The Fat queen Bhadawari Buffaloes are steadily on decline
Before Independence, the princely state of Bhadawar, which covered parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was well known for a breed of buffalo that still exists and is known as Bhadawari. This breed is said to produce milk that has the highest content of fat anywhere in the world. The soil, water and…
The National Cooperative Policy can boost growth in a big way
Cooperatives 2.0 We have 33 supermarkets at the moment. The target is 1,500 in five years.” S.B. Jayaraj, who is gung-ho about his organisation’s plans for Kerala, is not just another retailer. He is the general secretary of the Kerala chapter of Sahakar Bharati — a pan-India body that aims at strengthening the cooperative movement…
KYC drive on concessional milk cards saves Aavin ₹36 lakh a month
80,000 old milk cards weeded out in the past one month The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation, which sells dairy products under the Aavin brand, has managed to weed out 80,000 old monthly cards by updating know your customer (KYC) details over the past month. With this, the dairy cooperative would be saving ₹36…
Cow dung products by rural Chhattisgarh women selling online now
Chhattisgarh had earlier initiated a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’, to buy cow dung from dairy farmers at ₹2 per kg to offer them financial support. Thousands of rural and poor women engaged in making products from cow dung in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district have received a fillip with the administration now ensuring that their products reach…
Assam govt extends NDDB’s management of WAMUL dairy for 5 yrs
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on Saturday said it will manage West Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd (WAMUL) for another five years. The Assam government has extended NDDB’s management of WAMUL, the board said in a statement. NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on August 6. The Assam government…
Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Livestock-dairy farming
Basically, machines powered by Artificial Intelligence can not only act, but also understand and analyze. It has the potential to revolutionize human lifestyle. AI is still at a very nascent stage and the opportunities it could unravel, is still ambiguous. It is projected that eventually, AI will bring about qualitative progress and innovation; enhancing individual…
Russia may be on the brink of a raw milk deficit due to drought
A sharp rise in costs accompanied by recent droughts has hampered Russian milk production and has created a threat of a shortage of raw milk, said Artem Belov, general director of the Russian union of dairy producers, Soyuzmoloko. Raw milk production growth is slowing down and at the end of August, on a year-to-year comparison,…
Research explains why cool cows can provide more milk
With increasing global temperatures, dairy cattle face heat stress more frequently throughout the year than in the past. Thanks to cooling technology, dairy cattle can enjoy a better quality of life, but farmers and consumers may wonder if cattle comfort results in more milk. A study conducted by University of Georgia researchers determined that dairy…
Research explains why cool cows can provide more milk
With increasing global temperatures, dairy cattle face heat stress more frequently throughout the year than in the past. Thanks to cooling technology, dairy cattle can enjoy a better quality of life, but farmers and consumers may wonder if cattle comfort results in more milk. A study conducted by University of Georgia researchers determined that dairy…
Minister Jagadish urges farmers to focus on dairy farming in Telangana
Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Tuesday urged the farmers to focus on dairy farming; in addition to agriculture, which would help in improving their earnings. Attending a review meeting on the orientation-programme for Gopala-Mithras held in Udhayaditya Bhavan on the premises of the district Collectorate; Jagadish Reddy said that milk and dairy products were…