NZ Dairy Farmers Fine-Tuned Farm Management to Deal with Hard Times
22:55 | 31/10/2016
NEW ZEALAND - Figures released at DairyNZ's Annual General Meeting (AGM) show the 2015/16 dairy season was the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.
NZ Dairy Industry Hit by Further Calf Abuse Allegations
09:14 | 27/10/2016
NEW ZEALAND - New undercover videos suggesting bobby calf mistreatment have been released by animal welfare organisation Farmwatch, which the organisation says shows nothing has changed in the year since its last investigation into the issue.
Dairy Farmer Survey Investigates Migrant Worker Contribution
19:37 | 20/10/2016
UK - Dairy farmers are being urged to complete a migrant survey from the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF), which sets out to determine foreign labour’s current contribution to the sector.
Dairy Farmers Cut Production Costs Substantially in 2015
19:52 | 14/10/2016
GLOBAL - Dairy farmers substantially decreased their costs of milk production in 2015, according to new results in the International Farm Comparison Network's (IFCN) Dairy Report 2016.
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.
