Indonesia’s free school lunch and milk policy a ‘significant’ opportunity for Australian farmers
Australia’s dairy industry is licking its lips at the prospect of increased demand from Indonesia. One of the key policies for Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, is to provide free lunches and milk to Indonesian school students. The program is set to begin next year at an estimated initial cost of over $11 billion (120 trillion […]
Dairy farmers worried over rumour of Amul entering Tamil Nadu’s milk market
Farmers attached to Aavin’s primary cooperative societies are worried about a rumour that Gujarat-based Amul milk cooperative was planning to enter the Tamil Nadu milk market. M.G. Rajendran, general secretary, Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association said this information was disturbing if true. “Our founder Senguttuvel would always say that competition is good. But in […]
The level of A2 protein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly
In recent years, the level of A2 beta-casein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly and the level of A1 beta-casein has been correspondingly decreasing. Unpublished data from New Zealand’s leading herd-improvement cooperative, LIC, which was supplied to me on request, indicate that once the 2023-born dairy calves join the milking herd in 2025, […]
GCCI pushes fodder cultivation among dairy farmers
With the aim of increasing milk production in the state the GCCI conducted a training workshop for dairy farming to encourage them to take up fodder cultivation both as sole crop and as an intercrop in a coconut plantation. Orlando Rodrigues chairman, agriculture committee, GCCI explained the outreach programme under the GCCI Krishi Sampark Abhiyaan. […]
Dairy farmers face unprecedented crisis in Kerala due to heat
Livestock farmers in the State are facing an unprecedented crisis as intense heat and humidity are having a deadly effect on farm animals. While dairy cow mortality has hit an all-time high with thermal stress killing around 500 cattle across the State in two-and-a-halfmonths, poultry producers are also in distress. Farmers say the cows, mostly crossbreeds, just […]
Dairy farmers in Kerala welcome heat index-based insurance cover for animals
Dairy farmers have responded keenly to the heat index-based cattle insurance scheme rolled out by the Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU). The novel scheme, introduced for April and May considering the rising temperatures, saw around 25,000 animals getting the insurance cover. Taking the average number of animals per dairy unit, around 10,000 farmers […]
USDA Launches Trade Mission in India and visits Indian Dairy Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor arrived in New Delhi today to launch a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission. Taylor leads a delegation of officials from 47 U.S. agribusiness and farm organizations and 11 state departments of agriculture seeking to develop and expand business opportunities with importers […]
Vet varsity warns against poor silage
The Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, organised a panel discussion to clarify the misconceptions around the use of silage and to educate dairy farmers against the adverse effects of poor-quality silage. Dr Parkash Singh Brar, Director of Extension Education, said the dairy industry in the state has […]
Sustainable Dairy Farming-Nestlé India’s ‘Biodigester Project
Nestlé India is demonstrating its unwavering commitment towards responsible sourcing and reducing emissions from the dairy farms with the ‘Biodigester Project’. The biodigester technology transforms cattle manure into clean biogas, reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms. The remaining slurry is utilized as natural fertilizer, contributing to regenerative agriculture practices. As a part of this […]
Banas Dairy announces hike of Rs. 15 per kg fat of Milk
Banaskantha: Asia’s largest dairy, Banas Dairy, has announced a hike in the purchase price of milk. The dairy today announced a pay hike of Rs 15 per kilogram of fat for milk producers. Previously, Rs 805 per kilogram of fat in milk was being paid in Banas Dairy, but now, with an increase of Rs […]