Dairy farmers like me can learn a lot from vegans
We’re inviting vegans to our farm so we can break down barriers.
New products emerging to reduce antibiotic use
Reducing the use of antibiotics on livestock farms has become a new goal, particularly in the dairy industry, but many farmers find it difficult to replace them. Internationally new products are emerging to help farmers meet this challenge.
‘You’re not dairy farmers; you are in the human health business’
“When I was in the Food Safety Authority (FSA) I used to say, ‘everyone is in the food safety business’; you are as much in the food safety business as people that own hotels.”
‘Farmers market on wheels’: Idaho Falls dairy employs modern-day milkmen in the Treasure Valley
A creamy-white truck with black cow spots weaves through a west Boise neighborhood on a Wednesday night. Kris Wilson drives cautiously — there’s fragile cargo on board — but not too slowly. He has 100 deliveries to make in the next six hours.
Outlook 2020: Milk output to stabilise but challenges remain
After remaining high throughout 2019, UK milk production looks likely to stabilise in the coming months, which should help prices remain relatively stable for the foreseeable future, according to Andersons’ Mike Houghton.
6 things I learned from visiting US ‘mega-dairies’
Dairy farming in the US has become synonymous with the words “mega-dairy”.
Antibiotics training offered as Red Tractor dairy standards change
Dairy farmers have been encouraged to sign up for training on antibiotic use as changes to Red Tractor health and welfare rules came into effect today (1 October).
Dairy farmers called on to help test kit that could cut antibiotic use
Dairy producers are being invited to take part in farmer-led trials of a new mastitis test that could help to reduce antibiotic use.
4 ways US dairy has cut antibiotics in lactating cows
Adopting a series of protocols for housing, milking practices and genetic selection has removed the need to treat lactating cows with antibiotics in a high-yielding, housed dairy herd.
