Sugar solution fights infection in dairy cows as antibiotics
A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective as antibiotics at treating a common infection in dairy cows, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The results were recently published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. The discovery has the potential to reduce reliance on antibiotics and ultimately help combat…
Epigamia co-founder Rohan Mirchandani passes away at 41
Rohan Mirchandani, co-founder of Epigamia, passed away on the night of December 21, according to four people who confirmed the news to Moneycontrol. The entrepreneur, in his early forties, reportedly succumbed to a heart attack, the sources said. Mirchandani, a graduate of NYU Stern and Wharton School started up Drums Food International in 2013. Drums Food…
Is Raw Milk Safe? Here’s What to Know
Remember the days when you didn’t know what raw milk was (and didn’t need to)? Well, those are over: raw—or unpasteurized—milk has been in the news for months. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is an ardent supporter of raw milk; at the same time,…
Milma increased milk prices for farmers by Rs 15/liter
The annual general body meeting of Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU), held on Thursday, announced an additional price of Rs 15 per litre of milk procured from farmers affiliated to the cooperative societies under it. The meeting, presided over by chairman Mani Viswanath, also announced a cattle feed subsidy of Rs 200…
Sterling Biotech Builds World’s First Fermentation-Based Dairy Protein Facility
Sterling Biotech, a joint venture between Perfect Day and Zydus, has commenced construction of the world’s first precision fermentation-based dairy protein manufacturing facility in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. Spanning 27 acres, this facility is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2026, the company in a release said, adding that a foundation…
China’s milk oversupply to persist in first half of 2025
China’s milk supply will continue to be in excess in the first half of 2025, but will normalise in the second half of the year following efforts to regulate production, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday. The world’s third largest milk producer is awash with unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers…
Arun Raste’s ‘Book : Cooperatives In The 21st Century
The cooperative movement started in India as an initiative to promote social and economic justice to the class of Indian society which didn’t have the resources to uplift themselves. In his book, Cooperatives in 21st Century: Navigating New Frontiers, Arun Raste explores and investigates the perimeters and boundaries along with the work done and can be…
India’s dairy farmers earn 11,000 carbon credits from biogas
More than 27,000 household biogas plants have been installed in 19 states across the country under various schemes in the dairy sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Further, the household biogas initiative has also helped in generating carbon credits for the dairy cooperative sector. Under the first such initiative, a total of 11,000 carbon…
Dairy Adopts Circular Economy to Uplift Farmers
The government on Thursday said dairy federations should work on circular economy besides focusing on enhancing milk procurement and increasing the price paid to farmers. In a review meeting with industry stakeholders on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya said circular economy will help reduce carbon footprint of the dairy sector and help…
YEAR END REVIEW 2024: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Livestock Sector Continues to Strengthen India’s Agricultural Economy; Grows at 12.99% CAGR since 2014 Launch of Sex Sorted Semen Technology and Indigenous IVF Media; Gau & Mahish Genomic Chips to Enhance Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Buffalo National Programme for Dairy Development Aims to Create 10,000 New Dairy Co-operative Societies; Procure 14.20 Lakh Litres of…