Dairy Farming Articles & Analysis
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Guide to Lambing Season
Lambing is perhaps one of the most anticipated times for any beginner and veteran sheep producer. After carefully making mating decisions, breeding the ewes and waiting through gestation, healthy newborn lambs hit the ground. Lambing is definitely a time of excitement! At BioZyme®, the makers of DuraFerm®, we specialize in vitamin and mineral supplements to strengthen your stock by ...
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The Importance of Protein Tubs for Sheep
Protein is the building block for cells. As you develop and grow your quality sheep flock, your priorities should include the health and nutrition of your flock. If health and nutrition remain at the top of your list, you should offer adequate protein to your ewes when they need it most. When a ewe’s diet is deficient in protein, fetal development, growth and milk production can all be ...
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SPACE launches its new design for its 39th edition!
SPACE, the key event of the autumn season for all animal farming, is launching its all-new design for the 2025 edition, and is already looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September at the Parc-Expo in Rennes, in France. The key event for all farmers and all sectors Since 1987, SPACE is a major Show for the entire agricultural sector, attracting over ...
By SPACE
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A Cow Protein Supplement is Vital During Gestation, Lactation
Protein is the building block of life. And while all species of all ages require protein, cows, in particular, have unique protein needs. During their last trimester, and especially during lactation, their protein requirements increase dramatically. This is because not only are they eating to fuel themselves, but they’re eating to fuel their calves, too. And as all livestock owners know, ...
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How precision feeding promotes sustainable livestock production
With Earth's population rapidly building towards eight billion within the next decade, every resource we produce is being stretched thin. Sustainability is becoming more than a simple buzzword of the environmental movement, it's now the prime focus of progress in our world. Though precision agriculture is a concept that has been around for decades, precision feeding is a newer concept. ...
By BESTMIX
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Glycomics Analysis of Milk Exosomes Now Available at Lifeasible
Lifeasible, a leading provider of exosome analysis services, today announced the launch of its glycomics analysis of milk exosomes. This new service provides researchers with a powerful tool to gain deeper insights into the complex glycosylation patterns of milk exosome surface proteins. Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles secreted by cells that play a crucial role in intercellular ...
By Lifeasible
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IWMI’s Morocco Resilience Days Forum charts course for climate adaptation
IWMI presented recent scientific advances and innovative solutions developed with local partners to improve water productivity, availability, and overall resilience of Morocco’s three main river basins: Souss-Massa, Bouregreg, and Oum Er-Rbia. In the central-western part of Morocco, the Souss-Massa basin grapples with dwindling freshwater resources resulting from prolonged drought, extreme ...
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Precision Measurement in the Dairy Industry
The dairy industry in Eastern Canada faces numerous challenges, including ensuring food safety, maintaining hygiene standards, and meeting consumer expectations. As the demand for dairy products continues to rise in Canada, efficiency and quality become increasingly important. Westech Industrial, as a proud distributor of Vaisala Polaris™ Process Refractometers, offers advanced ...
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Dsm-firmenich and BESTMIX Software partner to unlock the value of sustainable feed production with Sustell?
DSM-Firmenich, the leading innovator in health, nutrition, and beauty, and BESTMIX Software, a leader in feed and pet food production solutions, announce their strategic partnership to measure and manage the environmental footprint of animal feed. Roughly one-third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. Companies along the feed and food value chain are ...
By BESTMIX
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Are Hydroponic Fodder Systems Cost-Effective for Farmers?
Hydroponic fodder systems have garnered attention as an innovative method to produce high-quality, nutritious fodder for livestock. By growing plants in a soilless, nutrient-rich solution, these systems promise to offer several advantages over traditional farming methods. However, the financial implications of building and operating hydroponic fodder systems are a critical consideration for ...
By HydroFodder
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BROLIS partners up with BouMatic
BROLIS proudly announces its partnership with BouMatic, a pioneer in dairy technology, to combine efforts on integrating the Brolis in-line milk analyzer into the Gemini UP milking robot and other BouMatic milking systems. The in-line milk analyzer is part of the Brolis HerdLine concept. The in-line milk analyzer continuously monitors fat, protein and lactose. This data will help dairy farmers ...
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Milk, Energy, and Innovation: Exploring CHP’s Role in Modern Dairies
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or cogeneration continues to show significant potential in the dairy industry for reducing carbon emissions and fuel costs. Modern advancements have further enhanced these systems, making them more efficient and adaptable to a range of energy sources, including renewable ...
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Lam Tak Group Expands Presence with New Office in Indonesia
Lam Tak Group, a leading name in the dairy feed ingredient supply, is pleased to announce the expansion of its footprint into Indonesia, a move aimed at enhancing domestic trading capabilities and streamlining local payment transactions. Key Services Offered: Food Waste Management: Lam Tak Group specializes in the collection and responsible handling of factory-dried food waste and by-products, ...
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BESTMIX Software, a sponsor of Big Challenge - Giving up is not an option
BIG Challenge Cancer is a disease that affects 1 in 3 people and has significant consequences for family members, friends, and colleagues. That's why around 200 cyclists and (hard) runners from the agriculture and food business, under the banner of BIG Challenge, tackle Alpe d’Huez as many times as possible in early June during Alpe d’HuZes. The aim: is to raise as much money as ...
By BESTMIX
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Forbes: Why Big Food Is Looking to AI to Shape the Future of Food
This week, French dairy giant Bel Group announced they had entered into a partnership with Climax Foods, an AI-driven food startup founded by former Google head of data science and astrophysicist Oliver Zahn. The collaboration seeks to harness the power of artificial intelligence to develop plant-based alternatives to traditional dairy products that offer the same taste, mouthfeel, and ...
By Nuritas Ltd.
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What is the economic value of manure management in dairy cows?
If you can handle cow manure well, it will pay you well for the money, not just the bad smell. On the one hand, cow manure contains 10%-20% crude protein, 1%-3% crude fat, 20%-30% nitrogen-free extract, and 15%-30% crude fiber. So you can process cow manure into feed in a specific way. On the other hand, you can use cow manure as organic fertilizer. When you know that cow manure management can ...
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FDF trade snapshot shows continued growth for UK exports
Strong export growth continues this quarter, with exports 23.2% higher than in Q3 2021, as exports to both EU and non-EU markets increased substantially. Sales to the EU are up nearly 18% and approaching pre-pandemic levels. While rising prices have increased the value of UK exports, we also see that volumes continue to grow. This can be attributed to soaring demand for UK food and drink in ...
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Food inflation soars to yet new levels
October is the fifteenth month of accelerating annual food and drink inflation, with prices rising by 16.4% compared to a year ago, above September’s 14.6%. This is estimated to be the highest inflation rate since September 1977. Month-on-month, prices have risen by 2.0%. Higher energy and food prices pushed up UK inflation to 11.1% in October, up from 10.1% in September. Of the 49 main ...
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Happy Cows at EuroTier in Hanover
Ecopneus, Ideaplast and AgriglobalServices launched an innovation dedicated to animal welfare that combines high level performance, quality, and sustainability, made of recycled and recyclable materials. The “CowShoes” in recycled and recyclable material are born from the encounter between the science of animal husbandry and the expertise of the footwear industry, which aims to ...
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New technologies provide nutritionists the ability to reduce the environmental impact of feed and animal production
As companies strive to deliver on sustainability goals, nutritionists are tasked with finding the balance between ingredient inclusions, the animal’s needs and cost in their formulations. BESTMIX Software’s senior sales manager Tami Smith explains to Watt Global Media how formulation software can be used to track and reduce feed’s environmental footprint while remaining ...
By BESTMIX
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