China Excellent Milk Project Attracts the Attention of World Dairy Industry
Recently, The 7th International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality and The 4th China Excellent Milk Project Pasteurized Milk Development Forum organized by Institute of Animal Sciences, CAAS, Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, MARA, Dairy Association of China, American Dairy Science Association, Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand and Danish Veterinary and Food Administration…
Mysuru farmers demand milk procurement at ₹40 a litre
Even as milk price was recently hiked by ₹2 a litre, farmers in Mysuru are demanding that the procurement price should be increased to ₹40 a litre. Karnataka Rajya Raithas Sangha (KRRS) activists on Monday met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is on a day’s visit to Mysuru and Nanjangud, and sought the hike. They…
Regional milk union to help farmers who lose milch animals
The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) will come to the aid of dairy farmers who lose milch animals or heifers but have no insurance cover for the animals. ERCMPU chairman M.T. Jayan said on Tuesday that financial support for dairy farmers, which would work like an insurance cover for those losing animals, was…
Study costs involved in milk production and fix procurement price
Milk producers, distributors and retailers have called for adequate compensation for everyone involved in the production and supply of Aavin milk. This should be done after a detailed study of the expenses involved, said M.G. Rajendran, member of the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association. Aavin had recently increased the procurement prices but this had…
Heat stress crimping summer milk output: Study
Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising costs of production for farmers. Increasing spells of summer heatwave in northwestern India, thought to be linked to climate change, are hurting milk productivity, or output per cattle, while raising…
Further price increases pose threat to UK meat and dairy demand – AHDB
Nine in 10 consumers have noticed the price of food increasing in supermarkets, with 62% concerned about food costs (AHDB/ Blue Marble Trust Research 2022), according to AHDB Senior Retail Insight Manager Kim Heath. This will come as no surprise as food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation hit 14.6% in September (ONS). Economics dictates that as a general…
Mother Dairy contributed in ensuring higher price of milk for farmers’
The milk sold by farmers got higher prices due to the advent of Mother Dairy, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. He was speaking at a conference on ‘Vidarbha’s Dairy Development’ at the 13th Agrovision Agricultural Exhibition being held at PDKV Grounds in Dabha, Nagpur. He said that the entry of Mother Dairy created competition in…
20,000 cattle succumb to LSD in Maharashtra
As many as 20,361 cattle have succumbed to the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Maharashtra out of the 2,98,285 cattle affected by the disease till date. The government has paid compensation of about ₹20 crore to the farmers who lost their cattle to LSD. About 7,909 farmers have received this compensation, said Animal Husbandry Department…
Gujarat polls: Dairymen hold the key to electoral success for parties
A stable livelihood under the Amul model coupled with an increased income over the past five years is a big pro-incumbency factor for over 36 lakh dairy producers, whose vote will decide the outcome in at least 88 seats out of the Municipal corporation areas in Gujarat polls. Dairy leaders believe that notwithstanding the issues of high…
India is well poised to emerge as a leader in dairy
Largely organised under the cooperative structure, the industry has seen significant growth over the years, with the government investing in its development through several schemes and initiatives that have put it on the global map. The country celebrates National Milk Day on November 26. The occasion is momentous because, for one, it will mark the…