Vijaya Dairy hikes milk procurement prices to ryots
In good news for farmers, Vijaya Dairy enhanced the procurement price of milk on Monday. The buffalo milk procurement price was raised from Rs 46.69 to Rs 49.40 per litre and cow milk from Rs 33.75 to Rs 38.75 per litre. The new rates will be applicable from September 1. Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas…
11.2-lakh cattle across 12 states in lumpy skin grip: Sanjeev Balyan
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) has affected 11.2-lakh cattle, including 49,682 deaths, in 165 districts across a dozen states and Union Territories in the country till August 30 this year, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said on Wednesday. The LSD cases this year were reported from Andaman & Nicobar…
Milkymist launches Skyr : An Icelandic High protein Yogurt range
Milky Mist always emphasizes on introducing process technology, new product lines and state of the art machinery along with ESG activities. Milky Mist has commissioned state of the art Dairy plant in 2019 with a capacity to handle a million LPD. Milky Mist is also setting up a new facility with an investment outlay of…
Synthetic milk made without cows? Could radically disrupt the dairy
The global dairy industry is changing. Among the disruptions is competition from food alternatives not produced using animals – including potential challenges posed by synthetic milk. Synthetic milk does not require cows or other animals. It can have the same biochemical make up as animal milk, but is grown using an emerging biotechnology technique know as “precision…
Does dairy cause acne or is it another skincare myth?
Does dairy cause acne? It’s a valid question considering the food that you put into your body every day is one of the biggest lifestyle factors contributing to the health of your skin. In recent years, dairy has been a hot topic. There are experts who maintain that it’s a part of a healthy, balanced…
Neutral Foods gets money from Gates,Cuban, and LeBron to cut GHG
Bill Gates’ investment fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, announced on Wednesday it is leading a $12 million round of investment in the climate-conscious food company, Neutral Foods. Other notable investors in Neutral Foods include Mark Cuban, NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Love, Tobias Harris, and musicians John Legend and Questlove. Neutral Foods currently buys carbon…
KMF seeks hike in milk price, Bommai in dilemma
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has appealed to the State government to increase the price of milk by Rs 3 per litre. With this, the price of milk products, including ghee, butter, curd and buttermilk, is also expected to increase. The demand is not new, with KMF making repeated pleas for an increase in rates….
West U.P. turns hotspot of cattle disease
Farmers allege lack of vaccines, doctors to tackle lumpy skin; Minister says dedicated teams deployed Vijay, a farmer near Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh, lost two of his cows in the past 10 days to the lumpy skin disease. “One was a milking cow and the other was just two-and-a-half year old,” says Vijay adding…
Pasteurised, boiled milk safe, avoid raw produce’
Indigenous vaccine to be rolled out The process is now under way to ensure the commercial availability of India’s indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac to protect livestock from lumpy skin disease, Yash Pal, Director, National Research Centre on Equines, said on Tuesday. Speaking to The Hindu, he cautioned against the use of raw milk, especially during this…
Fresh milk rates to rise by Rs 7/litre in Mumbai during Ganeshotsav
With just two days left for Ganeshotsav, the financial budget of common people is going to collapse due to inflation. After the increase in the price of milk by Amul and Mother Dairy companies, now the extra milk is going to be expensive by seven rupees. The new rates will be applicable in Mumbai from September 1….