Assam govt extends NDDB’s management of WAMUL dairy for 5 yrs
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on Saturday said it will manage West Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd (WAMUL) for another five years. The Assam government has extended NDDB’s management of WAMUL, the board said in a statement. NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on August 6. The Assam government…
Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Livestock-dairy farming
Basically, machines powered by Artificial Intelligence can not only act, but also understand and analyze. It has the potential to revolutionize human lifestyle. AI is still at a very nascent stage and the opportunities it could unravel, is still ambiguous. It is projected that eventually, AI will bring about qualitative progress and innovation; enhancing individual…
Odisha govt sanctions Rs 11 crore assistance for one lakh dairy farmers
As part of Odisha government’s assistance to the people affected due to the pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 11 crore for one lakh dairy farmers of the state. About one lakh milk farmers received the assistance of up to Rs 6,000 as per the package. As many as 3,600 milk production cooperatives…
Russia may be on the brink of a raw milk deficit due to drought
A sharp rise in costs accompanied by recent droughts has hampered Russian milk production and has created a threat of a shortage of raw milk, said Artem Belov, general director of the Russian union of dairy producers, Soyuzmoloko. Raw milk production growth is slowing down and at the end of August, on a year-to-year comparison,…
Research explains why cool cows can provide more milk
With increasing global temperatures, dairy cattle face heat stress more frequently throughout the year than in the past. Thanks to cooling technology, dairy cattle can enjoy a better quality of life, but farmers and consumers may wonder if cattle comfort results in more milk. A study conducted by University of Georgia researchers determined that dairy…
Research explains why cool cows can provide more milk
With increasing global temperatures, dairy cattle face heat stress more frequently throughout the year than in the past. Thanks to cooling technology, dairy cattle can enjoy a better quality of life, but farmers and consumers may wonder if cattle comfort results in more milk. A study conducted by University of Georgia researchers determined that dairy…
KMF to invest Rs 1000 crore for inorganic growth in Maharashtra and Goa
KMF’s Managing Director BC Sateesh said that the co-operative is planning to buy two plants; in Mumbai and one each in Goa and Pune. “The tenders for the acquisition in Mumbai have been issued. We have drawn a Rs 1000 crore expansion plan by acquiring the dairy processing units,” he said. On the spree of…
Minister Jagadish urges farmers to focus on dairy farming in Telangana
Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Tuesday urged the farmers to focus on dairy farming; in addition to agriculture, which would help in improving their earnings. Attending a review meeting on the orientation-programme for Gopala-Mithras held in Udhayaditya Bhavan on the premises of the district Collectorate; Jagadish Reddy said that milk and dairy products were…
Milk Olympics : Difference between Black gold and Desi silver reduces
Is Authenticity of Milk a bigger challenge than Safety of Milk ? In a recently revised standard for Buffalo milk by FSSAI, the fat standard is reduced from 6% to 5%. Buffalo–milk is nearly–2–times richer in fat and about 30% higher in milk–solids-not -fat (mSNF) contents–than–cow–milk . One litre of buffalo milk can be equated with…
KMF Milk launched in Vidarbha and plans are to scale from 10K-30K LPD
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) will sell 10,000 lpd of fresh milk in six districts of Vidarbha from August 1. The target is to increase this figure to over 30,000 litres covering the entire region by the end of 2021. Situated in eastern Maharashtra, Vidarbha region has 11 districts;Amravati, Akola, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur,…