Lumpy skin disease had marginal impact on India’s milk output in FY23
India’s liquid milk production this year has been marginally impacted by the outbreak of the Lumpy Skin Disease in some parts of the country. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered milk output for 2022 by 0.5 per cent, or about one million tonnes, at 202.5 million…
USDA says EU milk production has peaked… and is shrinking
EU milk production peaked in 2020, according to analysis by the US Department of Agriculture. USDA analysts said milk deliveries from dairy farms declined in 2021, and they predicted it will fall further this year, and in 2023 and later years, when the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the accompanying Farm to Fork Strategy…
New organic dairy rule taps down on how to expand herds
A major rule change was rolled out this week for the rapidly growing organic dairy industry in the United States. The USDA Origin of livestock rule announced this week puts a premium on cows used to produce organic milk. Those cows likely become the “few and the proud” as cows under conventional care will only once…
New organic dairy rule taps down on how to expand herds
A major rule change was rolled out this week for the rapidly growing organic dairy industry in the United States. The USDA Origin of livestock rule announced this week puts a premium on cows used to produce organic milk. Those cows likely become the “few and the proud” as cows under conventional care will only once…