NFU20: Promoting, Growing and Protecting British Dairy
19:58 | 26/02/2020
UK - Promoting, growing and protecting British dairy were the key themes at this year’s dairy breakout session at NFU Conference, and dairy board chairman Michael Oakes opened it by looking forward to a more optimistic 2020.
UK enacts new visa policy, NFU reacts
21:38 | 19/02/2020
UK Government announces changes to the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme, recruiting 10,000 seasonal workers to boost the agriculture sector during the busies months.
Dairy Cows Sent to Slaughter as Processors 'Fail' to Pay Enough for Milk
21:27 | 10/02/2020
AUSTRALIA - Western Australia is facing an exodus of dairy farmers less than a year after the widely-celebrated end of $1-a-litre milk.
Unknown Disease Kills Cattle in Fashoda
19:53 | 09/02/2020
SUDAN - A mysterious disease has killed hundreds of cattle in some areas of South Sudan’s Fashoda State in the last two weeks, the Pastoralists Union disclosed.
Iran's Dairy Product Exports to Reach 1m Tons by Mid-March
21:33 | 05/02/2020
IRAN - Iran is expected to export over 1 million tons of dairy products by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (20 March), according to the deputy agriculture minister.
Call for Action, Collaboration to Secure Sustainable Future for European Dairy
21:32 | 05/02/2020
EU - A new independent report has analysed the interlinked challenges and opportunities across the value chain of the European dairy sector. The report, which has been commissioned by Arla Foods, points to concrete action that can be taken to ensure a sustainable future of the sector.
German Startup Raises €4M Seed Round to Make Dairy Cheese Without Milk
21:01 | 26/12/2019
GERMANY - Berlin-based startup Legendairy Foods has raised €4M to develop cheese and other dairy products that have the same composition as milk but are not derived from animals.
Multiple Benefits of Clay as Feed Supplement in Dairy Cattle
21:47 | 21/11/2019
US - Dairy producers frequently add clay as a feed supplement to reduce the symptoms of aflatoxin and subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in lactating cows. In a new study from the University of Illinois, researchers show that clay can also improve the degradability of feedstuffs.
Indonesia Threatens Tariff Hike on EU Dairy in Trade Spat
21:00 | 12/08/2019
INDONESIA - Indonesia's trade minister on Friday threatened to impose higher tariffs on European Union dairy imports in response to the bloc's proposed move to hit biodiesel made from palm oil with anti-subsidy duties.
Small-scale Dairy Production Could Boost Milk Output
21:20 | 07/08/2019
ZIMBABWE - Supporting smallholder dairy farmers with information and knowledge could help make their production systems more competitive, helping to reduce poverty, raise nutrition levels and improve the livelihoods of rural people across the country.
