Cutting cow numbers not best solution to reducing leaching, says scientist
Cutting cow numbers is not necessarily the solution to dairy farms reducing their nitrogen leaching to protect waterways, a scientist says.
Dairy farmers say ‘thank you’ to consumers for buying blue cow logo milk
Pop-up milk and cookie giveaway booths were sprinkled across the province this weekend.
Hi-tech cow dung-busting scheme hits the fan
William Mook’s hi-tech project was going to solve the dairy industry’s effluent problems and make investors millions.
NZ's dairy cow population on the rise
New Zealand’s dairy cow population is nearly back at the five million mark.
Dairy cow numbers rise by 2.7 per cent in latest numbers
Dairy cow numbers are on the rise in New Zealand, up 2.7 per cent from the 2016-17 year to total 4.99 million.
US research has found heat stress can affect dairy cow’s milk production
HEAT stress can cause a dry dairy cow to produce less milk during her next lactation, and affect her progeny for life, according to research from the US.
Estrogens in cows' milk are unlikely to pose a threat to adult health
Oestrogens found naturally in cows’ milk are likely to be safe for human consumption in adults, according to a new review published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.
Hopes for a Chinese cash cow in France milk country sour
French farmers fear for future of dairy plant once billed as China’s largest foreign investment in the milk processing sector.
‘Effectively we have the same number of cows as we had in 1988’
Average dairy herd size – in the last decade – has increased from 50 cows to around 75 cows, Teagasc’s Brendan Horan told those attending the dairy conference at this year’s Virginia Show.
How climate change will affect dairy cows and milk production in the UK – new study
The unusually hot summer of 2018 has proved challenging for farmers across the UK. Among other things, the scorching weather and lack of rain has damaged crops, and the grass used to feed farm animals too.