The European Commission launched a challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday against China’s investigation into EU dairy products, initiated after the European…
China faces glut of unwanted dairy -Slow economy
China is awash in unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers have cut demand even as dairy farms expanded in recent years, forcing smaller farmers out of business and squeezing shipments into the world’s top importer. China’s milk surplus illustrates the unintended consequences of Beijing’s food security-driven efforts to boost its dairy sector by…