Antibiotic use on Kenya’s dairy farms is putting consumers and animals at risk: Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They’re sometimes used as “quick fixes”, to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine vaccination or provision of clean drinking water. Animal husbandry now accounts for about two thirds …
Meat and dairy industry’s attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook: Methane has contributed [around 25%](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02041-1) of the global temperature rise since industrialisation ksrecomm/flickr, CC BY Lobbyists from major polluting industries were out in force at the recent UN climate summit, COP28. Groups representing the livestock industry, which …
The meat and dairy industry is not ‘climate neutral’, despite some eye-catching claims: Cows and sheep produce lots of the greenhouse gas methane. Christian L Sweden / shutterstock Imagine a house is on fire, and someone is actively pouring gas on the fire. They then pour a little less gas and want credit for doing …
Kenya’s dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game: A consumer shops for milk products in a Nairobi supermarket. Simon Maina/ AFP via Getty Images Kenya’s dairy sector is estimated at 14% of Kenya’s agricultural GDP. Milk is primarily produced by smallholder dairy farmers who account for 56% of …
Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide, which is bad for your health and the planet: Radanasta/Shutterstock The global food system is in disarray. Animal agriculture is a major driver of global heating, and as many as 12 million deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancers and diabetes are each year connected to eating the …
Veganism’s hyper-masculine influencers may discourage men from giving up meat and dairy: Dmitry Lobanov/Shutterstock A shift to eating more plants and fewer animals is on the agenda for many people and institutions. Research has long shown the impact of industrial animal agriculture on the planet, and zoologist Joseph Poore, the lead author of a study …
South Africa in the news: Ministry moves to save dairy industry: A TASK force set up by the agriculture ministry recommends a number of measures to save the dairy industry from collapse, including introducing quantitative controls on imported dairy products, said …: “South Africa” – BingNews Wales and Ireland rugby teams will be BANNED from …
A grass native to Africa could transform the continent’s dairy yields. Here’s how: Cows' milk yields rise when they eat _Brachiaria_ grass. Eric Ouma/ILRI The cows kept by small-scale farmers in Africa are notoriously unproductive. The average dairy cow, for example, produces about 540 litres of milk per lactation. By contrast, dairy cows in North …
Vegan ‘dairy’ products face EU ban from using milk cartons and yoghurt pots – and UK could be next: The days of this look could be numbered. Tada Images Leading oat milk brand Oatly and the owner of Flora margarine are spearheading a campaign to overturn new proposed EU rules that could have dire consequences for …
South Africa in the news: Dairy & Soy Market May See a Big Move | Major Giants: Valio Oy, Molvest, Hochland, Mengniu Dairy Industry: Advance Market Analytics released the research report of Global Dairy & Soy Market, offers a detailed overview …: “South Africa” – BingNews Elgar ton leads the way, but Karunaratne battles back: …
South Africa in the news: Gupta brother says dairy farm money didn’t go into his accounts: South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority should pay the costs of his application, said Gupta, who isn’t in South Africa and had the documents stamped in Dubai on Feb. 8. Prosecutors have misled the court by wrongly alleging that R10 …
Dairy Queen owner defends ‘politically incorrect’ sign: A Wisconsin Dairy Queen owner is defending a sign describing his restaurant as “politically incorrect” for its unabashed support for “God and country.” The sign at the franchise in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, notifies patrons that staff may say “Merry Christmas,” ''Happy Easter” and “God Bless America” among other things. …
Dairy got the all-clear this week – but was it justified?: margouillat photo/Shutterstock A new study, published recently in the European Journal of Epidemiology, appeared to give dairy products a clean bill of health. The researchers found no evidence for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or death from consuming dairy products – even full-fat …