Khap panchayat urges dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100/ltr in Haryana

A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices. The appeal was made at a meeting of the Satrol Khap held in Hisar’s Narnaund under the chairmanship of its head […]

Starbucks India To Introduce Oat Milk As A Plant-Based Alternative

Coffee giant Starbucks is quickly adapting to shifts in consumer trends globally, evident in the launch of multiple plant-based options on their menu across the U.K., as well as their recent all vegan test site in Seattle. With the growing demand for plant-based alternatives in India, Starbucks India will be adding Oatly’s oat drink to their […]

‘My butter seems harder’: spread sparks furore over Canada’s dairy

Canadians voice suspicions over palm oil, raising questions over transparency in a powerful industry For years, Canada has strictly controlled the production of milk, butter and cheese. Photograph: Martin Schroeder/Getty Images/EyeEm It began with an innocent question on Twitter : was butter in Canada becoming more difficult to spread? “My butter just seemed harder. It was […]

Dairy Cooperative hikes Rs 3 per litre to dairy farmers in Kerala state

Ernakulam Region Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) has decided to pay farmers an additional ₹3 a litre for milk being collected by the union from March 1, 2021. The cooperative has been paying an additional ₹1.50 per litre to its farmers since February 1 this year. Chairman of the Ernakulam region John Theruvath said that […]

Hatsun dairy begins commercial production at Solapur Maharashtra

Hatsun Agro Product has announced commercial production at its newly set up modern greenfield dairy processing plant in Solapur, Maharashtra. The plant is the 19 manufacturing location for HAP that has a network of plants in four states of Tamil Nadu, AP, Telangana and Karnataka. The fully automated dairy plant, one of the technologically superior […]

‘My butter seems harder’: spread sparks furore over Canada’s dairy

Canadians voice suspicions over palm oil, raising questions over transparency in a powerful industry For years, Canada has strictly controlled the production of milk, butter and cheese. Photograph: Martin Schroeder/Getty Images/EyeEm It began with an innocent question on Twitter : was butter in Canada becoming more difficult to spread? “My butter just seemed harder. It was […]

Milk prices may rise by Rs 12 per litre from March 1

In another major blow to the common man, milk prices are likely to get high as producers in some villages of Ratlam have decided to hike the prices. In wake of the increase in petrol and diesel prices, LPG cylinders and vegetables, milk producers from 25 villages attended a meeting held at the Ram Mandir […]

CAVINKARE LAUNCHES FARM-TO-TABLE MILK BRAND – HMILK

The launch aims to further strengthen Cavin Kare’s diary offering nationally In an effort to offer consumers unparalleled quality products, CavinKare under its dairy wing announced the launch of a new milk brand – H-Milk. Bringing to retail format for the first time in India, the brand offers bottled cow milk with no cream removed […]

Milk prices moving up across India as a post-covid effect

Milk prices generally rise during summers, when buffaloes and cows produce less, and ease during the winter-spring months, when they calve and reach peak lactation. This natural cycle has, however, reversed in 2020-21. Sanjay Belhe is today receiving Rs 26 per litre for cow milk with 3.5% fat and 8.5% SNF (solids-not-fat) content that he […]

5 lakh students to appear in Cow Science exam: Nothing unscientific..

More than 5 lakh people in the country will take an online exam on the “holy cow” on Thursday. The University Grants Commission has written to Vice Chancellors of 900 universitites in the country to encourage the students to write the Central government’s “indigenous cow science” examination. The brainchild of the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog set […]