KMF seeks hike in milk price, Bommai in dilemma

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has appealed to the State government to increase the price of milk by Rs 3 per litre. With this, the price of milk products, including ghee, butter, curd and buttermilk, is also expected to increase. The demand is not new, with KMF making repeated pleas for an increase in rates. […]

West U.P. turns hotspot of cattle disease

Farmers allege lack of vaccines, doctors to tackle lumpy skin; Minister says dedicated teams deployed Vijay, a farmer near Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh, lost two of his cows in the past 10 days to the lumpy skin disease. “One was a milking cow and the other was just two-and-a-half year old,” says Vijay adding […]

Pasteurised, boiled milk safe, avoid raw produce’

Indigenous vaccine to be rolled out The process is now under way to ensure the commercial availability of India’s indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac to protect livestock from lumpy skin disease, Yash Pal, Director, National Research Centre on Equines, said on Tuesday. Speaking to The Hindu, he cautioned against the use of raw milk, especially during this […]

Fresh milk rates to rise by Rs 7/litre in Mumbai during Ganeshotsav

With just two days left for Ganeshotsav, the financial budget of common people is going to collapse due to inflation. After the increase in the price of milk by Amul and Mother Dairy companies, now the extra milk is going to be expensive by seven rupees. The new rates will be applicable in Mumbai from September 1. […]

Is Technology the Answer to Dairy’s Sustainability Triple Threats?

As commentators are fond of pointing out from a sustainability perspective the most productive farms, the most productive cows, are also those that are the most sustainable with the lowest carbon footprint. As they say if all cows in the world performed at same standard as the average US cow would reduce the global carbon […]

Milk output drops 15-20 pc in Punjab as lumpy skin disease affects cattle

According to data provided by the state’s animal husbandry department, total 1.26 lakh cattle have been affected by lumpy skin disease while more than 10,000 animals have died so far because of the infectious disease. Because of mortality among cattle and animals being affected by LSD, average milk production of cows is expected to remain […]

Dairy farmers call off stir after CM’s assurance in Punjab

Milk supply in the city will return to normality starting Saturday as the Progressive Dairy farmers Association (PDFA) and Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU, Kadian) called off their indefinite sit-in to mark their protest against the state government outside the Verka milk plant on Ferozepur road after last three days. The agitation was called off on […]

Fonterra and DSM introduce precision fermentation for dairy-like proteins

Fonterra and Royal DSM are launching a start-up seeking to commercialize fermentation-derived proteins with dairy-like properties in what is described as a “complementary nutrition partnership.” The two companies have been collaborating since 2019 to build a comprehensive understanding of how to use precision fermentation science and technology to produce proteins similar to those found in […]

Milk price hike likely to lift Aug CPI by 10-30 bps, economists say

The recent hike in milk prices by major dairy companies of India is likely to lift CPI inflation for August by 10-30 basis points, economists say. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which sells milk under the Amul brand, and Mother Dairy have increased prices of liquid milk by 2 rupees a ltr from Wednesday, to offset […]

CM distributes Rs 1 crore to Gujarat Unions Under Gobardhan Yojana

The Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel distributed cheques of a total amount of Rs. 1 crore as the first installment to the cooperative dairy unions that have participated with the state government under Gobardhan Yojana. These co-operative milk unions include Amul, Sabar, Banas and Dudh Sagar Dairies. These co-operative milk unions provide assistance of Rs 25000 […]