Kerala Cuts Power Tariffs for Dairy Farms, Boosting Sector Relief
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to reclassify dairy farms under the ‘agricultural’ consumer category for electricity, significantly lowering power tariffs for these units. Milma (Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation) has hailed the decision as a long-overdue relief for the state’s struggling dairy farmers, who had been demanding the reclassification to reduce escalating […]
How analyzing cow burps could help reduce dairy emissions
In a building on the edge of Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, two large cows stand inside what looks like a giant metal box with windows and heavy, stainless steel doors. While the cows go on with their lives — eating, sleeping, burping — the machine, called a respiration chamber, measures the exact amount of […]
Reduce GST on ghee to curb adulteration: IDA urges GOI
In the wake of the fake ghee making factories that are busted every year, India’s dairy sector has demanded a reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on ghee which currently attracts 12% tax. Representations from dairy sector players to the Central govt state that ironically imported palm oil, which is chemically hydrogenated, attracts just 5% […]
FrieslandCampina and McDonald’s -slash GHG emissions in dairy
McDonald’s and FrieslandCampina have joined forces to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in dairy production supplied to the fast food giant in the Netherlands and Belgium by 14% by 2025. The partnership focuses on support and reward for dairy farmers amid the ongoing climate change impacts plaguing the F&B industry, particularly the dairy sector. […]
Pros And Cons of Reducing the Retail Price of Plant-Based Milk
An increasing number of people around the world are adopting sustainable diets as an act to fight climate change. As a result, the popularity of plant-based milks has skyrocketed in the past decade. However, there has been a growing debate with regard to the retail price of these plant-based milk products. Is the upcharge of […]
Britain’s Tesco cuts price of milk for first time since 2020
Britain’s biggest supermarket group Tesco has cut the price of milk for the first time since May 2020, a possible early sign that a surge in food inflation may abate in the coming months. In March, grocery inflation rose to a record 17.5%, according to market researcher Kantar, with prices rising fastest for products such as milk, cheese […]
Cornell, EDF aim to reduce methane output for India’s dairies
Cornell will assist the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Dairy Development Board of India – the world’s largest dairy producing country – in a project to help its smallholder farmers reduce methane output and produce milk efficiently. “Enteric methane production from the digestive systems of cows and buffaloes is a major source of global […]
Danone Vows to Cut Methane Emissions From Milk by 30%
Danone aims to cut methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by almost one-third over the next seven years, becoming the first major food company to set targets in line with a pledge by 150 countries to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas from cows’ burps. The Activia maker said steps including better management of […]