‘My butter seems harder’: spread sparks furore over Canada’s dairy
Canadians voice suspicions over palm oil, raising questions over transparency in a powerful industry For years, Canada has strictly controlled the production of milk, butter and cheese. Photograph: Martin Schroeder/Getty Images/EyeEm It began with an innocent question on Twitter : was butter in Canada becoming more difficult to spread? “My butter just seemed harder. It was…
Milk prices may rise by Rs 12 per litre from March 1
In another major blow to the common man, milk prices are likely to get high as producers in some villages of Ratlam have decided to hike the prices. In wake of the increase in petrol and diesel prices, LPG cylinders and vegetables, milk producers from 25 villages attended a meeting held at the Ram Mandir…
CAVINKARE LAUNCHES FARM-TO-TABLE MILK BRAND – HMILK
The launch aims to further strengthen Cavin Kare’s diary offering nationally In an effort to offer consumers unparalleled quality products, CavinKare under its dairy wing announced the launch of a new milk brand – H-Milk. Bringing to retail format for the first time in India, the brand offers bottled cow milk with no cream removed…
Milk prices moving up across India as a post-covid effect
Milk prices generally rise during summers, when buffaloes and cows produce less, and ease during the winter-spring months, when they calve and reach peak lactation. This natural cycle has, however, reversed in 2020-21. Sanjay Belhe is today receiving Rs 26 per litre for cow milk with 3.5% fat and 8.5% SNF (solids-not-fat) content that he…
5 lakh students to appear in Cow Science exam: Nothing unscientific..
More than 5 lakh people in the country will take an online exam on the “holy cow” on Thursday. The University Grants Commission has written to Vice Chancellors of 900 universitites in the country to encourage the students to write the Central government’s “indigenous cow science” examination. The brainchild of the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog set…
Economic Rationale of Slaughter and Beef Ban in Karnataka
Livestock markets have fallen eerily silent ever since Karnataka passed a law preventing cattle slaughter. The beef industry of Karnataka, valued at Rs. 500 crore and employing nearly 40 lakh families is set for an unprecedented crisis. SAGARI R RAMDAS writes about who really benefits from it. WITH Karnataka passing the Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of…
Heritage Foods launches French Yoghurt brand Mamie Yova in India
Heritage Foods surged 8.93% to Rs 301.20 after the Indo French joint venture between the company and Novandie Foods launched French Yoghurt brand Mamie Yova in India.Heritage Novandie Foods, a joint venture between Heritage Foods and Novandie Foods, a subsidiary of Andros, France, started in 2017, today announced their entry in the Indian market with…
Invoking the green revolution to justify the new farm laws may not be right
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hardened his government’s stand on the farm laws. In the Rajya Sabha, during his reply to the President’s address, the Prime Minister asserted that the farm laws wouldn’t be repealed, although the government was open to negotiations. Modi made his case for reforms by invoking former Prime Ministers Lal…
Economic Rationale of Slaughter and Beef Ban in Karnataka
Livestock markets have fallen eerily silent ever since Karnataka passed a law preventing cattle slaughter. The beef industry of Karnataka, valued at Rs. 500 crore and employing nearly 40 lakh families is set for an unprecedented crisis. SAGARI R RAMDAS writes about who really benefits from it. WITH Karnataka passing the Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of…
Invoking the green revolution to justify the new farm laws may not be right
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hardened his government’s stand on the farm laws. In the Rajya Sabha, during his reply to the President’s address, the Prime Minister asserted that the farm laws wouldn’t be repealed, although the government was open to negotiations. Modi made his case for reforms by invoking former Prime Ministers Lal…