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Nederlandse Elite: Herdmanager ja of nee?
Kan een herdmanager uit? Bedrijven worden groter, ook zeker in Nederland. In het buitenland is er dikwijls een herdmanager op een bedrijf van dergelijke omvang. Elite rekent uit of het interessant is om een herdmanager aan te nemen. Berekening Stel … Lees verder
EMB: Dairy farmers in EU call for production cuts
Dairy farmers from more than ten countries, led by the European Milk Board (EMB), gathered in Italy last week to discuss how to take action against rising milk production.The group is unhappy about EU policy, including removal of milk quotas, … Lees verder
Europe needs innovation and milk marketing
Mission 2020: Europe needs innovation and milk marketing. Europe needs innovative, entrepreneurial farmers to drive efficiency and marketing and this must be matched by efforts in the processing sector. UK Dairy Day This is if growth in production is to … Lees verder
France: Danone takes production costs in account
According to the French news agency AFP, dairy giant Danone has asked the milk producers supplying their five factories in France to take their production costs into account when fixing the price of milk. However, this new formula to calculate … Lees verder
EMB: production costs of milk in Denmark (2014)
After Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands milk production costs have now also been calculated for Denmark, on the basis of EU data. According to the study carried out by the German BAL (Büro für Agrarsoziologie & Landwirtschaft), in 2014 total production costs … Lees verder
Production costs and October meeting EMB in Italy
For almost a year now, milk prices in the EU have been stuck in a downward spiral. In most countries, prices currently range between 25 and 30 cents per kilogramme; in the Baltic countries, they are even lower. Production costs … Lees verder
NMV-leden tegen verplichting KringloopWijzer!
NMV-leden spreken zich uit tegen de verplichte invoering van de KringloopWijzer. Op een druk bezochte informatieavond op 17 september hebben de leden van de Nederlandse Melkveehouders Vakbond (NMV) zich uitgesproken tegen een verplichte invoering van de KringloopWijzer. NZO/LTO De KringloopWijzer is … Lees verder
LTO: comments on milkprices Summer 2015
The calculated advance milk price in August 2015 averaged € 30.91 per 100 kg standard milk. An increase of € 0.07 compared to the previous month. Compared to August 2014, this is a reduction of € 7.69 or 19.9%. France … Lees verder
Sustainability at Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana
Fair Oaks Farms in northwest Indiana estimates it is taking 2 million gallons of diesel fuel off the road annually by converting the 1.5 million gallons of manure its cows produce daily into natural gas. That gas fuels its fleet of tanker trucks using Cummins Westport natural gas engines and much of its operations. Soon the dairy’s sustainability story will be available on cummins.com. Lees verder
Vlaanderen: situatie van melkprijzen crisis of dip?
De melkprijs heeft een vrije val gemaakt. Hierdoor komen melkveehouders in Vlaanderen in de financiële problemen. Vlaanderen Dat de melkprijs fluctueert, is niets nieuws, maar na twee goede jaren gaat het momenteel wel erg snel bergafwaarts. Daardoor komt een deel … Lees verder
