NZ Study Confirms Benefits of Dairy-Beef Integration
20:00 | 13/10/2016
NEW ZEALAND - The final report of a five year study into the use of quality beef genetics in a dairy beef supply chain has been released, confirming the potential for dairy farmers to produce high value calves with minimal calving problems using proven beef genetics.
India Acts to Curb Unsafe Milk Production
19:50 | 12/10/2016
INDIA - With a fake milk factory busted by the food and drug administration in the Madhya Pradesh state of India, fears of unsafe milk flooding the Indian market are becoming stronger, writes Basudev Mahapatra.
Antibiotics Could be Cut By Up to a Third, say Dairy Farmers
19:51 | 10/10/2016
UK - Nine in 10 dairy farmers say that over the next five years they could cut their own antibiotic use by almost a third in dry cow therapy and a fifth in clinical mastitis, according to a RABDF survey.
Dairy Demand Growth Expected to Continue Until 2025
20:27 | 04/10/2016
GLOBAL - A global growth in milk demand of more than 20 million tonnes per year is expected to continue until 2025, according to the new Long-term Dairy Outlook from IFCN Dairy.
Friesland Campina Raises Milk Price Whilst Paying Farmers to Cut Production
21:11 | 03/10/2016
EUROPE - European dairy co-operative Friesland Campina is paying members to cut milk production, but also considerably increasing milk prices, which could leave their milk producers wondering over the best strategy to improve returns, UK levy board AHDB Dairy has reported.
Irish Farmers Urge More Action on Dairy Farm Cash Flow
22:08 | 29/09/2016
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers' Association National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary has said ministers must show far greater urgency in matching funding and utilising the €11.1m EU aid package to support dairy farmers’ very badly stressed cash flows.
Fonterra Results Positive News for New Zealand's Dairy Farmers
22:57 | 23/09/2016
NEW ZEALAND - Dairy company Fonterra’s annual results will increase certainty and security for dairy farmers, in what has been a positive week for the industry, according to New Zealand's Federated Farmers.
NZ Dairy Farmers Urged to 'Lock In' Price Gains with Good Pasture Use
22:28 | 22/09/2016
NEW ZEALAND - Dairy organisation DairyNZ is encouraging farmers to lock in the gains achieved in the past two seasons, as a pasture-first farm system will continue to provide payback as the milk price rises.
Milk Processors Urged to Pass On Improving Milk Prices to Farmers
19:48 | 21/09/2016
GLOBAL - Tuesday's Global Dairy Trade auction saw dairy price indices rise by 1.7 per cent, the fourth auction in a row in which prices have risen.
Data Sharing Needed to Improve Dairy Industry for Future
20:41 | 20/09/2016
GLOBAL - The world milk price increased by 35 per cent to a level of around US$30 or €27 per 100 kilograms of milk since June 2016, according to recent monitoring data from dairy organisation the International Farm Comparison Network.
