Milk price: this is what leading EU dairies paid in June
Leading European dairies paid their suppliers an average of 33.69 ct/kg of raw milk in June, which is 0.51 euros more than in the previous month of May. This is an increase of 7.62 ct/kg or 29.2 per cent compared to the previous year, according to the latest price survey by the Dutch Farmers' Union (LTO). The fall in farm-gate milk prices calculated by the LTO relates to the prices paid by European dairies in June and has risen again compared to previous months. Source: www.agrarheute.com
Hoping for the third cut
WEISSENBURG - The weather rarely suits everyone. Holidaymakers often want sunshine when farmers want rain. But even within the farming community, weather preferences diverge - depending on who has grown what. Climate change is doing its bit to make things even more complicated. This was the result of a press conference on the interim harvest balance sheet. source: www.nordbayern.de
With hay milk against the low milk price
MELKEN ⋅ The Arenenberg Education and Advisory Centre is thinking about sustainable agriculture. Those responsible see potential in hay milk, for example. This could help to solve several problems in the dairy industry. source: www.tagblatt.ch
Milk price: Milk Board considers 40 cents and more possible
If the protein market strengthens, Peter Guhl, Chairman of the MeG Milch Board, believes that a milk price of 40 cents or more is feasible this autumn. In his opinion, Bayern MeG must be more active on the market. source: www.agrarheute.com
Haymilk reaches national level
At BBZ Arenenberg, pioneering projects in the dairy industry are being driven forward that combine production, processing and marketing. Together with Agro Marketing Thurgau AG, the hay milk project was launched three years ago and has now reached national level. It is now to be publicised beyond the national borders. The aim is to secure a sustainable and animal-friendly dairy industry for the future with appropriate added value for farming families. Source: www.tg.ch
Farmers are pushing into the organic market with all their might
PUSCHENDORF - This time, an organic farm hosted the harvest discussion organised by the BBV district association in Fürth. Between rye and lucerne, the farmers organised in the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV) gave an outlook on what to expect from the 2017 harvest. Apart from individual fluctuations, the assessment is quite positive. source: www.nordbayern.de
Not all hay is the same: The secret of the first mowing
What the cow eats, humans taste in milk. And consequently also in butter, cheese and yoghurt. Many Salzburg companies therefore rely on hay milk. Because herbs, flowers and grasses make milk really good. source: www.salzburger-fenster.at
Siemens technology helps to produce milk sustainably
A dairy farm in Austria produces dairy products from local hay milk. The company has now switched to automation technology from Siemens - and is thus following the trend towards sustainability. Source: www.elektrotechnik.vogel.de
Eco on the rise
More and more farms are switching to organic farming. According to the Bavarian State Statistical Office, the area under organic farming has increased by 20.7 per cent in the last three years. Source: www.br.de
Agriculture: "Drought is hitting us hard!"
The current drought was the main topic of the district tour, during which the top representatives of the Tyrolean Chamber of Agriculture stopped at the Untermaierhof farm in Assling/Dörfl. As part of their district tour, the top representatives of the LK Tirol visited the district of Lienz on Tuesday, 27 June and invited media representatives to the Untermaierhof farm owned by Peter and Silvana Vergeiner in the Assling district of Dörfl. Peter Vergeiner took over the farm on the sunny side of the East Tyrolean Puster Valley 20 years ago and has become a "champion", especially with his speck. source: www.osttirol-heute.at
14 million people need the Alps as a habitat
The Common Agricultural Policy from 2020 needs to focus more than ever on sustainable mountain farming in the Alpine regions. Elisabeth Köstinger, Member of the European Parliament and ÖVP Secretary General, discussed the further development of the CAP in the European Union with members of the Working Group for Mountain Farmers' Issues. source: www.bauernzeitung.at
How farmers AND nature win
Where landscape conservation is practised, agriculture is much less intensive. For farmers, this simply means: less yield = less income. At the German Landscape Conservation Conference (5-7 July 2017) in Regensburg, experts will therefore be discussing how best to protect rare species and at the same time offer farmers financial incentives to get involved. Landscape conservationists from Schleswig-Holstein put forward the idea of a \"common good premium\". source: www.br.de