Celebrating India’s Dairy Dominance on World Milk Day
In the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “India’s dairy sector is not just about milk production; it is about nurturing millions of dreams, empowering our farmers, and ensuring sustainable development.” India ranks 1st in the world in terms of total milk production. (Source: FAO). Let us raise a glass of milk today in celebration…
Karnataka farmers decry delay in milk incentives, dues as KMF sponsors T20 World Cup teams
At least around seven to eight lakh farmers in Karnataka are angry with the state government for not releasing milk incentives for the last eight months. This, even as the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (KMF) is sponsoring the Scotland and Ireland national cricket teams for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The state government…
European dairy farmers wheel plaster cows through Brussels to demand ‘fair’ milk prices
European dairy farmers took to the streets of Brussels with their tractors on Monday calling for better income for their produce. Farmers demonstrated under the slogan “Fair income for farmers now.” In contrast to previous demonstrations of angry farmers, the protests remained peaceful. https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-dairy-farmers-wheel-plaster-145231230.html? The protests took place as EU agriculture ministers met in the…
Global dairy outlook is positive, says Rabobank :Searching for Equilibrium
The global dairy market may experience a slower price recovery than previously anticipated, particularly as China shows a reduced need for dairy imports, Rabobank says in recently-released sector research. But, despite this, the overall market outlook remains positive, the global specialist agribusiness bank says in its Q2 Global Dairy Quarterly, titled Searching for Equilibrium. The report…
Indonesia’s free school lunch and milk policy a ‘significant’ opportunity for Australian farmers
Australia’s dairy industry is licking its lips at the prospect of increased demand from Indonesia. One of the key policies for Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, is to provide free lunches and milk to Indonesian school students. The program is set to begin next year at an estimated initial cost of over $11 billion (120 trillion…
Dairy farmers worried over rumour of Amul entering Tamil Nadu’s milk market
Farmers attached to Aavin’s primary cooperative societies are worried about a rumour that Gujarat-based Amul milk cooperative was planning to enter the Tamil Nadu milk market. M.G. Rajendran, general secretary, Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association said this information was disturbing if true. “Our founder Senguttuvel would always say that competition is good. But in…
The level of A2 protein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly
In recent years, the level of A2 beta-casein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly and the level of A1 beta-casein has been correspondingly decreasing. Unpublished data from New Zealand’s leading herd-improvement cooperative, LIC, which was supplied to me on request, indicate that once the 2023-born dairy calves join the milking herd in 2025,…
GCCI pushes fodder cultivation among dairy farmers
With the aim of increasing milk production in the state the GCCI conducted a training workshop for dairy farming to encourage them to take up fodder cultivation both as sole crop and as an intercrop in a coconut plantation. Orlando Rodrigues chairman, agriculture committee, GCCI explained the outreach programme under the GCCI Krishi Sampark Abhiyaan….
Dairy farmers face unprecedented crisis in Kerala due to heat
Livestock farmers in the State are facing an unprecedented crisis as intense heat and humidity are having a deadly effect on farm animals. While dairy cow mortality has hit an all-time high with thermal stress killing around 500 cattle across the State in two-and-a-halfmonths, poultry producers are also in distress. Farmers say the cows, mostly crossbreeds, just…
Dairy farmers in Kerala welcome heat index-based insurance cover for animals
Dairy farmers have responded keenly to the heat index-based cattle insurance scheme rolled out by the Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU). The novel scheme, introduced for April and May considering the rising temperatures, saw around 25,000 animals getting the insurance cover. Taking the average number of animals per dairy unit, around 10,000 farmers…