Milking fewer, higher producing cows leads to drop in emissions
Breeding more efficient animals could help unlock profitability and environmental gains for Tasmanian dairy farmers, according to a new project.
Massive trees down and milking disrupted by damaging storms in Victoria
Farmers in South Gippsland who were cut off from electricity during storms last week are having to dry off cows a month early.
Sheep milking on the rise in New Zealand
Milking sheep is a small but growing industry.
More to dairy than just milking cows
Australian farmer Lisa Dwyer is paving the way for greater diversity in the dairy industry and showing the next generation that there is more to dairy than milking cows.
Only in Maine: Short Dairy Cow ‘Up On Blocks’ For Milking
You may have heard us talking about this on the Moose Morning Show the other day, but did you actually see the photo? Well here’s your chance.
Milking trifecta a juggling act
Milking cows, goats and sheep on one farm has been a steep learning curve for Te Aroha farmer Kevin Schuler and his brother Paul.
More milking robots coming to Washington County as dairy farms adapt
Janet Stiles Fulton has milked a lot of cows in her life, so giving that job up to robots two years ago was not only a big change for her, it was unusual even for Washington County, Maryland’s leading dairy producer.
Milking Profits: The Dairy Monopolies That Are Hurting Farmers
Born of a noble idea, dairy cooperatives let farmers join forces to get a good price for their milk and stand up to powerful interests. Now the coops are powerful, huge, and squeezing the farmers that ostensibly own them.
Milking With Blockchain
Australian dairy farmers are enlisting blockchain technology to regain control of their industry and redress the power balance with processors and retailers.
New Zealand’s sheep milking industry is expanding
New Zealand’s Spring Sheep Milk Co. has added three new farmers to its growing supplier base for the coming dairy season.