Dairy beef trial to reveal eating quality potential
20:54 | 25/05/2021
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is investigating the potential of creating a viable dairy beef supply chain to add substantial value to dairy steers commonly sold into lower value markets.
Weekly beef and dairy digest: US beef sales and exports slide again
21:56 | 14/05/2021
US beef sales are faltering from last month, while the dairy sector holds steady at the start of May.
New Zealand’s Synlait Milk CEO to step down amid economic uncertainty
21:10 | 12/04/2021
Synlait Milk Ltd says that its chief executive, Leon Clement, will step down at the end of April and that the company’s co-founder would take an interim leadership role.
New Zealand's Fonterra completes sale of two China farms
22:10 | 09/04/2021
Fonterra has completed the sale of its two wholly owned China farming hubs in Ying and Yutian.
UK's MilkSure training programme hands over administration to the BCVA
20:17 | 24/02/2021
The BCVA says that changes to the scheme will make it more accessible for dairy farmers and vets.
USDA Ag Outlook Forum: US dairy industry still facing uncertainties
21:02 | 22/02/2021
The US dairy sector entered 2021 still in flux following the unprecedented disruptions brought about by COVID-19 in 2020, USDA said Friday in its closely watched annual Ag Outlook Forum.
US dairy exports volume sets all-time high mark in 2020
14:24 | 16/02/2021
Despite significant disruptions in trade throughout 2020, the United States exported nearly 2.4 million metric tons of dairy goods last year–a record-setting mark, according to data released today by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
New Zealand dairy sector has record year, with total milksolids production at a record high
21:47 | 25/01/2021
The DairyNZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) statistics show that in the 2019-20 season, New Zealand dairy companies processed 21.1 billion litres of milk containing 1.90 billion kilograms of milksolids (kg MS)
New Zealand’s Fonterra lifts lower end of 2020-2021 farmgate milk price forecast
21:23 | 07/12/2020
Dairy company Fonterra lifted the lower end of its 2020-2021 forecast range on 4 December, increasing the price it pays farmers for milk.
Rearing Dairy Heifers: You can't manage what you don't measure
22:10 | 30/11/2020
A better understanding of the implications of calfhood morbidity may help dairy producers reach rearing targets and reduce milk production costs, writes Lucy Ross, a third year PhD student at the University of Nottingham.
