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Animal welfare standards: from large to small dairy farms

Evidence has shown that larger dairy farms have better welfare than smaller units, although the effects were small. The structural change towards larger dairy holdings is often criticised as being detrimental to animal welfare. This prompted researchers to carry out a study of data from 3,085 German dairy farms involving 376,415 cows. The 3-year project…

Cow burps to be taxed under ‘world first’ proposals by New Zealand

“New Zealand’s farmers are set to be the first in the world to reduce agricultural emissions” – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand has proposed a tax on burping and peeing farm animals in a bid to combat climate change. A world first, the farm levy could support the country’s pledge to reduce…

Why India’s agri production stats need a ground reality check

How much milk does India really produce? What is its actual domestic requirement of cereals or sugar? These are simple questions, but basic to understanding the market for agri-produce — not just in these inflationary times, but also from a policy and planning perspective. Consider milk. According to the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) household consumer…

Nova Dairy’s effort to improve the lives of Indian Dairy Farmers

Nova Dairy, the top dairy manufacturer in India, is aiming to improve the lives of dairy farmers via its most recent initiatives. Nova Dairy emphasized in its most recent statement that the organization has put up strategies for dairy farmers to produce clean milk. Additionally, the firm intends to provide animal health and feed advice…

FSSAI mandates registration of foreign food factories including dairy plants

Foreign food manufacturing facilities exporting certain “high-risk” categories to India need to mandatorily register with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) effective February 1, 2023. The categories identified for mandatory registration includes milk and milk-based products, meat and meat products including poultry and fish, infant nutrition, nutraceuticals and egg powder. As per…

Shobha and Smita sister of Shashi Tharoor were the first of Amul babies

Did you know this? Tharoor Family Amul Babies. by Shashi Tharoor. My family’s association with the Amul brand is intensely personal. Way back in 1961, Amul’s advertising agency, ASP (Advertising &Sales Promotion Ltd), was looking for a baby to front their milk powder in a first-of-its-kind ad campaign. They went through hundreds of pictures of babies –…

Process started to merge Amul with 5 other cooperatives: Amit Shah

Amul will be merged with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS), Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Addressing the 70th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said the process for the merger has already started. “The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving priority to natural…

Ludhiana | Stray cattle take over city streets as shelters filled to capacity

Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC), meanwhile, continues to face allegations of turning a blind eye to the growing menace of stray cattle on streets, despite collecting over ₹31 crore in the form of cow cess from the public in the last five years. With cave-ins, delays in repair, waterlogging and the evergreen problem of stray cattle…

Sikkim Best Performing Dairy Coop from East and NE regions by NCDFI

The Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. has been adjudged as the Best Performing Dairy Cooperative from East and North-East regions by National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) during the Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022 of the Eastern and Northeastern regions, organised by NCDFI and Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union at Manan Kendra in Gangtok….