Cleanfarms is expanding its agricultural plastics recycling program and the collection of plastic grain bags to Alberta in a new three-year pilot program.
California’s methane-target program shows how partnerships can support livestock producers and research while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says expert.
Integrating technology and animal nutrition to provide usable insight for producers is one area where digital development and the use of new tools can help improve industry productivity.
Demand for feed grain from the New Zeland dairy sector remains soft despite milk prices being favorable, according to a report from ANZ Research - Agri Focus February 2020: Sun Sets on Golden Run.
US dairy producers are facing several challenges as the industry shifts production regions and consolidates, but steadying feed prices, trade deals and an upturn in milk prices could bring a better year.
Dublin-based agtech company, Cainthus, has released its first product, ALUS Nutrition, bespoke technology that allows a producer to track accessibility of feed 24/7; the system highlights times when feed is inaccessible, enabling adjusting of feeding...
The types and levels of mycotoxins present in feed grain samples raise the possibilities of reduced performance for production species and fertility challenges.
Swine inventories in Poland decreased by 4% in 2019 due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and growing feed costs stemming from the 2019 drought, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
SomaDetect sees funding support to expand the pilot testing of an in-line milk analysis sensor intended to improve dairy production and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Increased dietary calcium inclusion in fully acidified prepartum diets improved postpartum uterine health and fertility when fed to Holstein cows, finds a study from the University of Illinois in the US.
A novel perennial crop aims to provide a more sustainable forage for livestock production along with a grain cash crop while reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality, says researcher.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with clay feed additives can support rumen pH while improving the degradability and use of feed ingredients, a researcher says.
Twelve Netherlands-based students, participating in ForFarmers’ Sustainable Business Challenge since early November, presented their final ideas on a sustainability case, linked to the circular farming model, on December 13.
US agribusiness, Land O’Lakes, and edible oils and fats maker, Bidco Africa, have just opened a $12m backed feed production site in Kenya this week as part of their JV; the plant sees increased production, new feed lines and improved feed quality and...
Ireland’s Specialist Nutrition has signed a five-year deal, worth €135m, with US-based Attis Industries to supply by-products from that producer’s corn ethanol plant as sustainable feed to local farmers.
Mid-lactation cows can eat cake, cottonseed cake, in place of soybean meal or expeller soybean meal, and maintain milk yields and body condition, say researchers.
Supplementing transitional Jersey cow diets with oregano extract may improve social behavior, feeding rate and dry matter intake along with production, efficiency and animal welfare, say researchers.
DSM recently announced it is taking the next step towards implementing its methane inhibitor, now branded as Bovaer, in the Netherlands through a trial at the Dairy Campus in Leeuwarden.
Quality Roasting invests $12m in soy processing facility in Michigan, US, as part of a joint venture to strengthen and expand the company’s dairy feed market reach.
Algae-based feed additive wins Mars Wrigley, Land O’Lakes support during a sustainability innovation challenge and will see an on-farm pilot supported.
Feeding spray-dried plasma during transition improved milk yield and milk fat content of dairy cows in early lactation, finds a study published Animal Feed Science and Technology.
The University of Idaho is raising $45m to build the largest research dairy in the US and establish a collection of facilities focused on research, dairy production, public outreach and food processing.
Land O’Lakes' nonprofit is rebranding and focusing its efforts on supporting global livestock ventures, dairy ventures and work with feed and food crops while addressing soil health and the environment to support the growing global population.
Delayed plantings, wet spring weather and damaged alfalfa crops are combining to generate forage and hay challenges for beef and dairy producers, however, alternative feed sources do remain, say experts.
Dairy cow nutrition is underpinning research priorities for a newly establish Dairy Innovation Hub in Wisconsin, which seeks to support dairy producers in the state, says professor.
Environmental stewardship, feed production and flexibility, are among the pillars of a new Chobani program aimed at supporting members of the US dairy industry.
Supplementing dairy cows with rumen-protected lysine may improve cow intake during the transition period and reduce free fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate postpartum, say researchers.
The Deluxe Feeds feed mill in Sheldon, Iowa in the US is continuing to operate following an onsite fire and explosion, in which there were no injuries.
We spoke with Adam Lock, associate professor in animal science with Michigan State University, following his recent recognition by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA).
Land O’Lakes and Mars Wrigley are seeking new products, including feed and feed additives, services and ideas to use in an on-farm trial as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on dairy farms.
Global expansion plans and interest in supporting a developing dairy sector are spurring a dairy-focused joint venture for two international cooperatives.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with organic selenium during a heat stress challenge may limit oxidative stress damage, boost milk yield and improve total antioxidant capacity, say researchers.
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Tracking feed intake, herd nutritional health and milk composition are a few of the areas addressed by new technologies developed for the dairy industry, but wide-spread adoption still faces some hurdles.
Dropping prices for protein meals are prompting a comparison of canola and soybean meal, but a feeding trial shows that canola meal may provide more support for high performing dairy cow production and body condition than soybean meal, says researcher.
The Netherlands is seeing a collaborative approach to nitrogen reduction in dairy production, triggered by increased political pressure on meeting targets.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved ForFarmers’ purchase of the business and certain assets of Bowerings Animal Feeds, located in Somerset.
Adding set amounts of fresh forage to dairy cow diets may provide cheaper feed, support high milk production and add desirable fatty acids to milk composition, say researchers.
A blended, yeast-based additive may improve dry matter intake and milk production for pasture-raised dairy cows facing heat stress conditions, say researchers.
Northern Ireland producers will “suffer disproportionately to the rest of the UK” and farmers could fall into cash flow crisis within weeks of a no deal Brexit, forcing feed producers into some difficult decisions, warns Declan Billington, CEO of Belfast-based...
Adding rumen-protected flaxseed to dairy cow diets may improve health, increase the nutritional value of milk and boost milk production, says researcher.
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe has launched a reformulated, rumen protected lysine product for the European dairy market, based on the company’s patented technology.
