Tamil Nadu Dairy Farmers Seek Higher Aavin Prices
Dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to increase Aavin milk procurement prices, arguing that rising cattle feed, labour and production costs are making dairy farming financially unsustainable. Farmer associations have demanded that any future increase in Aavin retail milk prices should be directly passed on to milk producers to protect rural…
Keep milch animals safe this summer: Aavin to T.N. dairy farmers
Aavin has asked dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu to take care of milch animals this summer. It has advised farmers to tie cattle under the shade of trees and provide them with additional water to drink, in view of the sweltering heat. A dairy farmer said that water was scarce in villages at this time,…
Govt. urged to increase milk procurement price
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association (TNMPWA) on Thursday has urged the State government to increase the milk procurement price. Recently, the Salem district Deputy Registrar (dairy) P. Senthill Kumar said that farmers, who are members of cooperative milk societies, should supply milk to the society or they would be removed from the society’s…