TN milk down as feed shortage hits output; Karnataka fares better
Milk production in Tamil Nadu is under visible stress as chronic shortages of cattle feed and rising fodder costs begin to bite harder at the farm level. According to field observations and official assessments, inadequate availability of quality green fodder and balanced concentrate feed has led to lower per-animal productivity, particularly among crossbred cows. Farmers…
TN Minister Urges Farmers to Adopt Tech for Value Addition in Dairy
In Coimbatore this week, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Milk and Dairy Development, Mano Thangaraj, called on dairy farmers to embrace modern technologies to boost productivity and value addition across the sector. The appeal came at a three-day dairy innovation exhibition where government officials, industry players and producers gathered to explore emerging tools and methods aimed…