What does it take to be seen to be working toward a healthier world?
Agriculture is becoming the target of fringe activist groups. No, let me re-state that. Agriculture is already the target of these groups. The reasons are many and varied but they’re almost always linked to the same basic problem — knee-jerk responses to complex issues — like the feeling that Canada’s high-tech, high-science agriculture has got […]
Ancient Europeans farmed dairy—but couldn’t digest milk
Over the past 10,000 years, populations living far apart in Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East separately acquired a key genetic change: the ability to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults. Researchers thought people who had that ability and lived in dairy farming cultures got a nutritional boost and had more children, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Digital technology changing the Indian agricultural landscape
Former MD & CEO of Yes Bank Rana Kapoor addressed issues in the agricultural sector by creating and enabling a digital environment that empowers farmers towards high and inclusive growth. The greatest of leaders see a strong business and a better world not as two conflicting goals, but as the essential ingredients for long-term success. […]
The future of the Natural owners of Urban farming in Aarey milk colony
As the urban farming discourse in India has been expanding over the past few years; the limelight is often on upwardly-mobile urban citizens who take up farming for recreational, environmental, spiritual or economic reasons. More than half the world’s population is projected to live in cities by 2050. This raises the question about the availability of green […]
Livestock focused startup Brainwired raises fresh Funding
Livestock focused and agritech startup Brainwired announced on Thursday that it has raised undisclosed amount of funding in a bridge round led by Agility Venture Partners. Other top angel investors including Dhianu Das and Nandi Mehta and Mumbai Angels also participated in the round. The startup is now valued at 5 Cr following the latest […]
Is dairy farming cruel to the cows ? Story from US dairy Farms
The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise in upstate New York seem to lead carefree lives. They spend their days lolling around inside well-ventilated barns and eating their fill from troughs. Three times a day, they file into the milking parlor, where computer-calibrated vacuums drain several gallons of warm milk from […]
Is dairy farming cruel to the cows ? Story from US dairy Farms
The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise in upstate New York seem to lead carefree lives. They spend their days lolling around inside well-ventilated barns and eating their fill from troughs. Three times a day, they file into the milking parlor, where computer-calibrated vacuums drain several gallons of warm milk from […]
How to rear cows scientifically for better profitability ?
Dairy farmers can earn a lot of money if they take care of their cows scientifically. We all know animal husbandry has been a profession in India for generations. Milk is not the only source of income in cow husbandry. Cow dung and cow urine are highly sought-after items in organic farming. If the dung […]