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Lack of water reduces the supply of fodder and thus pushes up the price of dairy products. "The drought conditions which caused large scale losses of maize harvests in South Africa caused tremendous increases in feeding costs in the past 12 months.

According to the NAU dairy producers' cost index, feeding costs increased with nearly 50% over the past year, which has a big impact on the profitability of dairy farming on farm level. This clearly paints a grim picture for consumers, because due to ...

Nigerian dwarf goats are behind the state's first “off-the-grid” dairy. A farmstead creamery near Rogue River, Pholia Farm earned early acclaim for its small-batch, Old World-style cheeses, which were snapped up by big-city cheese shops. After several ...

The privilege enjoyed by big dairy firms to dictate milk prices for farmers in the county could soon end after the farmers resolved to form a County Dairy Federation to negotiate rates. The initiative is spearheaded by the Agricultural Sector ...

I thought that was a farce until I read an article in The Californian today. The article was titled, “Climate change rules to take effect for dairies.” Sure, we all know that Big Brother is out there to “help us out” and to “protect us” from all of the ...

Mr Zouq added: “Lancashire Farm is continuing to offer consumers a range of flavoursome yogurt products, with a major focus on the big pot category. With consumer habits continually changing, we are always striving to innovate and adapt to consumers' ...