Lumpy skin disease has killed over 7,300 animals so far
Over 7,300 cattle have died so far due to ‘Lumpy skin disease’ in eight States, including one Union Territory, and vaccination drive has been stepped up to contain the infection, a senior government official said. Lumpy skin disease is a contagious viral disease, which affects cattle, transmitted by blood-feeding insects, causing fever, nodules on the…
Sukhbir Badal demands Rs 50k per animal compensation for dairy farmers
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded immediate release of compensation at the rate of Rs 50,000 per cattle head to dairy farmers whose milch animals had fallen prey to lumpy skin disease, even as he asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take responsibility for controlling the spread of the disease instead of…
DAIRY NEWSWORLD DAIRY NEWS “Open Innovation” Competition Finalists Highlight Dairy as an Ingredient
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, a partnership with innovation consultancy VentureFuel. The program is focused on identifying, curating, and accelerating dairy-based products – including traditional consumer food and beverage items, textiles and beyond. The competition will award up to $500,000 in prizes for startups that…
“Open Innovation” Competition Finalists Highlight Dairy as an Ingredient
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, a partnership with innovation consultancy VentureFuel. The program is focused on identifying, curating, and accelerating dairy-based products – including traditional consumer food and beverage items, textiles and beyond. The competition will award up to $500,000 in prizes for startups that…
NDDB to manage Ladakh Milk Federation operations
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will manage the operations of the local dairy federation Ladakh Milk Federation for five years in order to implement a structured dairy development programme in Ladakh region. NDDB has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) under…
Health stamp must for imports of fish, dairy products
Imported consignments of milk, milk products, pork, fish and fish products will require health certificates issued by the competent authority of the exporting country. The certificates will be valid till 90 days from the date of issue. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has instructed its officials regarding the requirement of the health certificate…
NDRI Karnal: Taking research to farmers’ doorstep
Chairman of Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Meenesh Shah on Saturday announced that the NDDB and the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) would work together to take the research work to the farmers’ doorstep, so that they could get the benefits of the research work done by the NDRI scientists. He was chairing a…
Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices by Rs 2 per litre
Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The new prices will be effective from August 17. Amul and Mother Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. This is the second hike by the companies this year. The new prices will be effective from August 17. The price…
How dairy co-operatives made India the cream of the world
The story of 75 years of India’s independence can’t be complete without a chapter on its dairy cooperatives. After seven-and-a-half decades, as we stand today, we see India as a rising global force to reckon with, and the cooperative dairy sector has much to claim credit for. The story of 75 years of India’s independence…
Dairy farmers to get Rs 4 /Ltr of milk more till March 2023 in Kerala
Dairy farmers would be paid an additional Rs 4 per litre of milk till March next year as part of a Rs 28 crore project for them as it was not possible to increase price of milk in the state presently, Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J Chinchurani said on Thursday. The minister said that the additional…