Measuring antibiotic usage on your dairy farm
How many types of antibiotics does your farm use? How does your usage compare to other farms? Measuring something as complex as antibiotic usage on your dairy farm can seem intimidating, but MSU faculty and Extension staff can help. Only 9% of consumers surveyed perceived no threat to their personal health based on antibiotic usage…
Natural farming a Rs10 lakh crore opportunity Amit Shah
Exhorting the farmers to take up natural farming, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that organic products from natural farming can become instrumental in opening a global market worth Rs 10 lakh crore for India. Shah said this on Tuesday while inaugurating a cattle feed plant of Sabar Dairy in Sabarkantha district’s Himmatnagar….
Local milk purchase is mandatory for importers: Minister Hasan
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan stated that milk importers will be allowed to import on grounds that they have purchased milk from local sources and received the Ministry of Agriculture’s approval. “Milk can be imported if they (importers) also purchase milk from local sources because milk imports, as regulated by the Minister…
Karnataka’s Nandini milk to enter into New Delhi from Nov 21
Karnataka’s home-grown dairy brand, Nandini, is all set to launch the sale of milk products in New Delhi on November 21, reported Money Control. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah will launch the brand in the national capital on Thursday, and this is the first time Nandini will enter into the Delhi market. Speaking to the publication, Karnataka Milk Federation…
Yogurt, cottage cheese drive sales due to health benefits
November 18, 2024 On April 8, something miraculous occurred in the United States that only happens every 18-plus years — a total solar eclipse. St. Louis, Southern Illinois and Waco, Texas, were among the prime viewing locations for the path of totality. For four minutes, the sky was completely darkened in the middle of the…
Healthiness of milk tea depends on how it is prepared
Milk tea as you may know, is a popular beverage that combines tea leaves or tea powder with milk and often sugar or other sweeteners. While milk tea provides antioxidants from the tea and calcium from the milk, its healthiness largely depends on how it is prepared. Excessive sugar or heavy milk can make it…
RFK Jr is a proponent of raw milk and himself consumes it
Robert F Kennedy Jr who is all set to become US Secretary of Health and Human Services and intends to transform America’s healthcare system recently shared his wish list for the FDA, which among many things includes promotion of raw milk. RFK Jr is a proponent of raw milk and himself claims to consume it….
Govt to record milk production of HF cows in 3 districts
Punjab Government is all set to initiate a project to identify and establish the milk production potential of the Holstein Friesian (HF) cows for boosting the profitability of the dairy farming sector in the state. Sharing details about the project worth ₹5.31 crore, Punjab animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that…
Milk Prices Expected to Increase in Karachi
Dairy farmers in Karachi have hinted at a potential increase in milk prices due to what they describe as double tax collection on dairy animals by local authorities, as reported by ARY News. The farmers claim that the administration has raised the tax on dairy animals by Rs 100 to Rs 700 per animal in…
AS CHEESY AS ONE CAN GET-Analogue story
In a world where foodie culture reigns and gourmet options are just a delivery app away, recent news has many foodies side-eyeing their takeout orders. A leading food delivery app’s revelation that some restaurants were dishing out “analogue paneer”— a cheeky term for fake cheese—has sparked a fresh wave of concern about what is actually…