Dairy Pulse 51st Edition(1st to 15th Dec 2017)

ContentsSuruchi endeavor in Skill Entrepreneur Development Domain 4

Indian

Animal HealthProtection 5

Thousands of Indian cows have been fitted with tiny sensors to give farmers real-time data 5

Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo 6

IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expert7

Marketing 10

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai and Delhi 10

MooCow to enter India in March 2018 12

अतरा य बाजार म दाम गरन स घटा दसी डयर कप नय का मािजन 13

How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up 14

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism 17

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply 18

Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worries 19

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expo 21

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areas 21

UK university to assist Karimnagar Dairy22

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsity22

Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumers 23

Local ice cream brands step up national play24

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity27

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation30

HealthAwareness 31

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks31

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price 31

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr funds 32

शहर म रोजाना रह हजार ल टर दध क जाच करन वाला कोई नह 33

सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर34

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien 34

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You35

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomes37

Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry38

GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as career 39

Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milk 40

Avoid red meat dairy products in winter40

RegulatoryLega 42

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspended 42

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in Lahore 42

FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets43

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee43

SurveyReport 44

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022 44

Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests 46

Foreign

Efficient use of time should be the priority 48

More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017 49

Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk 50

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears 51

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA 51

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold 52

Protecting animal rights 52

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth 54

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry 54

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers more information 56

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly 56

Suruchi endeavor in Skill Entrepreneur Development Domain

Diploma in Dairy Technology (DDT) inalliance with IGNOU

Study Center authorized by School of AgricultureIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)Details as below

Academy of Dairy Skill Development (ADSkiD)Unit of Suruchi ConsultantsC-49 Sector-65 Noida UP ndash 201307SCPSC Code 39018PProg In-charge Mr Sanjay SinghalContact no +91-0120+4370845Email adskid39018pgmailcom

New admissions are Closed for July 2017

Indian Dairy Map 2017 launched on 27thOctober at Pune

Aspiring entrepreneurs might attend ourintroductory session (Free) on how to set updairy farm and plant on every2ndand4thSaturday of month from 2 PM to 5PM Prior registration is must and for thatcontact our officeFor more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

52nd Dairy Entrepreneurship DevelopmentProgram (DEDP) at Suruchi Consultants C-49 Sec-65 Noida 21st 22nd amp 23rd Jan2017 with Guided Tour to a Dairy Farm plus amilk processing plant

For more information please follow the linkhttpwwwsuruchiconsultantscompageDownloadsdownloadstraining3_49th20DEDP20BROCHURE20pdf

Suruchi is launching 2nd Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Plant on 19 to 24 Feb 2018

For more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

Suruchi is launching 1st Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Farm Dates will be announcedsoon

For more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

Suruchi is launching 1st Global DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(GDEDP) the dates will announce soon

For more information please follow the link

httpwwwsuruchiconsultantscompageDownloadsdownloadstraining5_1st2020GDEDP20BROCHUREpdf

Suruchi has launched 1st Online DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(ODEDP) It is 12 weeks programRegistrations are open

WatchVideohttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=5iS432VlGc8ampt=42s

For more information please visit on websitehttpskilldairycom

Indian News

Animal HealthProtection

Thousands of Indian cows have been fitted with tiny sensors to give farmers real-time data

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undreds of thousands of Indian cowsare constantly transmitting informationabout their health directly to their

farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device

(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

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Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo

Published 03rd December 2017 0113 AM |

Last Updated 03rd December 2017 1114 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec03kerala-out-to-become-breeding-ground-of-pakistans-sahiwal-1717011html

erala does not have any directconnection with the rare Sahiwalcattle breed which has its origin in the

Punjab province in Pakistan Sahiwal is countedamong the best dairy breeds in that country aswell as IndiaNow the Kerala LivestockDevelopment Board (KLDB) is on a mission toraise the breeds base stock using the embryotransfer technology as part of a CentralGovernment-funded project

ldquoThe KLDB has decided to buy 50 maturelsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle from Punjab to raise its stock viaembryo transfer At present the KLDB is raisingcalves of the Vechur breed using the technologyFor this the Centre has sanctioned `249 croreOnce it is completed the KLDB will startcommercial calving of Sahiwalrsquo cattle usingembryo transferrdquo said KLDB Managing DirectorJose James

Project nodal officer J Anoop said the KLDBharvested around eight embryos from a pure

breed Vechur cow and inserted them into theuterus of two recipient cross-breed cowsldquoThiswas done via super-ovulation ndash a process inwhich the donor cow was given hormonetreatment to produce multiple ova ndash andinsemination at Mattupetti farm in OctoberVeterinarians are monitoring the recipient cowsIn a couple of weeks it will be known whether ornot the process was successfulrdquo said Anoop

The KLDB has also made arrangements for thedirect embryo transfer in five more Vechur cowsat Kulathupuzha farm in Thiruvananthapuram inDecember The result of the embryo transfer willbe analysed in the coming months Based on itthe KLDB will conduct embryo transfer inlsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle Post the countrys partition thebase stock of the Sahiwal breed had declined inIndia while its population remains relativelystable on the other side of the border TheLivestock Census of 2012 put the number ofSahiwal cattle left in Punjab at 38446

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IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expertPatiala December 4httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewschandigarhivf-techniques-can-improve-productivity-of-breeds-says-expert508337html

n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

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करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

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s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien 34

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You35

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomes37

Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry38

GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as career 39

Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milk 40

Avoid red meat dairy products in winter40

RegulatoryLega 42

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspended 42

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in Lahore 42

FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets43

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee43

SurveyReport 44

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022 44

Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests 46

Foreign

Efficient use of time should be the priority 48

More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017 49

Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk 50

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears 51

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA 51

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold 52

Protecting animal rights 52

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth 54

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry 54

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers more information 56

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly 56

Suruchi endeavor in Skill Entrepreneur Development Domain

Diploma in Dairy Technology (DDT) inalliance with IGNOU

Study Center authorized by School of AgricultureIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)Details as below

Academy of Dairy Skill Development (ADSkiD)Unit of Suruchi ConsultantsC-49 Sector-65 Noida UP ndash 201307SCPSC Code 39018PProg In-charge Mr Sanjay SinghalContact no +91-0120+4370845Email adskid39018pgmailcom

New admissions are Closed for July 2017

Indian Dairy Map 2017 launched on 27thOctober at Pune

Aspiring entrepreneurs might attend ourintroductory session (Free) on how to set updairy farm and plant on every2ndand4thSaturday of month from 2 PM to 5PM Prior registration is must and for thatcontact our officeFor more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

52nd Dairy Entrepreneurship DevelopmentProgram (DEDP) at Suruchi Consultants C-49 Sec-65 Noida 21st 22nd amp 23rd Jan2017 with Guided Tour to a Dairy Farm plus amilk processing plant

For more information please follow the linkhttpwwwsuruchiconsultantscompageDownloadsdownloadstraining3_49th20DEDP20BROCHURE20pdf

Suruchi is launching 2nd Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Plant on 19 to 24 Feb 2018

For more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

Suruchi is launching 1st Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Farm Dates will be announcedsoon

For more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

Suruchi is launching 1st Global DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(GDEDP) the dates will announce soon

For more information please follow the link

httpwwwsuruchiconsultantscompageDownloadsdownloadstraining5_1st2020GDEDP20BROCHUREpdf

Suruchi has launched 1st Online DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(ODEDP) It is 12 weeks programRegistrations are open

WatchVideohttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=5iS432VlGc8ampt=42s

For more information please visit on websitehttpskilldairycom

Indian News

Animal HealthProtection

Thousands of Indian cows have been fitted with tiny sensors to give farmers real-time data

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undreds of thousands of Indian cowsare constantly transmitting informationabout their health directly to their

farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device

(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

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Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo

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erala does not have any directconnection with the rare Sahiwalcattle breed which has its origin in the

Punjab province in Pakistan Sahiwal is countedamong the best dairy breeds in that country aswell as IndiaNow the Kerala LivestockDevelopment Board (KLDB) is on a mission toraise the breeds base stock using the embryotransfer technology as part of a CentralGovernment-funded project

ldquoThe KLDB has decided to buy 50 maturelsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle from Punjab to raise its stock viaembryo transfer At present the KLDB is raisingcalves of the Vechur breed using the technologyFor this the Centre has sanctioned `249 croreOnce it is completed the KLDB will startcommercial calving of Sahiwalrsquo cattle usingembryo transferrdquo said KLDB Managing DirectorJose James

Project nodal officer J Anoop said the KLDBharvested around eight embryos from a pure

breed Vechur cow and inserted them into theuterus of two recipient cross-breed cowsldquoThiswas done via super-ovulation ndash a process inwhich the donor cow was given hormonetreatment to produce multiple ova ndash andinsemination at Mattupetti farm in OctoberVeterinarians are monitoring the recipient cowsIn a couple of weeks it will be known whether ornot the process was successfulrdquo said Anoop

The KLDB has also made arrangements for thedirect embryo transfer in five more Vechur cowsat Kulathupuzha farm in Thiruvananthapuram inDecember The result of the embryo transfer willbe analysed in the coming months Based on itthe KLDB will conduct embryo transfer inlsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle Post the countrys partition thebase stock of the Sahiwal breed had declined inIndia while its population remains relativelystable on the other side of the border TheLivestock Census of 2012 put the number ofSahiwal cattle left in Punjab at 38446

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IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expertPatiala December 4httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewschandigarhivf-techniques-can-improve-productivity-of-breeds-says-expert508337html

n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

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CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

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alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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अतरा य बाजार म दाम गरन स घटा दसी डयर कप नय का मािजनडयर टड नटवक

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

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पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Suruchi endeavor in Skill Entrepreneur Development Domain

Diploma in Dairy Technology (DDT) inalliance with IGNOU

Study Center authorized by School of AgricultureIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)Details as below

Academy of Dairy Skill Development (ADSkiD)Unit of Suruchi ConsultantsC-49 Sector-65 Noida UP ndash 201307SCPSC Code 39018PProg In-charge Mr Sanjay SinghalContact no +91-0120+4370845Email adskid39018pgmailcom

New admissions are Closed for July 2017

Indian Dairy Map 2017 launched on 27thOctober at Pune

Aspiring entrepreneurs might attend ourintroductory session (Free) on how to set updairy farm and plant on every2ndand4thSaturday of month from 2 PM to 5PM Prior registration is must and for thatcontact our officeFor more information please email oninfosuruchiconsultantscom or contact at +910120 4320845

52nd Dairy Entrepreneurship DevelopmentProgram (DEDP) at Suruchi Consultants C-49 Sec-65 Noida 21st 22nd amp 23rd Jan2017 with Guided Tour to a Dairy Farm plus amilk processing plant

For more information please follow the linkhttpwwwsuruchiconsultantscompageDownloadsdownloadstraining3_49th20DEDP20BROCHURE20pdf

Suruchi is launching 2nd Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Plant on 19 to 24 Feb 2018

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Suruchi is launching 1st Second Level DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(DEDP- Level II) 2017 one week intensivehand on Dairy Farm Dates will be announcedsoon

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Suruchi has launched 1st Online DairyEntrepreneurship Development Program(ODEDP) It is 12 weeks programRegistrations are open

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For more information please visit on websitehttpskilldairycom

Indian News

Animal HealthProtection

Thousands of Indian cows have been fitted with tiny sensors to give farmers real-time data

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undreds of thousands of Indian cowsare constantly transmitting informationabout their health directly to their

farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device

(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

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Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo

Published 03rd December 2017 0113 AM |

Last Updated 03rd December 2017 1114 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec03kerala-out-to-become-breeding-ground-of-pakistans-sahiwal-1717011html

erala does not have any directconnection with the rare Sahiwalcattle breed which has its origin in the

Punjab province in Pakistan Sahiwal is countedamong the best dairy breeds in that country aswell as IndiaNow the Kerala LivestockDevelopment Board (KLDB) is on a mission toraise the breeds base stock using the embryotransfer technology as part of a CentralGovernment-funded project

ldquoThe KLDB has decided to buy 50 maturelsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle from Punjab to raise its stock viaembryo transfer At present the KLDB is raisingcalves of the Vechur breed using the technologyFor this the Centre has sanctioned `249 croreOnce it is completed the KLDB will startcommercial calving of Sahiwalrsquo cattle usingembryo transferrdquo said KLDB Managing DirectorJose James

Project nodal officer J Anoop said the KLDBharvested around eight embryos from a pure

breed Vechur cow and inserted them into theuterus of two recipient cross-breed cowsldquoThiswas done via super-ovulation ndash a process inwhich the donor cow was given hormonetreatment to produce multiple ova ndash andinsemination at Mattupetti farm in OctoberVeterinarians are monitoring the recipient cowsIn a couple of weeks it will be known whether ornot the process was successfulrdquo said Anoop

The KLDB has also made arrangements for thedirect embryo transfer in five more Vechur cowsat Kulathupuzha farm in Thiruvananthapuram inDecember The result of the embryo transfer willbe analysed in the coming months Based on itthe KLDB will conduct embryo transfer inlsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle Post the countrys partition thebase stock of the Sahiwal breed had declined inIndia while its population remains relativelystable on the other side of the border TheLivestock Census of 2012 put the number ofSahiwal cattle left in Punjab at 38446

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n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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अतरा य बाजार म दाम गरन स घटा दसी डयर कप नय का मािजनडयर टड नटवक

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रतीय डयर कप नय क ॉ फटमािजनम तज गरावटआई ह पछलकछ मह न स इटरनशनल माकट

म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Indian News

Animal HealthProtection

Thousands of Indian cows have been fitted with tiny sensors to give farmers real-time data

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undreds of thousands of Indian cowsare constantly transmitting informationabout their health directly to their

farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device

(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

Hundreds of thousands of Indian cows areconstantly transmitting information about theirhealth directly to their farmers

For instance Chitale Dairy in BhilawadiMaharashtra produces 400000 litres of milkevery day along with data from 10 generationsof cowsmdash200000 of themmdashthroughunique radio frequency identification device(RFID) labels These sensors deliver an array ofinformation including news of pregnancyvaccination reminders and even diet-changerecommendations Dairy officials can access therecords through their smartphones and actaccordingly

If applied widely this technology couldconsiderably improve Indiarsquos dairy farmingpractices and productivity

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Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo

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erala does not have any directconnection with the rare Sahiwalcattle breed which has its origin in the

Punjab province in Pakistan Sahiwal is countedamong the best dairy breeds in that country aswell as IndiaNow the Kerala LivestockDevelopment Board (KLDB) is on a mission toraise the breeds base stock using the embryotransfer technology as part of a CentralGovernment-funded project

ldquoThe KLDB has decided to buy 50 maturelsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle from Punjab to raise its stock viaembryo transfer At present the KLDB is raisingcalves of the Vechur breed using the technologyFor this the Centre has sanctioned `249 croreOnce it is completed the KLDB will startcommercial calving of Sahiwalrsquo cattle usingembryo transferrdquo said KLDB Managing DirectorJose James

Project nodal officer J Anoop said the KLDBharvested around eight embryos from a pure

breed Vechur cow and inserted them into theuterus of two recipient cross-breed cowsldquoThiswas done via super-ovulation ndash a process inwhich the donor cow was given hormonetreatment to produce multiple ova ndash andinsemination at Mattupetti farm in OctoberVeterinarians are monitoring the recipient cowsIn a couple of weeks it will be known whether ornot the process was successfulrdquo said Anoop

The KLDB has also made arrangements for thedirect embryo transfer in five more Vechur cowsat Kulathupuzha farm in Thiruvananthapuram inDecember The result of the embryo transfer willbe analysed in the coming months Based on itthe KLDB will conduct embryo transfer inlsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle Post the countrys partition thebase stock of the Sahiwal breed had declined inIndia while its population remains relativelystable on the other side of the border TheLivestock Census of 2012 put the number ofSahiwal cattle left in Punjab at 38446

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IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expertPatiala December 4httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewschandigarhivf-techniques-can-improve-productivity-of-breeds-says-expert508337html

n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

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alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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अतरा य बाजार म दाम गरन स घटा दसी डयर कप नय का मािजनडयर टड नटवक

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रतीय डयर कप नय क ॉ फटमािजनम तज गरावटआई ह पछलकछ मह न स इटरनशनल माकट

म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Kerala out to become breeding ground of Pakistans lsquoSahiwalrsquo

Published 03rd December 2017 0113 AM |

Last Updated 03rd December 2017 1114 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec03kerala-out-to-become-breeding-ground-of-pakistans-sahiwal-1717011html

erala does not have any directconnection with the rare Sahiwalcattle breed which has its origin in the

Punjab province in Pakistan Sahiwal is countedamong the best dairy breeds in that country aswell as IndiaNow the Kerala LivestockDevelopment Board (KLDB) is on a mission toraise the breeds base stock using the embryotransfer technology as part of a CentralGovernment-funded project

ldquoThe KLDB has decided to buy 50 maturelsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle from Punjab to raise its stock viaembryo transfer At present the KLDB is raisingcalves of the Vechur breed using the technologyFor this the Centre has sanctioned `249 croreOnce it is completed the KLDB will startcommercial calving of Sahiwalrsquo cattle usingembryo transferrdquo said KLDB Managing DirectorJose James

Project nodal officer J Anoop said the KLDBharvested around eight embryos from a pure

breed Vechur cow and inserted them into theuterus of two recipient cross-breed cowsldquoThiswas done via super-ovulation ndash a process inwhich the donor cow was given hormonetreatment to produce multiple ova ndash andinsemination at Mattupetti farm in OctoberVeterinarians are monitoring the recipient cowsIn a couple of weeks it will be known whether ornot the process was successfulrdquo said Anoop

The KLDB has also made arrangements for thedirect embryo transfer in five more Vechur cowsat Kulathupuzha farm in Thiruvananthapuram inDecember The result of the embryo transfer willbe analysed in the coming months Based on itthe KLDB will conduct embryo transfer inlsquoSahiwalrsquo cattle Post the countrys partition thebase stock of the Sahiwal breed had declined inIndia while its population remains relativelystable on the other side of the border TheLivestock Census of 2012 put the number ofSahiwal cattle left in Punjab at 38446

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IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expertPatiala December 4httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewschandigarhivf-techniques-can-improve-productivity-of-breeds-says-expert508337html

n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

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alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

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s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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httpswwwbhaskarcomnewsHIM-OTH-MAT-latest-hamirpur-news-020003-640921-NORhtmlref=whtp

हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

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dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

IVF techniques can improve productivity of breeds says expertPatiala December 4httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewschandigarhivf-techniques-can-improve-productivity-of-breeds-says-expert508337html

n the penultimate day of the 10thNational Livestock Championship ampExpo-2017 organised by the Punjab

Governmentrsquos Department of AnimalHusbandry a seminar on ldquoSustainability ofindigenous cattle under Indian conditionsrdquo washeld here The seminar was chaired by Prof PKUppal Dr Amarjit Singh Director AnimalHusbandry Punjab and Dr SNS RandhawaProfessor Khalsa College of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences Amritsar

Dr Parampal Singh veterinary surgeon PolyclinicBathinda gave a presentation on breedcharacteristics and morphology of indigenous(Indian) breeds like Sahiwal and Gir Heemphasised the tolerant nature of these breedsunder environmental conditions of the state Healso elucidated benefits of breeding andmanagement of these breeds

Dr Mark Smith gave information about technicalexpertise about in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) inindigenous cattle to improve the productivityand production of the breeds He concluded thatwith IVF techniques we could increase theconception rate and milk production inindigenous cattle in the state This will lead toearly breed improvement with respect to breedcharactersrsquo improved milk yield and conceptionrates he added

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank US emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

In the session Dr JK Jena director general IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research (ICAR) made

members aware of the role of ICAR in selectionand conservation of indigenous breeds toincrease their productivity

Krishan Arya an indigenous breed farmer fromDelhi expressed gratitude on the arrangementsmade by the Department of Animal HusbandryPunjab for the expo

Dr SNS Randhawa emphasised on managementaspect of indigenous cattle rearing throughproper nutrition and management He alsounderscored the need for early disease diagnosisto minimise the losses

Global status of animal husbandry

Edward W Bresnyan senior agricultureeconomist World Bank emphasised on theglobal status of animal husbandry He said Indiawas the largest milk producer in the world aswell as animal population (herd size) WorldBank supports 18 states including Punjab as perNational Dairy Project-1 Scheme He explainedthe role of rationalising feed and scientificmanagement factors to increase the productionunder existing conditions

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Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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रतीय डयर कप नय क ॉ फटमािजनम तज गरावटआई ह पछलकछ मह न स इटरनशनल माकट

म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

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s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Some of the improvement in yields at ChitaleDairy are due to other interventions such asfeeds

Herdman is not the only software being used bymilk dairies and farmers in India From NationalDairy Development Board (NDDB)rsquos ownsoftware solution developed in-house toproducts from newer technology start-ups suchas Stellapps there are enough options

NDDB has been actively using software in datacapture genomics and even to ensure abalanced diet for some 27 million bovines

ldquoThe countryrsquos breeding programme depends onthisrdquo Niraj Prakash Garg a deputy generalmanager at NDDBrsquos IT division said at AnandGujarat in December last year He was referringto NDDBrsquos ration balancing programme aimed atensuring balanced personalized fodder fornearly 27 million cows and buffaloes across40000 Indian villages

In March NDDB also launched a new Androidapp for tracking and managing geneticimprovement of cattle using artificial

insemination The plan is also aimed at capturingbig data on millions of bovines and over 15million milk producers ldquoThe key output is yoursquoreable to identify which bull is goodrdquo says GargExtra emphasis is given to the ration programmewhich helps farmers optimize feed for theircattle personalized for each animal ByDecember 2016 over 2 million cattle werealready part of the diet programme with each ofthe milk farmers saving Rs30 every day peranimal because of the software according toGarg

NDDBrsquos scale of operations dwarfs all otherdairies During 2015-2016 for instancecooperatives registered under the NDDBcollected around 1558 million tonnes of milkfrom cows and buffaloes under its rationprogramme ldquoItrsquos not a pilot or an experimentbut a full mainstream programme withdemonstrated benefitsrdquo says Garg

Software limited

For Samad and ABS Bhilwadirsquos Chitale Dairy hasbeen a sandbox to experiment with software togenomics With those experiments maturingSamadrsquos Herdman software is now evolving withbigger dairies such as Hatsun in Chennai whichhas some 220000 cows on the software Hatsuna publicly-traded company runs Indiarsquos largestprivate dairy operation

ldquoIf you are able to manage the data you caneasily increase the milk yield without doinganything else by 20-25 only because you arepreventing management losses Otherwise youdonrsquot do pregnancy tests you come to knowafter six months and by then you as a farmerhave lost half the year of precious timerdquo saysSamad

By combining the operational data about cattlewith genomics on the other end the benefitscould be far more

ldquoIt keeps on calculating and trackingperformance indices of health fertility and milkproduction of each animal and keeps flagging theproblems and prompting for appropriate

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

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alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

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पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

interventionsrdquo says Samad ldquoWe find that 90 ofthe time it is not the infection but itrsquos themanagement (or lack of it) which is causing theproblemrdquo

Still both Gautam and Samad agree that the realbenefits of genomics will take at least a decadeto start showing on a sizeable scale

There are issues of broken economics to dealwithmdashhow to cover additional expenses such asthe cost of fortified feed and that of sexed semen(Rs150 for a dose but an insemination may takemultiple attempts) while milk prices remainstagnant Pradeep Balhara the owner of the1000-cattle Balhara Dairy in Jabalpur MadhyaPradesh says ldquoYou canrsquot talk vitamins and othernutrients if the basic staple food is missingrdquo

Sexed semen is semen engineered to produceoffspring of a desired sex

Among the early users of HerdmanmdashBalhararsquosbeen using it for over a decademdash the biggestbenefit for him he says has been the ability to

plan the breeding cycles of different animals ldquoItmeans a lot for a dairy like us we can avoid thedry seasonsrdquo he says

Itrsquos moving the needle for small farmers tooMahesh Dhondiram Yesugade a milk farmer inSangli with one cow started using Herdman twoyears ago and followed its advisories He says hisincome increased by Rs200 a month in the firstyear and in the latest month by Rs1000 mdash anincrease of some 50 from the Rs2000 he usedto make earlier ldquoI now plan to buy another cowand plan breeding in a way that therersquos no dryseasonrdquo he says

Farmers like Balhara and Yesugade are critical tothe success of the Second White Revolutionfollowing the first in the 1970s and 1980s Thebenefits of data- and genomics-driven dairyingwill need showing not telling says Endres theUniversity of Minnesota professor ldquoWe need tohave the early adopters otherwise a technologywill not be successful Cultivating those earlyleaders is importantrdquo

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

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alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

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पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

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लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

भा

How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Marketing

CNIEL in Association With the European Union Organises Say Cheese Events in Mumbai andDelhiNEW DELHI December 13 2017 PRNewswire --httpwwwprnewswirecoinnews-releasescniel-in-association-with-the-european-union-organises-say-cheese-events-in-mumbai-and-delhi-663797203html

he best cheese in the world comesundoubtedly from Europe where artisansand big producers use their ancestral

know-how to produce a wide variety of finecheese From French Camembert to ItalianBurrata the range of cheese is diverse Todaythe dairy industry in the European Union is themost productive and the most successful in theworld Its strict regulations bythe European Union makes cheese from Europethe best and safest products for theconsumer CNIEL (National Interprofessional Center of the Dairy Economy France) is a privately-run organisation whose main objective is topromote dairy products and to facilitaterelationships between dairy producers andprocessors

The European Union and CNIEL have severalinitiatives in the world lined up to create moreawareness about cheese As part of the Openyour taste program India is one of the keymarkets to showcase the wide and rich culturaldiversity of cheese from France and Europe As acontinuation to the promotional campaigns heldin the past a press event and a networkingcocktail of Cheese tasting of VegetarianCheese was organised on Monday 11thDecember at Jyran Terrace Sofitel Mumbai andon Wednesday 13th December at Lodi - TheGarden Restaurant New Delhi for members ofthe media (food journalists critics bloggers andculinary specialists) food importers chefs andrestaurateurs

Franccedilois Robin who has beenawarded one of the best cheesemongers in Fran

ce prepared various delicacies with Europeancheese and Indian spices The recipes weresimple yet delicious and demonstrated a verysuccessful pairing with the different varieties ofEuropean cheese in traditional Indian recipesChef Franccedilois Robin partnered with Chef Jyotiwho developed the concepts of the Indianrecipes displayed in the buffet

Mansi Jasani founderof Cheese Collective in Mumbai spoke aboutconsumption of European cheese by Indianshow and when to consume the cheese and howto present the cheese simple suggestions whichwere accessible to the journalists andinvitees The cheese presented and available fortasting allowed Indian guests to enjoy thebest Europe has to offer

Furthermore two workshops for foodbloggers were organised on 12thDecember at Indigo Mumbaiand 14th December at Lodi - The Garden Restaurant New DelhiSpecial recipes and cheese pairing conceptsdeveloped by Franccedilois will be at the center ofthese workshops

Cheese consumption in India

According to statistics available from GlobalTrade Atlas for Imports amp Euromonitor oncheese consumption positive trends indicatethat sales of cheese in 2016 were estimated at23 billion INR ie 60400 tons and should almostdouble in value to 40 billion INR with sales of100000 tons in 2021

Even though the consumption of cheese hasincreased by 15-20 in India in the recent years

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Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

भा

How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

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सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Indian consumption of cheese is quite lowcompared to world consumption (200 gms vs 7kgs) but food habits are changing This is largelydue to the fact that disposable incomes areincreasing and today Indian consumers are opento acquiring new tastes Also traditionallyIndians are big consumers of dairy products andcheese is consumed as a part of meals or as asnack

France ranks 3rd as a supplier of cheeseto India after Italy and Denmark with a marketshare of around 13 and the consumption ofFrench cheese has been steadily rising in IndiaSpreading awareness about the variety texturesand qualities of the French cheese is veryimportant and an adaptation to local tastes isnecessary to increase consumption since cheeseis tasty and also an important source of protein

Distribution of cheese and the regulatoryenvironment is still a challenge however theavailability of imported cheese in gourmet storesacross India and the innovations offered bycompanies are helping to develop the market

Cheese is divided into four types

- Soft Ripened from the outside in with a whiterind often runny at room temperature

Examples Brie Camembert Reblochon

- Semi-soft Smooth or creamy interior with littleor no rind Flavor ranges from mild to pungent

Examples Raclette Morbier

- Hard Firm texture with tastes ranging frommild to pungent easy to grate

Examples Emmental BeaufortMimolette Tomme de Savoie

- Blue Green or blue veining caused by theaddition of the mould penicillium roquefortiduring production

Examples Bleu de Auvergne Bleu de Gex

About the professionals

Franccedilois Robin took his first steps in the world ofcheese by helping his parents in the Vendeacuteeregion of France This experience allowed him todiscover the secrets of making goat cheese butdid not convince him to continue in this way Hethen directed his studies on science andmathematics but subsequently favored moreartistic professional experiences (film festivalcontemporary art center)

Finally he felt the need to return to the sourceso he decided to enroll in a 9-month trainingcenter to prepare a Certificate of professionalqualification of Creacutemier Fromager He began hiscareer as a cheese specialist with Nicolas Julhegravesin Paris where cheeses wines and delicatessenof high quality are found Franccedilois learned totune the cheeses with the finest dishes whileappropriating their history These new skillspermitted him to join the famous Fauchondelicatessen where he found his place in thecheese department which he animated anddeveloped in close collaboration with HerveacuteMons a world-renowned refining cheese makerand managed to create a real synergy with theother departments of the grocery store Heparticipated in the contest of the MeilleursOuvriers de France that he won in 2011 from hisfirst participation after only four years ofexperience in this field

Mansi Jasani founder of Cheese Collective isbased in Mumbai Passionate about cheese sheworks regularly with the Mons refiner and iscompletely immersed in the culture of cheeseHer artisan group offers cheese workshops tothe public and also provides cheeses for specialoccasions

Jyoti Sankar is currently the Chef of Park HyattChennai he works regularly with renownedFrench chefs and is very familiar with Europeancheeses

About CNIEL

CNIEL the French Dairy InterbranchOrganization (the umbrella organisation for thedairy industry) was created in 1973 by milkproducers and processors CNIEL meets two key

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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रतीय डयर कप नय क ॉ फटमािजनम तज गरावटआई ह पछलकछ मह न स इटरनशनल माकट

म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

objectives to facilitate relations between dairyproducers and processors and to promote apositive image of milk and dairy products

MooCow to enter India in March 2018

Last Published Wed Dec 13 2017 03 46 PM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomCompaniesSYVnyoEeUafRi4HVF7gFnNMooCow-to-enter-India-in-March-2018html

alaysian yogurt brand MooCow willbe available in India starting Marchoffering ice-creams frozen yogurt

and yogurt drinks

MooCow is entering India in partnership withFranGlobal the overseas arm of franchisesolutions company Franchise India Holdings LtdFranGlobal will be the master franchise ofMooCow in India and will initially invest$200000 in marketing and advertising the brandin the country

With a plan to open 100 stores each (some ofwhich will be franchised) in the top 10 cities overthe next five years MooCow will explore threeretail formatsmdash700-1000 sq ft flagship outletssmaller 500 sq ft outlets and kiosks

ldquoThese will be dairy-heavy products We will besetting up production units in mega metro andmetro cities Overall Rs100-200 crore will beinvested in the store openingsrdquo said VenusBarak chief executive officer of FranGlobal

Launched in 2010 MooCow has operations inMalaysia and China The company also plans toenter Indonesia and Vietnam and expand itspresence in China

ldquoWe havenrsquot expanded overseas till now Aftereight years we believe that the brand is matureenough to be taken outside Malaysia Ourunique selling point is our healthy fresh products

that people wantrdquo said Sandra Too director atMooCow

In the year ended December 2016 MooCowearned 5 million Malaysian ringgit in revenueThe company expects the India launch to driveup revenue by 25

MooCow will primarily compete withindependent yogurt brands like Cocoberry RedMango and YogurtBay

Retail experts believe that it makes sense forMooCow to enter India given that the country isthe largest dairy producer in the world and thatyogurt space is an emerging segment

ldquoSeveral brands are expanding their dairyportfolios with new products like yogurts andflavoured milk It makes sense for the brand toset up production facilities in India However thesuccess of the brand will depend on how well itis marketed and what the value proposition isrdquosaid Aashish Kasad partner and consumerproducts and retail sector tax leader atconsulting firm EY India

The food services market in India is projected totouch Rs498 trillion by 2021 from Rs309 trillionin 2016 growing at an annual average rate of10 according to a joint report by NationalRestaurants Association of India and consultingfirm Technopak Advisors

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रतीय डयर कप नय क ॉ फटमािजनम तज गरावटआई ह पछलकछ मह न स इटरनशनल माकट

म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

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म ि क ड म क पाउडर (SMP) क दाम म तजगरावट आई ह इसक अलावा दसी बाजार म घी परजीएसट म ट सपहल क रट स डबलहो गया ह इसकचलत डयर कप नय न पछल कछ मह न स खर दाइस 10 स 22 पसट तक घटा दया ह महारा कदध उ पादक व या यावसा यक क याणकारसघ क स चव काश कटवाल न कहा lsquoइटरनशनलमाकट म ि क ड म क पावडर का दाम पछल तीन-

चार मह न म 260 पय त कलो स घटकर 120

पय त कलो रह गया हrsquo

सगठन क मता बक महारा म रोजाना लगभग 3

करोड़ ल टर दध का उ पादन होता ह िजसम सफ 80

लाख ल टर ह लि वड पाउच म इ तमाल होता हबाक लगभग 220 करोड़ ल टर दध बटर ि क डम क पाउडर घी चीज दह वगरह बनान म लगताह महारा म क ॉड स क ए सपोट म ल डर ह

इस लए इटरनशनल माकट म दाम घटन पर यहा कदधवाल सबस नकसानदह ि थ त म होत ह इधर घीपर 12 GST लगता ह जो पहल 6 था कटवाल नकहा lsquoघीक ब मतज गरावटआई हGSTस छोटाड का घी 30 पय त कलो जब क नशनल ा सका घी 55 त कलो तक महगा हो गया हrsquo

महारा सरकार न 35 फट वाल गाय क दध काखर द म य बढ़ाकर 27 पय त ल टर कर दया हजब क 85 SNF (सॉ लड नॉट फट) वाल दध का दाम12 पसट बढ़ाया ह हाला क ाइवट डयरकप नया दधवाल को सफ लगभग 21 पय स 23

पय त ल टर तक चका रह ह जब क कोऑपर टवडयर कप नया 22 स 25 पय त ल टर रट सभगतान कर रह ह इसक चलत रा य सरकार नकोऑपर टव डयर ज को हाल म नो टस भजा था कदध क लए सरकार क तरफ स तय 27 पय तल टर का रट नह दन क लए य नह उनक खलाफकारवाई क जाए

इस पर रा य क डयर कप नय न सकत दया ह कअगर कसी भी डयर क खलाफ कारवाई हई तो सभीदध खर दना बद कर दगी इधर डयर फम न स सबढ़ान क लए क यमर ाइस म भी 2 स 4 पय तकलो तकक कमी करना श कर दया ह कटवाल नकहा lsquoआनवाल समय मऔर ाइस कट हो सकत हrsquoगाय क दध का क यमर ाइस महारा म 44 पयत कलो स घटकर 40 पय त ल टर तक आसकता ह कोऑपर टव डयर न सरकार स माग क हक अगर वह कसान को ऊचा भाव दलाना चाहती हतो उसको भी कनाटक क न दनी क म क तरहसि सडी दना श करना होगा(साभार-इकॉना मक टाइ स)

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How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomindustrycons-productsfoodhow-indian-ice-cream-brands-are-adopting-coolest-strategies-as-competition-heats-uparticleshow62028500cmsutm_source=WAPusersamputm_medium=whatsappshareamputm_campaign=socialsharebuttonampfrom=mdrDec 12 2017 0317 PM IST

ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

How Indian ice cream brands are adopting coolest strategies as competition heats up

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ven during the Ice Cream Congress andExpo this September industry peersdidnt realise the Chona family was

literally freezing terms of their sale to SouthKorean giant Lotte Confectionary at eye-poppingvaluations But within two months came thatannouncement sending the entire trade into atizzy

Late November Lotte scooped up HavmorIndias seventh largest ice cream brand for Rs1020 crore in an all-cash deal more importantlypaying a multiple in excess of 25 times its 2016-17 turnover of Rs 400 crore Lottes foray sayofficials in the know is part of a bigger ice creamplay across south Asia via strategic acquisitionsTheir seriousness can be easily gauged from theiryearlong negotiations with the Chonas ofAhmedabad and the aggressive offer thattrumped deep-pocketed peers peers HindustanUnilever (HUL) and possibly even Nestle

In ice creams it takes just one transaction to givethe entire industry a sugar rush Should I helpyou count your money RG Chandramoganfounder of Chennai-based Arun Icecreams jokedwith Ankit Chona MD Havmor Ice Cream Hisjest was not far off the mark as the $15-billiondomestic ice cream industry is now seriousbusiness with popular homegrown brands thatare still largely family-led showing up on the bigboys radar

At these valuations the lure of selling out is ano brainer quips Anuvrat Pabrai firstgeneration ice cream maker based in KolkataThe brain behind the eponymous premiumbrand had in the 1980s launched Tulika beforeclosing it down in 2008 due to labour problems

and hyper competition

Suddenly with Lotte the attention is back I doexpect more such trades in the days to comeSimon John concurs We are not averse toselling part or majority stake to an investor whocan take the brand to greater heights says theKochi-based second generation entrepreneur atJSF Holdings that retails the bestselling UncleJohn Skei and Lazza (Arabic for all good thingsin life) brands and enjoys a 75-plus share ofthe Kerala market

We are looking at consolidating factories andadditional funds would help expand our networkand open larger manufacturing facilities In away we are also cashing out the work done overfour decades adds his brother Francis whocandidly admits their next generation is not ascommitted to run the 45-year-old familyenterprise

In Ahmedabad just like the Chonas the Gandhisof Vadilal Industries are also on verge of exitwith a sale process underway City old-timers ruethe two family-run businesses mdash integral to boththe Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit and sweettooth mdash that thrived since pre-Independencewill soon change hands albeit for differentreasons Things arent that different in thefinancial capital either

For years we had taken a stand of not dilutingour stake But now we are private equity-ready says Srinivas Kamath second-generationentrepreneur Kamath Ourtimes daily sells about2 lakh scoops of Naturals in half a dozen stateswith annual sales topping Rs 140 last fiscal Itsnot just for funds but for strategic value

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Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

Read Detailed Index of full Research Study at httpswwwhtfmarketreportcomreports830684-global-fermented-dairy-market-2

What this Research Study OffersGlobal Fermented Dairy Market shareassessments for the regional and country levelsegmentsMarket share analysis of the top industryplayersStrategic recommendations for the newentrantsMarket forecasts for a minimum of 5 years ofall the mentioned segments sub segments andthe regional marketsMarket Trends (Drivers ConstraintsOpportunities Threats ChallengesInvestment Opportunities andrecommendations)Strategic recommendations in key businesssegments based on the market estimationsCompetitive landscaping mapping the keycommon trendsCompany profiling with detailed strategiesfinancials and recent developmentsSupply chain trends mapping the latesttechnological advancements

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Interestingly his father RS Kamath opened thefirst store at Juhu in 1984 on Valentines Daymore as an afterthought to selling paav-bhajiThe elder Kamath is responsible for introducingnew fruit flavours Hes planted various saplingson the grounds of the company office inKandivali Mumbai which he treats as a sort ofpersonal laboratory

MONEY OR MELTDOWN

But as the spotlight returns to them after over adecade many ice cream families are taking ahard look at prospects in the backdrop ofconsumer habit flux before any meltdown Themarket has evolved since HUL took over Kwalityin phases after buying the trademark in 1994 oreven after Malaysian PE firm Navis lapped upNirulas in 2006 for Rs 90 crore

Today a handful of players with big marketingand distribution muscle mdash Amul Mother DairyVadilals Walls or even Havmor mdash jostle forretail space nationally while smaller regionalplayers who still collectively control half themarket cling on to their turfs For industryinsiders such as Dalip Sehgal who was with HULduring the Kwality takeover smaller players arestill on top of the pecking order because the icecream business is local in its flavour

There is headroom for double digit growth inthe Indian ice cream market Hence it isattracting significant interest from investorssays Anand Vermani partner deal advisoryKPMG advisors to the Chonas In 2015 Nestle-owned premium brand Movenpick and Arizona-based Cold Stone Creamery both announced anIndia entry to tap a market expected to grow ata value CAGR of 20 for the next five years In2013 Unilever brought its top grosser fromEurope mdash the premium Magnum ice cream barsBut as Shiva Mudgil senior dairy analyst atRabobank puts it the market is largely skewedwith few large players and many smaller onesmaking consolidation an inevitability

That is how its journey has to end (here) saysRS Sodhi MD Gujarat Cooperative MilkMarketing Federation that owns and marketsAmul Beyond a point the promoters must havebeen finding it difficult to make profits asexpected from the business in the presence ofMNCs and national brands like Amul Aconfidante of the Gandhi family alsorecommended that its the perfect time for the

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Vadilal owners to hang up their boots

Even then its a tough choice for people likeHavmors Pradeep Chona who grew thebusiness his father started in Karachi in 1944before his son Ankit joined him a decade agoChona Senior immersed himself in new flavoursand regional delicacies mdash Havmor served paan-flavoured ice cream at Bollywood actor ShilpaShettys wedding and flexed muscle with in-filmpromotions in Krrish-3 GeNext meanwhilefocused on premium Huber amp Holly range orexpanding the 1944 brand of high-endrestaurants

To be fair the core business was rock soliddominant in Gujarat while successfullyexpanding north The range crossed the 150mark sold through a parlour network across 14states clocking a CAGR of 23-25 Yet thefamily knew cashing out at the peak is betterThis was the end of road feels managementconsultant Harminder Sahni of Wazir Advisors

They knew their limitations (of funds) Profit-centric business entities cant afford distractionsOnce they focused on restaurants and eateriesmdash more profitable than ice cream mdash they knewit was time to exit The Chonas who arecurrently in the process of handing over refusedto participate in this ET story Ankit stays on asCEO-advisor for at least a year to manage thetransition even as his family expandsrestaurants

FAMILY PACK

Often its not that smooth A major handicapmost family businesses face as they grow arewarring shareholders with conflicting outlooksas with Kwality and Nirulas franchise A few yearsago differences sprung up between principalshareholders of Nagpur-based Dinshaws DairyFoods mdash the Rana and Bapuna families This ledto collapse of discussions with strategic andfinancial investors for a large stake sale in the 84-yearold venture say people in the know

Difference of opinion either in terms of bringing

investors to cash out or having a certain visionfor a company is a common trait in many familyowned businesses agrees Sehgal now part ofGraviss Hospitality manufacturer of BaskinRobbins in India The various factions of theGandhi family that worked together for threegenerations to create Indias oldest ice creambrand Vadilal a business thats now eightdecades old are also in the middle of a bitterownership feud at the NCLT

The three factions may divide territoriesdemerge business or decide to sell the companyaltogether In any case the three brothers willnot stay together in business says a sourceclose to the family making the company ripe fora takeover

LOCAL PALETTE

But many families are chosing to fight back ortweak their business models I didnt set upCreambell to sell it We have big ambitionsBesides working on a complete dairy portfolio mdashwhich may include butter cheese and yoghurt mdashwe could look at diversifying into other foodssays serial entreprenuer Ravi Jaipuria alsoPepsiCos biggest bottler in south Asia Jaipuriawho took over the brand originally started by hisbrother CK some nine years ago can make itgrow from its current sixth slot to $1 billion insales in five years

This is a fivefold increase from current numbersWe are very bullish on dairy he says Creambellsells dairy products in parts of Africa and selectIndian cities In the next few years Jaipuriaflagship RJ Corp plans to infuse Rs 500 crore indistribution and capacity expansion across thedairy value chain while Rs 1000 crore hasalready gone in Down south the sentiment isnot different

We are not on sale We are not even concernedabout growing competition especially fromMNCs as our product quality is far better says69-year-old Chandramogan who started HatsunAgro nearly 50 years ago and initially sold Arun

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Icecreams on a pushcart We have a naturaladvantage of backward integration that helpscontrol quality sourcing and more importantlyprice better

The BSE-listed firm procures milk directly from32 lakh farmers for its 10000-plus Hatsun Milkbanks The ice cream division accounts for nearly9 of Rs 4200-crore revenues On the boursesHatsun is valued at $2 billion Its brand controlsover 30 market in the south with 500 parloursand nearly two-thirds in home state Tamil Nadu

For Pabrai who started out as an FampB executiveat Taj Mumbai tweaking the business model isthe best combat strategy Our USP is our uniqueflavours and premium positioning We havedeveloped cuisine-based ice creams Offeringslike South Indian filter coffee or Nolen Gur (datepalm jaggery) have huge demand both ininstitutional sales and retail he says

Pabrais uses mulethi and 17 other ingredientsfor paan ice cream Jackfruits are sourced from afarm 200 km from Chennai and lichis come fromMuzzafarpur Such artisanal pursuits havehelped the brand expand to 13 cities and notchup Rs 22 crore in topline It commands doublethe price tag of its mass market competitors forall its 60-plus flavours This labour of lovemanifests in different ways

For the Kamaths repositioning Naturals wasbecoming a necessity to woo millennials Theyconvinced their father to go for a pictorialmnemonic like an inverted A with an ice creamscoop on top to increase brand recall The greencoloured font also went with their naturalphilosophy With the widest range of fruits icecream in the world the brand has goneinternational After all if food is familial whycant ice creams be too

Dairy companies shares jump on growth optimism

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at December 12 2017 0000 IST

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hare prices of dairy companies saw hugegains on Monday after manufacturersshifted focus to the value-added segment

to improve profitability

Prabhat Dairy which announced its Vision 2020with nearly 40 per cent compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR) from the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment in three years led thegrowth in its share price The companyrsquos stockjumped 20 per cent to close at Rs 2107 Thestock of Parag Milk Foods and Kwality alsomoved up 98 per cent and nine per cent to closeat Rs 2684 apiece and Rs 1108 respectively

The jump in share prices was on expectations ofstrong growth over the past few years becauseof their diversification towards the value-added

segment from the core business of milkpackaging and retailing Many producers in thissegment have set up cheese-making plants andalso enhanced their capacity of skimmed milkpowder production for processing liquid milkinto high-value products

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ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

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s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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httpswwwbhaskarcomnewsHIM-OTH-MAT-latest-hamirpur-news-020003-640921-NORhtmlref=whtp

हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

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dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

ldquoWith Prabhat Dairy enhancing the share of theB2C business we estimate earnings CAGR of 45

per cent over FY17middot19 The companyrsquos grossmargin expanded 215 bps (basis points) y-o-y(year-on-year) for the second quarter of FY18 ledby higher realisations in the consumer businessDespite flat milk procurementprice Ebitda (earnings before interest taxesdepreciation and amortisation) marginscontracted 30 bps due to higher manufacturingexpenses on increased cheese and gheeproduction and higher business promotionexpense in the B2C business Managementguided for this trend to continue as gross marginexpansion will be reinvested in brand buildingrdquosaid Shradha Sheth an analyst with EdelweissSecurities

Parag Milk partners TajSATS Air Catering for product supply

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arag Milk Foods today announced it hastied up with TajSATS Air Catering forsupply of cow milk-based products on

international flights

We have entered into an MoU for the first timewith TajSATS to supply our products oninternational flights Parag Milk FoodsChairman Devendra Shah said in a BSE filing

This is just the beginning of the relationship andthe company is looking to strengthen thispartnership in the months to come he said

Although we already export our products toseveral countries this is another step tointroduce our products to internationalcustomers Shah added

The company is supplying products to TajSATSsince August 2017 the company said

Parag Milk sells its products under the brandGowardhan and Go Shares of the companyrose 833 per cent to Rs 26470 a piece on BSE

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Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

Last Published Mon Dec 04 2017 11 17 AM ISThttpwwwlivemintcomPoliticsfmIqJjEGI5pNALnKrd5XHIMeet-Indias-connected-cows-as-dairies-push-to-double-milk-phtml

round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Small pouches drive growth in India along with waste worriesDecember 11 2017 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGOhttpwwwplasticsnewscomarticle20171211NEWS171219983small-pouches-drive-growth-in-india-along-with-waste-worries

ffordable pouch-sized plastic packagingis emerging as a key driver of growth forIndias packaging sector but some in

the industry are warning that a lack of recyclinginfrastructure could stand in the way

The head of a dairy cooperative in the state ofGujarat for example told a recent industrysummit organized by the Indian Institute ofPackaging that plastic pouches and other smallcontainers were playing a big role in reachingnew consumers

But he and others at the seminar warned aboutenvironmental concerns putting the brakes onfull market expansion

RS Sodhi managing director of the GujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federation told theNew Delhi industry meeting that plastic pouchesare a game changer in expanding milk markets

The availability of dairy products in smaller andaffordable packs changes the whole marketdynamics with product penetration reachingdeeper in to lower middle class and rural areasof the country he said

He said GCMMF dairy products selling under oneparticular brand name Amul are targetingdoubling sales to 50000 crore Indian rupees($775 billion) by 2020 from the current 23000crore ($356 billion) in 2016 with an annualgrowth of 20 percent

Packaging is helping with that growth

The packaging industry should focus on thissegment to bring innovative and affordablepackaging solutions for lower middle class andrural masses as growth potential in the segmentis unimaginable he said

He noted that per capita packaging consumptionin India is about 43 kilograms a person or aboutone-tenth that of developed countries

But he cautioned against India shooting for thosedeveloped nation targets in packagingconsumption without more recyclinginfrastructure

I dont think we should aim for meeting thosetargets as that also requires huge recyclinginfrastructure to support Sodhi said

Other speakers including Rajeev Kapoorsecretary of Indias Department of Chemicalsand Petrochemicals made a similar link betweenrecycling waste and limits on growth

Continued negativity [as it] relates to plastic willhurt the growth of packaging industry and voicesare raised against plastics at various forums andpolicy making is influenced by various pressuregroups he said We have to improvetechnology educate people to remove thenegativity tag and to ensure plastic is collectedand recycled besides developing recycling asworkable business model

Kapoor agreed that packaging in smaller units isallowing fast-moving consumer goodscompanies in India to expand their markets tomore rural areas

Hitherto FMCGs had limited markets confinedto major cities [but] improved functionalitythrough flexible packaging bringing small andaffordable packaging options leads them topenetrate deeper in to the Indian market hesaid

Kapoor suggested the industry should work onimproving barrier properties to increase shelf lifeand reduce food waste

Big growth small market

According to figures presented at theconference Indias packaging industry is growingabout 15 percent a year and is expected to reach$73 billion by 2020 up from $32 billion in 2015

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Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

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s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

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workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

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दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Flexible packaging and rigid packaging areexpected to grow annually at 25 percent and 15percent respectively

Globally though Indias market share is small

The country has about 17 percent of the worldspopulation but only accounts for about 3 to 4percent of the worlds $771 billion flexiblepackaging industry

And it only accounts for about 44 percent 282billion pounds of the worlds annual plastic useof 628 billion pounds

But to tap into the growth expected as that gapnarrows speakers at the conference suggestedIndias packaging industry look at markets morebroadly

The packaging industry should look at end-to-end solutions rather [than] looking at theproblem in silos said Dheeraj Sharma directorof the Indian Institute of Management There isno disruptive innovation in various industrialsectors which are merely reaping benefits ofinnovation shaped three decades ago

Therefore a lack of innovation results in lagginggrowth

Other speakers emphasized the role ofpackaging as a first point of touch forconsumers and urged packaging and consumerproduct companies to work more closelytogether

They discussed challenges including food wasteinadequate returns to farmers and challenges inthe supply chain and retail sectors but also sawopportunities for major growth

The growing super rich consumer class aspiringmiddle class and ever expanding base market ofrural and urban population presents hugepotential said Subodh Gupta managingdirector of Triveni Polymers Pvt Ltd a NewDelhi-based maker of plastic containers

Rising popularity of packaged products in pricepoint packs on one end and ultra-premiumpackaged products on the other are indicative ofhuge growth potential he said

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Six felicitated at international dairy-agri expoPosted at Dec 11 2017 140 AM last updated Dec 11 2017 140 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianasix-felicitated-at-international-dairy-agri-expo511453html

s many as six dairy farmers wereawarded on the second day of the 12thedition of lsquoInternational Dairy and Agri

Exporsquo being organised by Progressive DairyFarmers Association (PDFA) at Cattle Fair Groundhere today

The PDFA president Daljit Singh Sadarpuraalong with other officer-bearers of theassociation gave away prizes to farmers RandhirSingh Memorial Award was given to SukhrajSingh of Gurre village Amarjit Singh of Cheemnavillage Gurmit Singn Gill of Sadarpura village andHardeep Singh of Hoshiarpur village werefelicitated with progressive dairy farmers awardBhagat Dhanna Singh Award given for newinvention in the field of dairy farming to KuldipSingh of Baghapurana village Besides a special

award was given to elderly dairy farmer ofBhikhiwind for his association with dairyfarmersrsquo body since the last three decades

The Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke KhararMLA Kanwar Sandhu and Kotkapoora MLA KultarSingh Sandhwan were among the main guests onsecond day of the expo

Competitions of various breeds of cows andbuffaloes were held during the fair A buffalo ofIqbal Singh Gholia won first position in dry milkcompetition while those of Gurdeep Singh Isewaland Harchand Singh Gagra stood second andthird respectively

The PDFA general secretary Balvir Singh andpress secretary Ajaypal Singh Dhillon helped inthe smooth conduct of the dairy farmersrsquo expo

SUMUL intends offering medical facilities to tribal areasDecember 11 2017 by Rohit Guptahttpwwwindiancooperativecomfrom-statessumul-intends-offering-medical-facilities-to-tribal-areas

urat based Sumul Dairy CEO has demandeda subsidy of more than Rs 2 per liter as thedairy co-op is working in tribal areas where

others are reluctant to take a plunge Sumul dairywhich sells its products in the brand name of Amulclaims that collecting milk from tribal areasqualifies it for some rebate

Being the leading milk provider( 80 percent) ofdiamond city Surat SUMUL dairy is planning toopen Medical Hospital in tribal areas with an aimto give take care of medical needs of the peopleliving in these areas rdquo We are in talks with thegovernment to give 50 percent subsidy for this Theproject is worth Rs 500 crorerdquo said Chaudhari

Chaudhari also urged the government to generateemployment opportunities giving subsidy for tribalareas for developing cattle farm and giving freemedical facilities for animals as well

We are also planning to inaugurate three moreMilk Testing Vans in this financial year 2017-18 hesaid to this correspondent in Surat

Sumul Dairy is procuring milk from Surat and Tapito the tune of more than 15 lakh liter every day andselling milk of about 11 lakh litre per day besidesmaking a variety of dairy products

Sumul is one among the 17 district unions whichact as manufacturing units of dairy products forGujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) the marketers of Amul brand ofproducts

Readers would recall that Prime Minister NarendraModi had recently inaugurated a fully automaticcattle feed plan of SUMUL Dairy at Bajipura villagein Tapi District and an ice-cream plant The eventhad caught wide media attention

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UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

UK university to assist Karimnagar DairySat09 Dec 2017

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arimnagar Dairy and its constituent milkproducers are to be provided researchand other necessary support from the

experts in the University of Exeter at Cornwall inthe United Kingdom has come forward toprovide research and other necessary supportfor the development of the Karimnagar Dairy ofthe Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limitedand its milk producers and to increase milkproduction and produce value added productsUniversity of Exeter had hosted a workshop ontransfer of knowledge on dairy productiontechnologies in July and had invited therepresentatives of Karimnagar Dairy toparticipate and share their experiencesKarimnagar Diary advisor V Hanumantha Reddyparticipated in the workshop and had spoken onthe recent trends and innovative methods inmilk collection storage and pre and post-

processing Impressed by the performance ofKarimnagar Dairy the representatives ofUniversity of Exeter Senthil Sundaram and Stevealong with professor in IIT Chennai SrinivasReddy visited the Karimnagar Dairy on Thursdayand Friday As Reported By Hindu

According to the NewspaperTherepresentatives of the university visited thedairy dairy project feed mixing plant andtraining centre They also visited the villages andinteracted with milk producers inspected thebulk cooling unit and milk chilling centreExpressing complete satisfaction over thefunctioning of the dairy the UK representativeshad a discussion with Dairy chairman ChRajeshwara Rao advisor V

Dairy entrepreneurship workshop at vet varsityPosted at Dec 9 2017 127 AM last updated Dec 9 2017 127 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsludhianadairy-entrepreneurship-workshop-at-vet-varsity510381html

workshop on Dairy EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Scheme (DEDS)submission of claims and government-

sponsored schemes was held at Guru Angad DevVeterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU) today

The workshop was organised by NABARDLudhiana in collaboration with GADVASULudhiana As many as 30 officers from the DairyDevelopment and Animal HusbandryDepartment bankers and progressive farmersattended the workshop

DEE GADVASU HK Verma delivered a lecture oncommercial dairy in promoting commercial dairy

farming in the state wherein different facilitiesand inputs such as mineral mixture uromin lickliteratures video CDs ICT tools were explainedto the delegates Newer technologies such asoral magnet mobile application zero wastagetechnology along with special services ofGADVASU and outbreak facility training andconcept of Farmer Field School were alsoexplained

Deputy Director Dairy Disbagh Singh explaineddifferent government schemes Anoop SinghChawla Lead Development Manager (LDM)explained the role of banks while sanctioningloans to progressive farmers

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Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Dairy supply chain startup MilkLane ensures high quality milk for consumersUpdated Dec 07 2017 1144 PM ISThttpseconomictimesindiatimescomsmall-bizstartupsfeaturesdairy-supply-chain-startup-milklane-ensures-high-quality-milk-for-consumersarticleshow61970948cms

n yet another instance of startups solvingIndia-focussed problems garneringinvestorsrsquo attention dairy supply chain

startup MilkLane has raised Rs 27 crore in its firstinstitutional round of fundraise The round wasled by Switzerland-headquartered incubator-cum-investment firm Pioneering VenturesAmerican dairy company Schreiber Foods andsome ultra high net-worth families MilkLanecontrols the end-to-end dairy supply chain thatensures high quality milk for industrial buyersand consumers The company is looking to utilisethe capital to expand its network of milkcollection centres as also strengthen its digitaland analytics capabilities in supply chain

Despite being the largest milk producer in theworld India still lags behind global peers when itcomes to collection and distribution of milk bothof which remain largely unorganised MilkLane islooking to address these challenges bymodernizing critical stages of the entire supplychain with the focus on creating high qualitytoxin-free milk and at scale

Having been incubated by Pioneering Venturesin 2015 MilkLane began commercial operationsin January 2017 An incubator and accelerator ofagriculture and food supply chain ventures inIndia Pioneering Ventures helps create and scalecompanies in the area of supply chainmanagement and export of farm produceMilkLane works around a BCO (bulk cooleroperators) model which are collection centreswith bulk tanks that can hold up to 2000 litres ofmilk These BCOs help collect and store milk in astrict temperature-controlled environmentthereby helping to increase the shelf life andquality of the milk

ldquoWe work with farmers on the complete lifecycle of the process providing advisory serviceson managing and rearing cattle managing farmsand providing them with the right kind of cattlefeed to help improve the milk yield and qualityrdquoGaurav Haran COO of MilkLane told ET

ldquoThe BCO model as against a typical centralchillingcold storage model helps bring downthe time taken for collection of milk to less than45 minutesrdquo he added Centralised chillingmodels typically take anywhere between 2-3hours for delivery to centres MilkLanemaintains

Based out of Kuppam near Andhra Pradesh thefirm currently creates and collects 85000 litresof milk through its network of over 8000 farmersspread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

In order to improve the milkrsquos quality and cattlersquosyield MilkLane works with farmers to help themscale their cattle herd size from 2-3 up to 20-25with services on special care and managementfor the animals Working in the B2B spaceMilkLane provides high quality milk to SchreiberFoods which in turn provides the same to itsclients

ldquoA large part of the capital is being used for dailyoperations as also increase the number of bulkcoolers as we look to expand further We aretargeting creation and collection of 400000litres of milk in the next two yearsrdquo said AkshayaKamath director of Pioneering Ventures

MilkLane is looking to widen its farmer networkto 100000 farmers and 1000 BCOs in the next24 months as also tap into dairy companies inIndia to expand its clientele

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Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Local ice cream brands step up national play

Sohini Das | Ahmedabad Last Updated at December 6 2017 1213 IST

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he Rs 9000-crore ice cream market(including unorganised players) is in foran overhaul As regional labels such as

Arun Cream Bell Vadilal Dairy Internationaland Heritage take on the might of KwalityWalls Amul and such others the industryexpects to grow at close to 10 per cent for thenext few years and the brand map for the sectorto change forever

Regional brands are under pressure fromgrowing competition from smaller emerginghomegrown players in their own territories Andat the same time there is a growing preferencefor homegrown labels in food and dairy The2017 annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin surveyindicates that in the midst of an increasingpreference for global brands the only categorieswith a strong swing in favour of local brandswere dairy and fresh foods

Regional brands are taking ginger steps into thenew opportunity Instead of expanding intomultiple markets and launching an advertisingblitzkrieg they are using their knowledge of localpalates and supply infrastructure to take onemarket at a time

A slow march

Arun ice creams from the Chennai-based HatsunAgro Products Ltd entered the Mumbai market(with two outlets Mumbairsquos Mulund andBhiwandi) in November 2017 Before making it

to the maximum city it set its base up in TamilNadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana KarnatakaOrissa Maharashtra and Goa Also the firststores in Mumbai are away from the popularhotspots but well populated withconsumers familiar with the brand

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R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

R G Chandramogan chairman and managingdirector of Hatsun Agro says he chose Arun(meaning sun) for his ice creams as more sunmeans more demand for ice cream Hatsun hasgrown beyond a cottage industry operation to anational brand with a 45 per cent share of themarket At the same time it has also become thecountryrsquos largest private dairy

Chandramogan says ldquoWe do not want to spreadourselves thin In all markets that we are in wevie for prominencerdquo He also points out to thecost advantages that dairy players have when itcomes to selling ice creams ldquoThe peak seasonfor ice cream (summers) is the lean season formilk production Sourcing at competitive rates isthus a challenge for any player who does not

have enough backward integrationrdquo he explains

Hatsun is able to save 4 per cent margin on milk-based raw material (overall there is an 18 percent cost advantage) and these benefits (notavailable to a non-dairy player) are thenploughed back into the business on advertisingand entering new markets

National footprint

The ice cream market is highly fragmented andunorganised For instance Aurangabad isestimated to have around 46 small brands Thiskeeps margins low at 4-5 per cent This is furthersqueezed when national players (includingmultinationals) make a play for the same pie

While this is encouraging many brands to makethe national trek they are tempering theirambitions with local insights and learnings fromotherrsquos missteps They are tailoring in insights

such as brand building is tough in price sensitivemarkets like Uttar Pradesh but easier ineducated markets like Kerala into theirexpansion plans

An industry expert explained on grounds ofanonymity ldquoGujaratrsquos Havmor had spread itselfthin Margin pressures had started acting onthem The promoters were looking at selling theice cream business and hence having a nationalpresence was crucial to enhance the brandvaluerdquo South Korearsquos Lotte Group acquiredHavmor for Rs 1020 crore in November

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

Connected cow

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

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tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

In contrast RJ Corp-owned Devyani FoodIndustries that makes Cream Bell ice creams haspretty much expanded across India and hasbroken into the list of top five ice cream brandsin record time Nitin Arora chief executiveofficer Devyani Food Industries said that Keralais one of the few markets where it is not presentyet This year it started operations in Tamil Naduit is present in Karnataka and Andhra since thelast five years The revenue share is around 55per cent from North India (its home market) and45 per cent from the rest of India

Cream Bell has almost doubled its productioncapacity in five years Arora says the FY18 capexplan is to invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 210 crorealready invested) ldquoThe moment you come out ofyour backyard markets the cost matrix goes uprdquohe says

It is stories like this that encourage playerslike Andhra Pradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu founded Heritage FoodsBrahmani Nara daughter-in-law of Naidu andexecutive director of Heritage Foods says thatwhile 75 per cent of its revenues in the value-added products segment is from curd thecompany is now focusing on other segments likeice creams ldquoIce creams will play a major role inrationalising our product portfoliordquo Narasays Heritage sells ice creams in the South butis eyeing the national arena

Mintel research shows that the global ice creammarket will touch sales of 13 billion litres in 2016and India and Vietnam are among the worldrsquosfastest growing markets Also in 2017 Indiarsquosvolumes are expected to overtake that of UK Allof this has enthused another player Vadilal DairyInternational (promoted by a wing of the familythat has the rights to the brand in the southernmarkets while Vadilal Industries holds the rightsfor North and West) to double its outlets in thenext two years

Rahil Gandhi director Vadilal DairyInternational says they are investing in freezersand working on brand building and visibilityBesides consolidating its base it is working onexpanding its reach but the transformation isexpensive says Gandhi as he gets ready to makethe slow trek to the big league

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Meet Indiarsquos connected cows as dairies push to double milk productivity

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round 200 milk farmers from Indapurvillage some 140km southeast of Punein Maharashtra and surrounding areas

are sitting under a pink-and-white shamiana ona sunny afternoon in November It is anawareness workshop on what data tracking andgenomics can do for milk farming but the buzz ismore around when dairies will raise milkprocurement prices

As veterinarian Abdul Samad strides to the stageto address the gathering some in the crowd areexpecting a political speech Samad starts bytalking about stagnant milk prices but quicklysegues into something else ldquoStop agitatingabout milk prices and start focusing onimproving productivity and profits Have youever cared for where the bull semen is comingfrom when you do artificial insemination for yourcattlerdquo

The switch from politics to bull semen quality isa hard swerve and there are amused murmurs inthe audience

But reality is staring them in the face

Milk prices in India rose three times in thedecade to 2015 but have plateaued since Thishas led to Indian dairies and the farmers theyprocure milk from looking for solutions to rein incosts and at the same time raise milk output Fora country that produces some 155 million tonnesof milk a year the big question is how to increasethe productivity of Indian cow from the currentaverage of 1200 litres a year to the average incountries such as the US and Israel around 3500litres annually

ldquoEven a small shop owner keeps all the recordsdata Where is your cattle datardquo Samad whoretired as dean of Bombay Veterinary College in2010 asks the farmers of Indapur

With more than four decades of work behindhim the vet knows what hersquos talking about

In 2002 Samad along with software engineerPrashant Murdeshwar co-founded a companycalled Vetware Pvt Ltd It now offers a mobile-based and easy-to-use app called Herdman forfarmers to capture cattle data using QR (quickresponse) codes on the front end

That data is used to produce insights about cattlehealth matching bulls to bring about geneticimprovement and even milk productionforecasting These insights are delivered in thelocal language to milk farmers and the vetslooking after their herds

The potential of using software and genomics isimmense in Indiarsquos fragmented milk farmingsector where some 120 million farming familiesare engaged in cow and buffalo rearingaccording to the Indian Agricultural Census Ifthey can double milk yield it will have largeimplications for nutrition in India milk and milkproduct exports and generation of new nationalincome that is better distributed among thecountryrsquos 700 million farmers

The repository of information that Herdmancovers includes feed data days to puberty andcalving weight health and disease tracking milkyields and quality of milk for each of some240000 cows and buffaloes on the softwareacross India Chitale Dairy from Sangli andHatsun Agro Products in Chennai are thepioneers of adopting techniques wrapped intoHerdman

Hatsun wants to deploy the solution to over 1million cattle in two years Larger dairyoperations such as Amul have their own taggingand data collection solutions

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Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Many in the crowd at Indapur are clueless butcurious about how tracking cattle data usingmobile phones can help them double milkproductivity ldquoHow long can we remain crybabies hoping the politicians will help addressthe pricing issuerdquo asks Sudhakar Mane who hasa dozen cows in Indapur ldquoThis doctor is sayingwe can even correct the problems in our currentcattle by getting semen from bulls who canensure the next generations are far moreproductiverdquo

ldquoBut how Hope this isnrsquot some kind of agimmickrdquo asks Ganesh who is from a nearbyvillage He goes only by his first name

The answer according to Samad 64 lies ingenomics apart from using software tools toensure farmers do not make blind decisions anderr in managing the health of their herds

ldquoIf you look at right from 1952 till today we havehardly made any difference as far as the nationalaverage is concerned We must talk of nationalaverage not some isolated examples of animalsgiving 20-30 litres of milk everydayrdquo says Samad

Herdman combines intelligent tracking ofanimals with genomics big data to help milkfarmers make informed decisions aboutbreeding their cattle with the right bull

ldquoBreeding is about selecting good animals andleaving out bad animals Unless you have recordsand the data how would you know where thegood animals arerdquo asks Samad

ABS Global Inc a US cattle genomics companyis tapping cattle big data by relying on Herdmanapart from its own software algorithms that dointelligent matchmaking between cows andbuffaloes with bulls to give birth to high milk-producing female calves

ldquoSoftware such as Herdman help keep the dataaccessible For instance when a farmer isevaluating a cow to buy he can scan the QR codetag and read all the historic data to make a moreinformed buying decisionrdquo says Arvind Gautamthe head of ABS Globalrsquos India operations ABS is

not the only entity in this spacemdashits rival SexingTechnologies is also active in India

Hatsun is designing a breeding programme for itsover 300000 cows and buffaloes by figuring outdry periods (when cows donrsquot produce milk) foreach of them This information too comes fromHerdman

ldquoIf for instance Hatsun gets to know that Marchis when most of its cattle will be in dry period itcan redesign the breeding programme in a waythat therersquos a healthy mix between lactationperiods to ensure milk productivity doesnrsquotsufferrdquo says Gautam

Experts such as Marcia I Endres a professor atthe University of Minnesotarsquos animal sciencedepartment say the key is to ensure that smallerfarms in India get data at a low cost which canthen be used to improve operations Endres hasstudied Samadrsquos software

ldquoAn old adage says lsquoyou canrsquot manage what youcanrsquot measurersquo and the software collectsinformation that the farmers and theirveterinarians did not have beforerdquo says Endres

Once an animal is registered on Herdmancurrent health and any historical data available iscaptured From thereon each event includingheat period artificial insemination datepregnancy calving vaccinations treatment ofany diseases occurred and finally the milk yieldacross different lactation cycles is recorded

For every animal registered on the systemfarmers have to pay Rs50 annually They may usethe app for free but will have to put up with pop-ups of local ads

Big data meets cattle genomics

After Samadrsquos session in Indapur the farmersmove to a hall on the first floor of a buildingnearby The room is full and farmers such asMane are now prepared to get the final tips

ldquoHow can India double milk production by2026rdquo ABSrsquos Gautam asks the audience

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

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peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Maintaining records of cattle health and theirfamily history or parental matching is only thestarting point It takes years before results fromgenomics-based breeding start showing

ABSrsquos genetic mating software matches cowswith bulls using dozens of parameters and basedon expectations of a farmer from the nextgeneration calf Depending on the cow they haveand the problems they want to rectify farmerscan demand anything from more fat content inthe milk to better rudder placement or even seta target of 20 or 30 litres milk daily

After these requirements are captured thesoftware algorithm runs search queries in itsdatabase to find an appropriate set of bulls anddisplays the result by ranking them according totheir effectiveness This matching process whichinvolves running hundreds of potentialcombinations takes less than 30 seconds

Gathering all the genetic data on bulls and cowsis such a massive effort that Chitale Genus ABS(India) Pvt Ltd a joint venture between ABSGlobal and Chitale Dairy which startedgroundwork in 2010 in Bhilwadi Sangli hasselected only a few breeds to start with Murrahthe buffalo breed and Gir and Sahiwal for sire

ldquoThe more data we feed into the system thebetter it gets As data grows its reliability too willimproverdquo says Gautam Companies such asSexing Technologies and ABS have beendescribed as the Monsantos of the dairy worldfor the genetic-level potential they hold for the$350 billion global dairy industry

What Samadrsquos Herdman software does is solveone tiny piece of the grand puzzle For Indiarsquosmilk productivity to double by 2026 for instanceit will need to combine all genetic big data ofcattle with a scientific breeding programme

Like dairy farmers in the US did ldquoThe highproductivity per cow in the US has a lot to dowith improvements in genetics andmanagement that could only happen becausewe had records on how the cows are producingevery day or at least once a month from testing

allowing producers to select the best animalsand improve management practices by beingable to measure the resultsrdquo says Endres the USprofessor

India lags countries such as Brazil too

ldquoUntil 1985 they (Brazil) were doing cross-breeding like we are doing mostly todayrdquo saysSamad ldquoThen they realized cross breeding is notthe answer for tropical countries like theirsrdquoRecording data was followed by identifyinggenetically superior animals

Slowly the results started showing Brazil hastwo kinds of herd systems one is where thecows are free-grazed and the other where theyare stall-fed For the grazed ones the averageyield today is 4000 litres to 4500 litres of milkannually The ones that are fed specific nutrientsalong with feed in stalls yield 8000 litres andmore according to Samad

Not just that Cows with breeds of Indian origindominate the Brazilian market The top ninebreeds of bulls including Ongole from AndhraPradesh account for nearly 80 of milkproduction in Brazil and were taken from Indiaand improved genetically A descendant of theGir breed of cows from Gujarat has recorded 60litres of milk a day in Brazil according toagricultural economist Devinder Sharma

The US has raced even further aheadmdashtheldquoconnected cowrdquo is enabled by everything fromreal time sensors to robotic milking

ldquoMore recently we have seen growth in the useof technologies such as individual cow sensors(for rumination activity feeding and restingtime temperature etc) and automation (roboticmilking and automated milk feeders) whichprovide even larger amounts of individual animaldata to be used for health reproduction andperformance improvementrdquo says Endres

A Bahubali in Bhilwadi

ABSrsquos efforts has led to creating a league table ofIndiarsquos top performing bulls ldquoBahubali the bullis more popular in our community than the

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

movie (of the same name)rdquo Vikas Dandelkar afarmer in Bhilwadi said at the local milkcollection centre

A milk collection centre in Bhilwadi PhotoPankaj MishraFactoDaily

The semen of Bahubali a cross-breed Murrahbuffalo bull in Sangli is much sought aftermdasheachof its semen doses costs Rs150 versus Rs30 for anormal bull insemination dose Placed No 2 onIndiarsquos league table for bulls by semen quality ithas exceptionally high dam yield of 5586kg perlactation with fat content of more than 7

ldquoSince there is no genomics in buffaloes orindigenous cattle breeds selection of bull is as

per motherrsquos milk datamdashhigher the betterrdquo saysGautam of ABS There are 96 other bulls on theleague table including Holstein breed Strykerand Brute Jersey breed Preet and Tyson andtwo other Murrah buffaloes Redhu andMaharaja They are all based in a farm inBhilwadi at Chitale Genus ABS labs

Chitale Dairy has seen its milk productivityimprove since the genomics lab was first set upin 2010 From around 350000 litres a day threeyears ago Chitale now procures over 750000litres daily in Bhilwadi Sangli And theimprovement has come by keeping number ofcows and buffaloes around 100000 mostlyunchanged

ldquoTo achieve this level of improvement having bigdata is a mustrdquo says Vishwas Chitale directorChitale Dairy ldquo(Results with) genomic selectionis only possible with recordingrdquo

Dairy Co-ops Sodhi pitches for youth participation

Posted in Dairy Featured on December 05 2017 by Parasnathhttpwwwindiancooperativecomdairydairy-co-ops-sodhi-pitches-for-youth-participation

peaking on the occasion of internationalconference on South -South andTriangular Cooperation GCMMF MD R S

Sodhi outlined a strategy aimed at enlisting theyouth into dairy cooperative movement

Conceding that the milk industry is notglamorous enough to attract todayrsquos youth Sodhitalked about Amulrsquos new initiative rdquocow toconsumerrdquo

Under this programme Amul creates a digitalaccount for a farmer When a farmer goes todeposit milk at a collection centre the qualityand quantity of milk is assessed and updated onthe card that comes with the account Based onthe quantity and quality money is transferred to

the account of the farmer immediately whichcould be accessed by him through a mobile apphe said

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be financed by the bankswith Amul marketing for it

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth Sodhi added

The demand for milk by 2050 would be around540 million litres in the country and to meet thisdemand the dairy industry will have to becommercially viable for Indiarsquos youth Sodhi said

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HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

updated Dec 13 2017 144 AM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsamritsardairy-farmers-to-get-training-for-six-weeks512535html

he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

Published December 13 2017 852 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesdin-in-maha-assembly-over-speakers-faux-pas-on-milk-purchase-price-2748492

aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

HealthAwareness

Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

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he Department of Animal Husbandryand Dairy Development has announcedto organise a six-week trainingworkshop to impart technical skills to

farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms

Kashmir Singh Goraya Deputy Director of thedepartment said a walk in interview ofcandidates would be organised on December 22

Goraya said farmers would be told aboutartificial insemination for the improvement oflivestock breed and other aspects They would

also be trained to handle common health issuesof animals he added

The Deputy Director said the training would alsocover value addition in milk and its products tosupplement the income of farmers Officials ofthe department said matriculate persons in theage-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for thetraining

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearbydistricts including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspurare eligible for the participation

Din in Maha Assembly over Speakerrsquos faux pas on milk purchase price

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aharashtra Assembly SpeakerHaribhau Bagde faced anembarrassment in the House today

when he unwittingly revealed that a dairycontrolled by him is buying milk from farmersbelow the rate prescribed by the stategovernment

The Opposition parties today raised a questionunder calling attention objecting to the

governmentrsquos circular which made it mandatoryto dairies to buy milk from farmers at Rs 27 perlitre

During an uproar on the issue senior NCP leaderAjit Pawar rose and started listing out theproblems being faced by dairies on the cost frontdue to the circular

He suddenly turned towards Bagde and saidldquoEven you control a dairy in your Aurangabad

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district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

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लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

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हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

district You are also one of the directors ofMahanand the state run dairy Why donrsquot youtell us at what rates your Aurangabad-baseddairy purchases milkrdquo

Agitated by the continuous din Speaker Bagdesaid ldquoEarlier the dairy used to buy milk at Rs 27per litre but now it buys at around Rs 21 or Rs 22per litrerdquo

Latching on to the Speakerrsquos reply Pawar led thechorus of the Opposition MLAs on the issue ofmilk purchase rate

Bagde however did not withdraw hisstatement

ldquoBagdersquos statement is a clear admission of theviolation of a circular issued by the Maharashtragovernment

I demand an answer from the state governmenton how much time do they need to initiate anaction against his dairyrdquo Congress MLA SunilKedar said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavisdefused the situation by assuring the oppositionparties that the government would withdraw thecircular if it is found to be impractical

With this assurance the opposition calmeddown and order was restored

Minister of State for Dairy Development ArjunKhotkar said ldquoA committee is set up for findingan amicable solution to this issue as thegovernment is keen to increase farmersrsquo incomeTill the committeersquos report is out thegovernment will not take any action againstdairies that buy milk at lower rate It will taketwo months to get the reportrdquo

Dairies in Maharashtra have been opposing thecircular arguing that they cannot sustain if theyare made to purchase milk from farmers at Rs 27per litre

Start-up dairy firm MilkLane raises Rs 27 cr fundsPublished December 8 2017 916 PM ISThttpwwwindiacomnewsagenciesstart-up-dairy-firm-milklane-raises-rs-27-cr-funds-2729445

tart-up dairy firm MilkLane today said ithas raised Rs 27 crore in a lsquopre-Series Arsquofunding round from a clutch of investors

The company which has raised the fund fromPioneering Ventures Schreiber Foods and ultra-high net worth families will utlise the capital forexpansion purpose

In a statement MilkLane said it will utlise thefund to increase its network of milk collectioncenters and strengthen its digital and analyticscapabilities in the supply chain

ldquoWe intend to create a pan-India network ofindustrial production units village level bulkcoolers and introduce IT-enabled solutions to

provide a fresh safe and steady supply of highquality milk to our partners in the industryrdquoMilkLane COO Gaurav Haran said

MilkLane started its milk collection operations inJanuary 2017 at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh andwithin a span of six months reached an initialmilestone of 85000 litres per day the companyadded

The company procures milk from selected dairyfarmers and delivers it to industrial scale off-takers such as industrial processors FMCGcompanies and milk product manufacturersPTILUX

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

Read Detailed Index of full Research Study at httpswwwhtfmarketreportcomreports830684-global-fermented-dairy-market-2

What this Research Study OffersGlobal Fermented Dairy Market shareassessments for the regional and country levelsegmentsMarket share analysis of the top industryplayersStrategic recommendations for the newentrantsMarket forecasts for a minimum of 5 years ofall the mentioned segments sub segments andthe regional marketsMarket Trends (Drivers ConstraintsOpportunities Threats ChallengesInvestment Opportunities andrecommendations)Strategic recommendations in key businesssegments based on the market estimationsCompetitive landscaping mapping the keycommon trendsCompany profiling with detailed strategiesfinancials and recent developmentsSupply chain trends mapping the latesttechnological advancements

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

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हरमरोजाना आसपास क इलाक स हजारल टर लोकल दध बकन क लए रहा हल कन इसक वा लट कसी ह इसक

च कग करन वाला कोई नह ह आ खर बार दध कसपलकब भर गए थ यह तक भी पता नह ह दध काकोई भी सपलहमीरपर म नह भरा जा रहा ह रोजानाधड़ाधड़यह दधलोग क घर पर पहच रहा ह छोट ब चया पी रह ह कसीको कछ पता नह ह मौक परसबहसवर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजसअ धकार पर हउसका पद एकसाल स खाल पड़ा हआ ह लहाजा सबमनमज स चला हआ ह

रोजाना सबह सवर कटर-बाइक पर लोकल दध कस लाई हजार ल टर म आस-पास क गाव स शहर मपहच रह ह दो प हया वाहन पर दजन बोतल थल मभरकर लटक दखी जा सकती ह ल कन कह पर भीफड स ट ए ट क पालना होती हई नह दख रह हकसी भी लोकल दध बचन वाल का कोई सपल नह भरा जा रहा ह वो या ला रह ह और या लोग कोपला रह ह कछ पता नह ह गायऔरभसका यह दधकछ पए स ता ज र होता ह ल कन वा लट या हनह जानत

लाि टकक को ड क क बोतल म रहा दध दधकस लाई लोकल दध वाल लाि टक क बोतल म भरलात ह यहबोतलको ड सक खाल बोतल हऔरइनम लगातार कई माह स दध लाया जाता ह लहाजाइन बोतल म दध क वा लट कतनी मटन रह पातीह कोई भी चक करन वाला नह ह इन को ॉपर साफ

करन क यव था दखन का काम भी कह नह हो रहाह जो रहा ह वो बस धड़ाधड़ बचा जा रहा ह

सपलभरन वाला कोई नह

दधऔर दसर सपल को भरन का िज मा िजस फडस ट ऑ फसर क हवाल होता ह उसका पद हमीरपरम एक साल स यादा समय स खाल चल रहा हएफएसओ सपल भरकर वा य वभाग म तनातडिज नटड ऑ फसर को दगा जो आग जाच करकअगल कारवाई अमल म लाएग ल कन यह काम नह हो रहा ह

एफएसओ का पद खाल

^हमीरपरम दध क सपल भरन क लए फड स टअ धकार एफएसओ नह ह पो ट खाल ह एफएसओसपल लाए तो ह वह इन सपल को जाच क लएकडाघाट लब भज सकत ह फर भी को शश करग कदध क सपल भर जाए अ णकमार डिज नटडऑ फसर वा य वभाग हमीरपर

हमीरपर उपभो ता सर ण सगठन क अ य सशीलशमा का कहना ह क पर िजल म समय-समय पर दधक सपलभर जाए इस व त यह काम कह पर नह होरहा ह अगर कोई इसक वजह स बीमार पड़ जाए तोइसक लए कौन िज मदार होगा

शहर म प हया वाहन पर थल म लाि टकक बोतलम भरकर लाया जा रहा दध

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सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

सथ टक दध स बना पनीर भज रह रायपर इदौर व वा लयर- Dec 07 2017 0305 AM ISThttpswwwbhaskarcommpambahnewsMP-OTH-MAT-latest-ambah-news-030503-638000-NORhtml

थ टक दध स बन पनीर को मरना सरायपर इदौर व वा लयर क म डय मभजा रहा ह मलावट पनीर लोग क

वा य क लए नकसानदायक ह बावजद इसकखा य सर ा वभाग क अफसर न बीत दो मह न मदध व द ध पदाथ क सप लगनह क ह

मलावट पनीर को थम कोल क ड ब म आइस कसपोट स पक कर न व वी डयोकोच बस क मा यमस रायपर इदौर व वा लयर पहचा रह ह बा रश कदन म पनीर क रट 200 पए कलो क मलन ककारण िजल म 20 स यादा डय रया अमानक पनीरको यापा रक तर पर बना रह ह एक अनमान कमता बक त दन 2000 ि वटल पनीर का नमाणकयाजाकर उस मरनाअबाह पोरसाजौरा कलारस

सबलगढ़बानमोर स हत वा लयर क बाजार म बक लए उपल ध कराया जा रहा ह रटल काउटर पर

पनीर क ब 240 पए कलो क रट स क जा रहह

इन थान पर पनीर का कारोबार

शहर क ननागढ़ रोड श ा नगर रोड महादव नाकामहाराजपरा सलट स ब रयर सथ टक पनीरबनान का कारोबार चल रहा ह इसक अलावा शहर कअ य डय रय पर भी मलावट पनीर बनाया जा रहाह

सपरटा दध का उपयोग

पनीर बनान क लए डयर सचालक सपरटा दध काउपयोग करत ह सपरटा दध म म क पावडर स हतरफाइड ऑइल व अ य काब नक पदाथ मलाकरपनीर को मल प म तयार कर दत ह

Kerala bats for Bharat Ratna to father of white revolution Verghese Kurien

07th December 2017 1004 PM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskerala2017dec07kerala-bats-for-bharat-ratna-to-father-of-white-revolution-verghese-kurien-1721435html

he Kerala government today requestedthe Centre to nominate late VergheseKurien the father of the white

revolution for Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi said conferringthe top civilian honour on the late Kurien would

also be a recognition to millions of dairy farmersin the country

Kurien who brought India to the forefront of theworld in terms of milk production and helpedmillions of dairy farmers to find a decent livingreally deserves the countrys top honour thechief minister said in the letter

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It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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What this Research Study OffersGlobal Fermented Dairy Market shareassessments for the regional and country levelsegmentsMarket share analysis of the top industryplayersStrategic recommendations for the newentrantsMarket forecasts for a minimum of 5 years ofall the mentioned segments sub segments andthe regional marketsMarket Trends (Drivers ConstraintsOpportunities Threats ChallengesInvestment Opportunities andrecommendations)Strategic recommendations in key businesssegments based on the market estimationsCompetitive landscaping mapping the keycommon trendsCompany profiling with detailed strategiesfinancials and recent developmentsSupply chain trends mapping the latesttechnological advancements

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

It was through the visionary initiatives of Kurienthat the country had attained self-sufficiency inmilk production and even excelled the UnitedStates achievements in the sector he said

The contribution of Kurien a recipient of Padma

Bhushan Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay

awards in tapping the immense potential of thecooperative sector was remarkable Vijayannoted in the letter

Edelweiss Thinks Milk Is Good For You

December 5 2017 253 pmDecember 5 2017 1137 amhttpswwwbloombergquintcommarkets20171205edelweiss-thinks-milk-is-good-for-you

mix of factors such as growth risingconsumer maturity and the shift tomore value‐added products makes the

Indian dairy sector a ldquovery white bright andfreely flowing opportunityrdquo according to anEdelweiss report

Owing to the size of the dairy sector (Rs 45 lakhcrore) and around 15 percent compound annualgrowth rate over 2016 to 2020 morepossibilities will come up the report said

Sectoral trends such as a high vegetarianpopulation and huge unorganised market led byfresh dairy products augurs well for the sectorand brings more investment opportunities to thefore said Edelweiss

The sector will drive growth and profitability forthe market leaders as it is poised for an earningsCAGR of over 20 percent and return on capitalemployed over 25 percent said Edelweiss Thebrokerage firm also forecasts meaningful stockreturns for the investors in the sectorEdelweiss

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initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

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rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

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UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

initiated coverage on two companies from thissector

Parag Milk Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 340 implying 40 percent upside

Hertiage Foods Initiated at Buy with a targetprice of Rs 976 implying 28 percent upside

Parag Milk Foods

Leading market share in high margin value-added products

Second position in cheese and largest cow gheebrand

Value added productsrsquo shares in sales will rise tocatapult to 70 percent from 64 percent currentlyover financial years 2017 to 2020 on sustainedinnovation and investment

Operating income to jump 23 times and returnon capital employed will rise to 19 percent overfinancial years 2017 to 2020

Revenue growth at 14 percent and net profitscompound annual growth rate at 49 percentover financial years 2017 to 2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 340 implying 40 percentupside

Five of the nine analysts tracked by Bloomberghave a Hold rating three have Buy and onlyone has Sell on the companys stock

Heritage Foods

Strong private player in Andhra Pradesh with 10percent organised market share

Strong franchisee in liquid milk

Target of 40 percent sales potential of nearly 34to 40 percent sales CAGR over financial years2017 to 2022

High return on capital employed pouch milk andhigh‐growth amp margin curd yogurt ice‐creamsegments

Hence it has the highest pre‐tax return on capitalemployed in the industry at 42 percent(adjusted) with strong 23 percent sales and 21percent EBIT CAGR over financial years 2017 to2020

Edelwiess initiates coverage with Buy and atarget price of Rs 976

Currently all seven analysts tracked byBloomberg have a Buy rating on the stock

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Pre-Budget consultations start with focus on increasing farmer incomesDecember 5 2017httpswwwcanindiacompre-budget-consultations-start-with-focus-on-increasing-farmer-incomes

inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesdaysaid there is a need to conserve waterincentivise agro-processing and

promoting balanced use of fertilizers in order toensure higher agriculture productivity whichwould in turn increase income of farmers

He added that in order to achieve the goal ofdoubling the farmersrsquo income by 2022 there wasneed for better storage and marketing facilitiesfor the farmersrsquo produce so that they get betterprices

Jaitleyrsquos remarks came at his first pre-Budgetconsultative meeting with the representatives ofdifferent agriculture groups here

During the meeting many suggestions werereceived including incentivising mechanisedfarming and micro-irrigation subsidisingmachines for crop residue management andtackling the stubble burning problem especiallyin northwest India

There were also suggestions to give more focuson dairy fruit and vegetable items ldquowhich havepotential to grow three-four times and therebycan help in achieving the goal of doubling of thefarmersrsquo income by 2022rdquo a statement from theFinance Ministry said

The representatives also suggested focusing onvegetables especially TOP mdash tomato onion andpotato mdash as there is maximum volatility in theirprices

Another suggestion included to give more thrustto warehouses cold storages at the local leveland give boost to agro-processing facilities inorder to optimally manage the increasedproduction of agriculture produce especially ofperishable items

It was also suggested to have an IntegratedTransport System so that farmers can take theirproduce to the far-off market places where theycan get better prices for their produce and inturn help in containing their prices

The representatives of the different agriculturegroups also suggested a shift to ldquoFarmersrsquo Policyrdquoinstead of the ldquoFood Policyrdquo which is beingpursued since decades

ldquoOther suggestions included to create a smallgroup of five-six experts who can monitor theagriculture production data of different cropsand global market conditions on monthly basisand do advance planning rather than thegovernment reacting suddenly to an adversesituationrdquo the statement said

ldquoTo ensure the delivery of remunerative pricesto farmers the Price Deficiency PaymentMechanism must be implemented immediatelyfor those crops where procurement cannot beensured

ldquoOther suggestions included that the Centreshould declare an lsquoAgriculture Debt ReliefPackagersquo for the entire country which is usedwith matching contributions from the stategovernmentsrdquo it added

It was also suggested that on the lines of othersubsidies food and fertilizers subsidy should alsobe given through Direct Benefit Transfermechanism to avoid pilferage

The stakeholders suggested that lsquoone shoe fitsallrsquo policy may not be suitable and differentiatedand flexible policies for different agro ecologiesmdash based on available land and water resourcespopulation and dependency on agriculture mdashshould be promoted to accelerate growth of theagriculture sector

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Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

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uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

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ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Amul plans innovative programmes to make dairy industry

December 3 2017 | UPDATED 1230 IST

mul is launching innovativeprogrammes like the cow toconsumer to make the dairy sector

contemporarily cool and commercially viablefor todays youth who are moving to cities andreluctant to join the milk industry the dairygiants Managing Director Rupinder Singh Sodhihas said

In 1970 per capita of milk consumption in Indiawas 111 gm and today it is 350 gm it is growingat the rate of 2 per cent per annum The demandfor milk by 2050 would touch 540 million litresand to meet Indias demand in the coming yearsthere is a need to make the dairy industrycommercially viable for Indias youth said Sodhi

By 2050 50 per cent of India would beurbanised which means that we would havemore mouths to feed and less hands to produceIn case of shortage of milk we would becomedependent on milk from edible oil and pulsesSodhi told PTI

What is required is how to make dairycontemporarily cool and commercially viablebusiness for todays youth who are drifting tocities and reluctant to join the dairy industry hesaid on the sidelines of the Internationalconference on South-South and TriangularCooperation here

We are trying mordernise dairy farming usingmilking machines instead of hand milking we arealso using bulk milk coolers modern shedsmodern watering system etc The idea behindpropagating a commercial dairy farm is to attracttodays youth 57-year-old Sodhi said

Listing the programmes introduced by thecompany to modernise dairy farming Sodhi saidthe biggest innovation that Amul is bringing inIndias dairy industry is through Cow toConsumer

Under the Cow to Consumer programme Amulcreates a digital account for a farmer When afarmer goes to deposit milk at a collectioncentre the quality and quantity of milk isassessed and updated on the card that comeswith the account Based on the quantity andquality money is transferred to the account ofthe farmer immediately which could be accessedby him through a mobile app he said

We have opened more than 26 lakh such digitalaccounts for farmers in the last few months and40 to 45 per cent farmers have been coveredunder the scheme he said

One of the main reasons for introducing suchschemes was to make the dairy industryattractive for the tech-savvy youth he added

Another programme aimed at attracting youth isdairy entrepreneurship scheme under whichyouth can go for a farm size of 20-30 cows andbuffaloes and it would be easily financed by thebanks with Amul marketing for it

One would earn Rs 40000 per month throughcommercial dairy farming which in many cases ismore than the amount you would earn in urbanIndia he said

Calling India a country of small holder farmershe said the youth of the country needs to realisethat animal husbandry is a very attractivebusiness at this time when the land is shrinkingand population is increasing

We need to be able to increase milkproductivity on reduced number of farms withthe shrinking of land then only we will be able tomeet Indias increasing demands and thecountrys youth has an very important role toplay in taking the dairy industry of the countryforward he added PTI UZM ZH AKJ ZH

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GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

GADVASU motivates school children to adopt Animal Sciences as careerDecember 04 2017 0427 PMhttppunjabnewsexpresscomeducationnewsgadvasu-motivates-school-children-to-adopt-animal-sciences-as-career-70044aspx

gricultural Education day wascelebrated at Guru Angad DevVeterinary amp Animal Sciences

University Ludhiana on 3rd December 2017 toapprise the students to various facets ofagriculture and inspire them to chooseveterinary and allied sciences as acareer Morethan hundred students from Partap PublicSchool Ramgarhia Sen Sec School DAV PublicSchool Ludhiana etc participated in the functionOn this occasion an essay writing competitionwas organised for the school children on thetopic ldquoRole of Livestock in Indian Economyrdquo andthe winners were given away the prizes

Dr Simrat Sagar Singh Dean PostgraduateStudies Chief Guest on the occasion shared theexperiences with school children and highlightedthe importance of Agricultural EducationDrSingh said that there is need to create interestin youth towards agricultural education andcreate awareness in them about various streamsof agriculture and allied subjects He describedthe admission process to various undergraduateprograms of the university and placementavenues for veterinary graduates Dr Meera D

Ansal Professor of Aquaculture shared theinformation about fish and fisheries Sciences andDr Santosh Kumar Mishra Asstt ProfessorDairy Microbiology highlighted the importanceof Dairy Technology and Dairy Sector

On this occasion students visited Equine sectionDairy farm Fishery farms and learned abouttheir rearing Dr P S Brar Dean College ofVeterinary Science GADVASU told thatAgricultural education day is celebrated everyyear on 3rd December on the birth day of DrRajendra Prasad the first Agricultural Minister ofindependent India and the first President ofGovernment of India He said that to informabout agricultural education is more importantin the country like India where 70 of rural folkshave a strong acquaintance with agriculture

Dr P N Dwivedi Professor of VeterinaryMicrobiology welcomed the students fromvarious schools their teachers and otherdignitaries Dr Charan Kamal Singh Professor ampHead Department of Vety Pathology extendedthe vote of thanks to all the students schoolchildren their staffteacher and other guests

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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

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TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milkDec 3 2017 210 PM last updated Dec 3 2017 210 PM (IST)httpwwwtribuneindiacomnewsnationmaharashtra-plastic-ban-stuck-over-packaging-of-milk507533html

ackaging of milk is proving to be a majorhurdle for the Maharashtra governmentwhich is working on a comprehensive ban

on plastic bags from next April

As per the draft plan prepared by the stategovernment plastic will not be used to packagewater liquids groceries either by retail orwholesale users The authorities are pushing forglass bottles as an alternative to store liquids likewater and oil

However the powerful dairy industry inMaharashtra is balking at the use of bottles topackage milk on the grounds that transporting itin bottles would render it uneconomical ldquoMilk ispacked in polythene bags at our dairies inKolhapur and Mumbai and transported inrefrigerated trucksrdquo says the spokesperson ofMahananda Dairy a major supplier to thecountryrsquos financial Capital

He added that milk trucks would have to make

multiple rounds to collect empty glass bottlesand investing in cleaning and washing thembefore refilling them again Breakage would alsoresult in losses according to the official Severaldairies in the co-operative sector have warnedthe Maharashtra government that milk priceswould have to be increased by Rs 10 per litre inorder to cover the cost of packing milk in bottles

Dairy officials have also told Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis that anotheralternative of packing milk in Tetra Packs toowould entail capital investments

Mumbai alone consumes 80 lakh litres of milk ofwhich 50 lakh litres are sold in plastic bags

Incidentally both the Shiv Sena and the BJPwhich is part of the ruling coalition inMaharashtra have agreed on banning plasticbags from next Gudi Padwa the Marathi NewYear

Avoid red meat dairy products in winterBy IANS | Published 01st December 2017 1130 AM |

Last Updated 01st December 2017 1130 AMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscomlifestylehealth2017dec01avoid-red-meat-dairy-products-in-winter-1715532html

ry fruits nuts tulsi ginger leafyvegetables in your meals in winter isgood but avoid red meat and control

the intake of milk products suggest experts

Bhavishya Wadhwan Founder at 98FIT and NehaRanglani Nutritionist and lifestyle educator havelisted food habits not advisable for the coldseason

Dairy products Although milk is known as acomplete food but in winter it is better toreduce its intake Milk causes phlegm and canthicken the phlegm already present This makesyou more uncomfortable and increases theirritation in the throat

Hot or cold drinks Everybody loves hot coffeehot tea or hot chocolate in winters But we needto keep in mind the amount of fat and caffeine

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they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

httpseconomictimesindiatimescomnewspolitics-and-nationraid-nets-1000-litres-synthetic-milk-food-inspector-suspendedarticleshow62053564cms

uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

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mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

they contain These drinks dehydrate your bodywhich leads to much thicker mucus So it is bestto avoid caffeine and opt for water or herbalfusions instead

Red meat Meat and eggs are known to be thebest source of protein High protein can cause abuild-up of mucus in your throat Processedmeat and high fat meat can cause problem whilefish and poultry are relatively safer But you mustchoose organic meat instead of processed

Fried food Deep fried food is a source of trans-fat and adds up to your total calorieconsumption without giving you any actual foodvalue Fried food also run the risk of making yourstomach upset

Non seasonal fruits Whenever a particularfruit is available on off-season dont consumethem as they are not fresh This is because it maylead to illness and health issues Intake of morecitrus fruits during winter season will boost upour body metabolism

Sugar Cold weather and hot chocolate go handin hand but many doctors believe that too muchsugar can weaken your immune system Onestudy found subjects who had just consumed alot of sugar werent able to fight off bacteria ascompared to those who had mostly water

Alcohol During winter we naturally tend todrink less water and due to the dry weather thechance of being dehydrated is high Alcohol canbe a good option to warm up your body butalcohol dehydrates the body extensively whichcan be most damaging during winter

Moreover alcohol increases your bodytemperature quickly which adds to the chance ofgetting cold during winter

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

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uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

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DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

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ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

RegulatoryLega

Raid nets 1000 litres synthetic milk food inspector suspendedUpdated Dec 13 2017 0445 PM IST

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uthorities raided a factory inChinnoni village here yesterdayand seized 1000 litres of synthetic

milk a senior official said

A food inspector had been suspended forfailing to check the malpractice the officialadded

Additonal collector KP Mishra said that a jointteam from the food and revenue departmentshad raided the factory at Chinnoni village andseized 1000 litres of synthetic milk yesterday

The team recovered glucose detergent andother ingredients that went into making thesynthetic milk he added

He said that the raid was carried out followingcomplaints to the district collector

Mishra informed that the collector hadyesterday suspended food inspector SavitaSaxena

She did not pay heed to senior officials whohad been asking the food inspector to crack thewhip on people involved in milk adulterationMishra said

Mishra said that the adulterated milk from thefactory used to be supplied to Nova Dairy inMalanpur Gwalior

Punjab Food Authority destroys 2000 liters of milk in LahoreDecember 11 2017httpwwwnewspakistanpk20171211punjab-food-authority-destroys-2000-liters-milk-lahore

he Punjab Food Authority (PFA) haskicked into high gear and is trying itsbest to ensure that the people of

Lahore receive good quality food and milk

According to the latest reports PFA destroyedover 2000 liters of adulterated andsubstandard milk on Sunday which was beingsupplied to the city Pickets were set up atdifferent entry points of the city in order tocheck the milk quality being transported toLahore

During the inspection the PFA officerscollected samples and tested for water andchemical adulteration in various milk canesThose which were found to be of low qualitywere discarded on the spot

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin and PFADirection General Noorul Amin Mengalordered the installation of the pickets and thechecking of the milk standards Later Mengal

informed the minister that the authority wasmonitoring the transportation of loose milk invarious areas of the city to discourage the saleof substandard milk

He further added that already the operationhas resulted in the improvement of milkquality being supplied to different parts of thecity He further said that the authority hasconstituted several dairy safety teams inaddition to the food safety teams which wouldensure the supply of wholesome milk inLahore These teams will take charge by theend of this month

Mengal further added that a long term goal ofthe authority is to ensure that milkpasteurization law is imposed so that everyonegets to have safe and healthy milk ldquoThe lawhas already been approved and now theauthority is in the process of devising astrategy to implement this lawrdquo he added

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FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

TF MI published a new industryresearch that focuses on FermentedDairy market and delivers in-depth

market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

PS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The in-depth information bysegments of Fermented Dairy market helpsmonitor future profitability amp to make criticaldecisions for growth The information ontrends and developments focuses on marketsand materials capacities technologies CAPEXcycle and the changing structure of the GlobalFermented Dairy Market

The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

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What this Research Study OffersGlobal Fermented Dairy Market shareassessments for the regional and country levelsegmentsMarket share analysis of the top industryplayersStrategic recommendations for the newentrantsMarket forecasts for a minimum of 5 years ofall the mentioned segments sub segments andthe regional marketsMarket Trends (Drivers ConstraintsOpportunities Threats ChallengesInvestment Opportunities andrecommendations)Strategic recommendations in key businesssegments based on the market estimationsCompetitive landscaping mapping the keycommon trendsCompany profiling with detailed strategiesfinancials and recent developmentsSupply chain trends mapping the latesttechnological advancements

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

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he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

FSDA to keep check on lsquoadulteratedrsquo cakes sweets

Dec 10 2017 2226 ISThttpstimesofindiaindiatimescomcitymeerutfsda-to-keep-check-on-adulterated-cakes-sweetsarticleshow62012296cms

ith Christmas being just a fortnightaway the Food Safety and DrugsAdministration (FSDA) is on its toes

to make sure that the city residents do notconsume adulterated Christmas treatssweets cakes and other food items made forthe festival A five-member team will beconducting surprise inspections at shops inboth rural and urban areas to checkadulteration and the sale of stale items in themarket

The anti-adulteration drive is set to continuefor two weeks until Christmas ldquoA five-memberteam of the food department will conductregular checks by sending suspicious fooditems to the Lucknow laboratory for testingAction will be taken only after we receive theresult from the laboratory If the team findsany food item which prima facie looks sub-standard or unsafe action can be takenaccordinglyrdquo said Archana Dheerandesignated food officer

Though samples of the suspicious food itemswill be sent to Lucknowrsquos food testing lab toavert any manipulation at the city-based lab if

a the food item look way too suspicious it willbe sent to the latter and an immediate reportwill be sought The sample reports from thecity-based lab can be procured in 48 hours andaction can be taken soon after officials said

The FSDA officials will keep a close eye on milkmilk-made products cakes Christmas treatsother sweets and items used for baking whichofficials say are the main food items that arefound adulterated during this time of the year

ldquoThe food items are preserved and sent toLucknow by means of courier The result willreach us within 20 days We are focusingmainly on sweets milk products and cookingoils to keep adulteration under controlrdquo saidDheeran

Customers can file complaints related to foodadulteration with the department and theiridentity will not be revealed said FSDAsources The sample may be submitted bydepositing Rs 1000 and if found adulterated acomplaint can be filed with FSDA officials whowill take further action

KMF supplier arrested for selling adulterated ghee

Last Updated 02nd December 2017 0746 AM |httpwwwnewindianexpresscomstateskarnataka2017dec02kmf-supplier-arrested-for-selling-adulterated-ghee-1716464html

dulteration of Karnataka MilkFederation (KMF) products is back tohaunt the customers Only this time

the official supplier has been caught for sellingadulterated ghee product Whatrsquos moreshocking is that the adulterated products weresold in the dairy parlour located at BengaluruDairy Union compound in Adugodi

The accused company mdash Eagle Enterprises mdashis the official wholesale dealer of KMF Theincident came to light after many customersbrought the issue to the notice of KMFauthorities According to police Eagle

Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on MagadiMain Road is the wholesale supplier forKarnataka Milk Federation In all 144 gheepackets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale tothe parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Unioncompound in Adugodi Customers who boughtthe ghee complained that it was spoilt OnNovember 17 a team from KMF inspected theproducts that were sold in their premises andfound that the complaints were genuine

A total of 84 ghee packets were brought tolaboratory and tested by the quality controlwing The results showed that the ghee was

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adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

adulterated Also during the investigation itwas found out that the the boxes containingghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Unionbut had products of Bengaluru Milk Union Thegenuine sachets had been replaced withadulterated ghee sachets M T Kulkarnidirector of marketing KMF filed a complaintwith Adugodi police station against thewholesale dealer and five others The cases areregistered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of foodor drink intended for sale) 273 (Sale of noxiousfood or drink) and 420 (cheating)

Police sources said they suspect inter-statenetworks involved in supplying adulteratedcontent of KMF ldquoThe racket seems to be verybig We also suspect the involvement ofinsiders in the adulteration of KMF productsrdquo

the sources added The police sources also saidthat the people who knew about marketingand supply of KMF products may have played arole in replacing adulterated products and alsocoming up with sachets that resemble KMFrsquosoriginal sachets

Nagarajaiah MD of KMF said ldquoBesides policeinvestigation we are also trying to getinformation from other places We have a filedcase against the wholesale dealer and they areno more part of our organisation We cannotreveal more now as the investigations areunder wayrdquo

SurveyReport

Fermented Dairy Market Overview Growth Challenges Survey amp Forecast to 2022December 8 2017httpswwwnewsientcomfermented-dairy-market-overview-growth-challenges-survey-forecast-2022151474

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market analysis and future prospects of GlobalFermented Dairy market The study coverssignificant data which makes the researchdocument a handy resource for managersanalysts industry experts and other keypeople get ready-to-access and self-analyzedstudy along with graphs and tables to helpunderstand market trends drivers and marketchallenges The study is segmented byApplication end users [SupermarketBeverage Shop Online Sales amp Others]products type [Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type] and various importantgeographies like North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India]

The research covers the current market size ofthe Global Fermented Dairy market and itsgrowth rates based on 5 year history dataalong with company profile of keyplayersmanufacturers such as KoninklijkeDSM NV Dupont Chr Hansen Holding ASCargill Incorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary ofProxis Developpement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients Group

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The study provides company profiling productpicture and specifications sales market shareand contact information of key manufacturersof Global Fermented Dairy Market some ofthem listed here are Koninklijke DSM NVDupont Chr Hansen Holding AS CargillIncorporated Bioprox (A subsidiary of ProxisDeveloppement) Novozymes Kerry IncArcher Daniels Midland Company IngredionIncorporated Arla Foods Ingredients GroupPS Lake International TechnologiesDairyChem Inc CSK Food Enrichment CPIngredients Limited Epi Ingredeints DairyConnection Inc Socius Ingredients LLC TheTatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd ampCorbion The market is growing at a very rapid

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pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

Read Detailed Index of full Research Study at httpswwwhtfmarketreportcomreports830684-global-fermented-dairy-market-2

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

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alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

pace and with rise in technological innovationcompetition and MampA activities in the industrymany local and regional vendors are offeringspecific application products for varied end-users The new manufacturer entrants in themarket are finding it hard to compete with theinternational vendors based on qualityreliability and innovations in technologyGlobal Fermented Dairy (Thousands Units) andRevenue (Million USD) Market Split by ProductType such as Cheese Flavoured Milk YogurtCow Milk Goat Milk Others type type type amp type Further the research study issegmented by Application such asSupermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers with historical and projected marketshare and compounded annual growth rateGeographically this report is segmented intoseveral key Regions with productionconsumption revenue (million USD) andmarket share and growth rate of FermentedDairy in these regions from 2012 to 2022(forecast) covering North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp India and itsShare () and CAGR for the forecasted period2017 to 2022

Read Detailed Index of full Research Study at httpswwwhtfmarketreportcomreports830684-global-fermented-dairy-market-2

What this Research Study OffersGlobal Fermented Dairy Market shareassessments for the regional and country levelsegmentsMarket share analysis of the top industryplayersStrategic recommendations for the newentrantsMarket forecasts for a minimum of 5 years ofall the mentioned segments sub segments andthe regional marketsMarket Trends (Drivers ConstraintsOpportunities Threats ChallengesInvestment Opportunities andrecommendations)Strategic recommendations in key businesssegments based on the market estimationsCompetitive landscaping mapping the keycommon trendsCompany profiling with detailed strategiesfinancials and recent developmentsSupply chain trends mapping the latesttechnological advancements

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There are 15 Chapters to display the GlobalFermented Dairy marketChapter 1 to describe DefinitionSpecifications and Classification of FermentedDairy Applications of Fermented Dairy Market Segment by RegionsChapter 2 to analyze the Manufacturing CostStructure Raw Material and SuppliersManufacturing Process Industry ChainStructureChapter 3 to display the Technical Data andManufacturing Plants Analysis of FermentedDairy Capacity and Commercial ProductionDate Manufacturing Plants Distribution RampDStatus and Technology Source Raw MaterialsSources AnalysisChapter 4 to show the Overall MarketAnalysis Capacity Analysis (CompanySegment) Sales Analysis (Company Segment)Sales Price Analysis (Company Segment)Chapter 5 and 6 to show the Regional MarketAnalysis that includes North America EuropeChina Japan Southeast Asia amp IndiaFermented Dairy Segment Market Analysis (byType)Chapter 7 and 8 to analyze the FermentedDairy Segment Market Analysis (byApplication) Major Manufacturers Analysis ofFermented Dairy Chapter 9 Market Trend Analysis RegionalMarket Trend Market Trend by Product Type[Cheese Flavoured Milk Yogurt Cow MilkGoat Milk Others type type type amp type] Market Trend by Application[Supermarket Beverage Shop Online Sales ampOthers]Chapter 10 Regional Marketing Type AnalysisInternational Trade Type Analysis SupplyChain AnalysisChapter 11 to analyze the Consumers Analysisof Global Fermented Dairy Chapter 12 to describe Fermented DairyResearch Findings and Conclusion Appendixmethodology and data sourceChapter 13 14 and 15 to describe FermentedDairy sales channel distributors tradersdealers Research Findings and Conclusionappendix and data source

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Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

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f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

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Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

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meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Contact UsCRAIG FRANCIS (PR amp Marketing Manager)saleshtfmarketreportcomPh +1 (206) 317 1218

Connect with us athttpswwwlinkedincomcompany13388569

Cheese reduce risk stroke heart disease study suggests

httpwwwindependentcouklife-stylecheese-reduce-risk-stroke-heart-disease-study-soochow-university-china-a8088341html

he calcium-rich food is thought toreduce the risk by up to 14 per cent

Eating a small portion of cheese everyday could reduce your chance of developingheart disease or stroke new research finds

Indulging in a festive cheese board is just oneof the perks to the countdown to Christmasand despite its reputation for being high in fata new study suggests that people who eatcheese regularly might actually be healthier

Published in the European Journal of Nutritionresearchers at Soochow University Chinaevaluated 15 previous studies from Europe andthe US which tracked the diet and healthoutcomes of more than 200000 people

In doing so they discovered that people whoregularly ate cheese amounting to about amatchbox sized portion each day on averagewere 14 per cent less likely to developcoronary heart disease and their chances ofhaving a stroke were 10 per cent lower

Because the researchers didnrsquot actually testdiet changes of their participants the findingscould be a result of healthier people beinglikely to eat more cheese

This could be because theyrsquore richer and canafford to eat more cheese or because of theirdiet one UK study included in the analysisfollowed vegetarians who would likely have adiet including lots of plants as well as cheese

But it appears from the findings that eatingmore cheese is not clearly linked with a higherrisk of heart disease as suggested by anotherstudy earlier this year by researchers fromReading University

The Chinese research found those eating theequivalent of 40g a day had the lowest risk andsuggested that cheese raises levels of so-calledlsquogoodrsquo cholesterol while simultaneouslyreducing levels of lsquobadrsquo cholesterol

Despite containing high levels of saturated fatresearchers add that the calcium in the foodmeans less of said fat is actually absorbed bythe body

Similarly it is also thought to contain an acidthat can help prevent clogging of the arteries

ldquoCheese contains saturated fatty acids but alsohas potentially beneficial nutrientsrdquo theauthors wrote

However they added ldquoItrsquos unclear how long-term consumption affects the development ofcardiovascular diseaserdquo

Reacting to the latest study Ian GivensProfessor of Food Chain Nutrition at ReadingUniversity whorsquos own work found similarresults agreed that calcium from dairyproducts such as cheese plays a vital role inreducing fat in the body

ldquoThey do seem to be associated with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and ndash particularlywith yoghurt ndash Type 2 diabetes which is anarea of research we are trying to developbecause there are 700 new cases every dayrdquohe told The Express

ldquoThe biggest element in cheese appears to bethe close association between calcium andfatrdquo

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Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

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Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Foreign News

Efficient use of time should be the priorityWednesday 13th December 2017 815amhttpwwwsouthernstarienewsfarmingarticles201712134149615-efficient-use--of-time-should--be-the-priority

IME waits for no man or woman andfor the West Cork farmer the mostefficient use of his or her time must be

a number one priority when it comes torunning a profitable business

At the Ludgate Agri Tech conference LaurenceShaloo a research officer with Teagasc spokeof the impact new technologies have on thebottom line and why farmers need to operatemore efficiently

lsquoThere is new tech coming on the market everyday that offers the farmer more data andefficienciesrsquo Laurence said But our researchhas shown that some of these newtechnologies have a zero return for the bottomline For example robotic milking parlours arenot as profitable as the conventional milkingoperationrsquo

While the robotic milking operation providesthe farmer with more time to concentrate onother parts of the business the cost ofpurchasing and maintaining this unit provideszero profit to the farms bottom line

Justine Deming a Walsh Fellow at Teagasccarried out a farm efficiencies and labourmanagement study as part of her PhD andoutlined her finding at Agritech 2017 lsquoWelooked at dairy farms operating with herds ofbetween 150 and 250 cowsrsquo Justine said lsquoAndwe developed an app that allow us to monitor

and map the labour on a farm over a 12-monthperiod This allowed us to map out and identifywhen the farmer was losing time and whenmore efficient work practices increased labouror new technology could be employed

lsquoWhat was interesting was that while youmight expect the bigger the farm is moreefficient this we discover was not always thecasersquo she added

Laurence Sexton a dairy farmer fromKilbrittain was one of the farmers who tookpart in Justinersquos study programme lsquoThe studyenabled us to pinpoint where we were doingthings right and where we needed to improversquoLaurence said

lsquoOn a dairy farm itrsquos all about getting the milkin thatrsquos the top priority and the time it takesto accomplish this every day is set in stone butthat doesnrsquot mean that you canrsquot be efficient inother areas The study was very helpful inshowing us where we could improve and theimportant of having a good reliable supply oflabour on the farm

lsquoAgain using time to maximise the use ofoutside labour is key and for our farm thatmeans having the best people do the workThat then provides you with the time toconcentrate on looking after the bottom linersquoLaurence stated

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More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

T

Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

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A

explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

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M

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

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httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

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Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

More than a 30 boost in farm incomes recorded in 2017Dec 13 2017 151pmhttpwwwagrilandiefarming-newsmore-than-a-30-boost-in-farm-incomes-recorded-in-2017

he mixed income in agriculture in 2017shows an annual increase of 337according to the latest estimates from

the Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The increase is in line with trends shown byother CSO short-term indicators in agricultureThe main drivers of the change are attributedto milk and livestock outputs which increasedby 392 and 66 respectively

Further comparison between this year and lastyear shows that goods output at producerprices increased by 128 ndash or euro903 million ndashreaching a current value ofeuro7961 million forthis year

Joe Healy president of the Irish FarmersrsquoAssociation (IFA) said the CSO figuresunderlines the importance of an improved EUbudget in the upcoming CAP reform

Milk was the largest contributor to the growthin goods output with an increase of euro702million in 2017 ndash prices are up by 283 whilevolume has risen 86

The value of cattle output increased by 63and is estimated at euro2425 million Accordingto the CSO this increase of euro143 million above2016 levels is driven by improved prices and ahigher volume of production

Other estimated changes include

Pig output increased by 112 to reach euro520million ndash mainly due to improvement in prices

Total intermediate consumption was 15greater than in 2016 and is estimated to beeuro5182 million

Expenditure on commercial feeding increasedby 51 to reach euro1420 million ndash mainly dueto an increase of 70 in the volume ofconsumption

Expenditure on fertilisers amounted to euro505million in 2017 ndash a decrease of 06 on 2016This was in spite of an increase of 113 in thevolume of fertilisers used

The costs of energy and lubricants increased by53 or euro20 million following a rise in oilprices

The value of other subsidies less taxes onproduction is estimated to have increased by34 ndash from euro1592 million in 2016 to euro1646million in 2017

(Note this figure includes subsidies alreadypaid and those scheduled to be paid by theDepartment of Agriculture Food and theMarine by the year end)

The figures for 2017 are advance estimateswhich are provisional and based on the latestavailable data These figures are subject tochange once the complete set of data for thefull year becomes available Updated figuresfor 2017 will be published in the PreliminaryEstimate in March 2018 followed by the FinalEstimate in June 2018

Mixed Fortunes

In response to the new CSO figures IFApresident Joe Healy said farm income in 2017points to ldquomixed fortunesrdquo with a significantimprovement for dairy farmers and very realincome pressures in other sectors

He highlighted that gains in other sectors werenegligible ndash particularly in drystock and tillagewhere incomes are still unsustainably low

Their very survival depends on directpayments It underlines how crucial animproved EU budget is in the context of theupcoming CAP reform The figures furthersupport the IFA case for a substantialadditional payment for suckler cows

ldquoWhile it has been a relatively good year fordairying it came after one of the worst yearson record in 2016 Price volatility remains ahuge threat in the context of the significantinvestment undertaken by dairy farmers

ldquoIrish farmers face increased demands onsustainability on the environment and onclimate change With the dangers presentedby Brexit and a potential Mercosur trade dealthey will continue to depend on a strongly-funded Common Agricultural Policy in theyears aheadrdquo he concluded

T

Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

F

A

explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

K

M

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Scientists are making smoothies with potato milk

December 13 2017 - 0620

httpsciencenordiccomscientists-are-making-smoothies-potato-milk

f you go to any well-stocked supermarketyou will find many milk options You nolonger need to choose between light whole

or skim milk ndash or any other varieties from cows

Plant-based products are growing inpopularity You can enjoy steaks or cheesemade of soya beans But milk alternatives onthe shelves might be made of soya almondscoconuts rice cashews or oats If that isnrsquotenough make way for potato milk

The move toward getting plant-based productsmore available has many roots Researchersestimate that between one and three percentof the Norwegian population has a milk ordairy-product allergy and these persons needalternatives Choosing a plant-based diet thatexcludes animal products can also be better forthe environment Most of the customers forthese foods are vegans by choice

Vegans do not eat anything animal no meat orfish no milk cheese eggs or even honeyEverything has to come from plants This canbe difficult as animal products or by-productsdominate the market This is one of thereasons why the Swedish food researcher EvaTornberg wanted to create potato milk

ldquoOne matter of concern it can be hard forvegans to get a sufficient intake of vital omega-3 which is mainly found in fatty fishrdquo saysTornberg in a press release from LundUniversity

Controlling how the body deals with wasteproducts is one of the roles of omega-3according to a study from the NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology inTrondheim

Neutral taste with plenty of omega-3

Technically it can be hard to convert plant-based products into creamy products like milkThis is because plant proteins are more difficultto extract than animal proteins Tornberg hasdiscovered the creaminess can be achieved ifthe protein and starch in potatoes is heated ina specific way and mixed with rapeseed oilwhich is rich in omega-3 fatty acids

ldquoThe great thing about the potato is that itlacks tasterdquo explains Tornberg

The plan is to produce and sell the product asan alternative to milk yoghurt cream and icecream The milk has been tested in thelaboratory and in a factory and the hope is itwill be commercially available next year Thefirst product is likely to be a smoothie made ofpotato milk with apple juice and fruit

Tornberg explains that the idea behind thesmoothie is that it will serve as a greatnourishing between-meal snack The drink willcontain six percent rapeseed oil which meansthat a 250ml smoothie covers half the dailyrequirements for omega-3 In addition theproduct contains no allergens and can belocally produced

I

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

F

A

explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

K

M

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

Last Updated 10th December 2017 0615 PMhttpwwwnewindianexpresscompti-news2017dec10major-recall-of-lactalis-baby-milk-over-salmonella-fears-1723671html

rench baby-milk maker Lactalis andhealth authorities have ordered a majorinternational product recall because of

fears of salmonella contamination following 26cases of children falling sick in France

Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFPnearly 7000 tonnes of production may havebeen contaminated but the company is unableto say currently how much remains on themarket has been consumed or is in stock

One of the worlds biggest producers of dairyproducts sells its baby milk in packets rangingfrom 350-950 grams which are marketedglobally under a host of brand names

The recall will affect consumers in countries asdiverse as China Pakistan Britain and Sudan

underlining the reach of the company and thedifficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder

Todays announcement by the company andregulators in the French economy ministrysignificantly widens the scare which firstemerged at the start of the month with reportsof 20 sick children under the age of six

Salmonella symptoms include severediarrhoea stomach camps and vomiting andthe illness -- caused by intestinal bacteria fromfarm animals -- is dangerous for the very youngand elderly because of the risk of dehydration

None of the 26 victims in France has died

All formula milk tested meets food safety standards AVA

PUBLISHED

DEC 10 2017 547 PM SGT

httpwwwstraitstimescomsingaporeall-formula-milk-tested-so-far-meet-food-safety-standards-and-requirements-ava

ll samples of formula milk tested aspart of the Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthoritys (AVA) food safety

surveillance programme have met its foodsafety standards and requirements it told TheStraits Times

The AVA has facilitated the introduction of 24new formula milk products to the Singaporemarket since a government taskforce was setup in May to address the issue of high prices

Among these are brands such as AustraliasOwn which was launched by FairPrice in Juneand Nature One Dairy introduced at ShengSiong supermarkets in August

The additions have provided a more affordablerange of choices on supermarket shelves atprice points of about $25 to $40 for a 900g tin

The Straits Times reported in March that theaverage price of a 900g tin of infant milk

powder in Singapore had more than doubledover the last decade to $5606 making itamong the most expensive in the world

To bring more affordable products in the AVAstreamlined its import procedures andrequirements for formula milk earlier this yearby obtaining certification of food safety andquality directly from governments in thecountry of origin

Importers bringing in products from anapproved list no longer need to submit testingdocuments helping them to save on time andcompliance costs

The AVA stressed however that food safetystandards have not been compromised asnutrient composition requirements and foodsafety surveillance have not been relaxed

During a recent behind-the-scenes tour of itsinspection and testing process the AVA

F

A

explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

K

M

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

explained that its surveillance is based onassessment of food safety risk

Products from a new source for example areput on a hold-and-test regime and cannot besold until an inspection and tests have beenpassed which can take 10 to 16 days

After consistently meeting food safetystandards and requirements they are placedunder a routine surveillance and samplingprogramme

Inspections involve documentary checks toverify the accuracy of item declarations as wellas physical checks for signs of damage andcompliance to labelling and nutritionrequirements

Samples are also taken and tested for hygienechemical contaminants such as drug residuesas well as microbial pathogens such assalmonella

Dr Paul Chiew AVAs food safety programmechief said importers must ensure that foodsafety standards and requirements are metprior to import while downstream measuressuch as inspection and laboratory analysisverify that AVAs standards are met

The import measures and surveillanceprovide assurance that formula milk productssold here continue to meet our safetystandards and the nutritional needs of infantsand young children he said

Ministry of Health warns on unpasteurized milk being sold

httpwwwarabtimesonlinecomnewsunpasteurized-milk-sold

UWAIT CITY Dec 10 The Ministry ofHealth has warned about the spreadof unpasteurized milk being sold

along the streets farms houses and someshops due to serious consequences if humansget infected with Brucellosis

Sources revealed the ministry has contactedthe concerned authorities such as the KuwaitMunicipality and Public Authority for Food and

Nutrition to stop the sale of unpasteurized milkin unlicensed facilities

In a related development the Public Authorityfor Food and Nutrition has warned the publicagainst buying food items from establishmentswhich did not obtain permits from theauthority especially the vendors and roamingsellers

Protecting animal rights

December 8 2017

httpwwwindianlinkcomauanimal-rights-advocate-apoorva-madan

ost of us have fond memories ofbeing told childhood stories offarmyard animals and singing the

nursery rhyme Old MacDonald had a farmThese farms are happy places where ducksswim in a pond little piggies roll around in themud cows and sheep graze on the lush greengrass and chickens happily cluck away in the fardistance playing until the sun sets only to waitfor their next adventure

I have certainly grown up being told of such ahappy place where animals of all shapes andsizes live a decent life out of harmrsquos wayThrough these stories we teach children to berespectful towards other beings and that most

often stories will have a happily ever afterending

Sadly the reality of these animals tells adifferent tale ndash one that some might find tooconfronting to bear

Animal welfare advocate Apoorva Madanknows the reality facing animals in animalindustries too well As a psychologist she isclinically trained to provide assistance to thosewho suffer from compassion fatigue acommon risk among animal activists

News about animal abuses in the dairy industryhas begun to come in with increasingregularity The disturbing footage of bobby

K

M

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

calves being taken away at just a day old theforced pregnancies and the inevitableslaughter of cows that can no longer producehigh quality milk is brought to the forefront oftraditional and online media ndash courtesy of ahandful of animal activists

Speaking to Indian Link Apoorva said ldquoOverthe recent years there has been a largeamount of footage collected from variousfarms around the country showing theimmense fear and pain that these animalsexperience every dayrdquo Apoorva saidldquoThis is confronting work for animal activistswho seek to capture and share what ishappening to our animals in these industries sothat people are better informed when makingconsumer decisionsrdquo

She added ldquoThe animal welfare standards inAustralian meat dairy egg (and other animaluse) industries are alarmingly poor Forexample to produce milk for humanconsumption cows are forcibly impregnatedalmost yearly which is an immense physicalburden on the bodyrdquo

Voiceless an organisation seeking to be a voicefor the voiceless released lsquoThe Life of the DairyCowlsquo report in 2015 This report stated thataround 800000 dairy calves are consideredlsquowastersquo and are ldquoeither killed on-farm or sentfor commercial slaughter within just five daysof life often ending up as pet food or used bythe pharmaceutical industryrdquo

The report disclosed that farmers canslaughter calves by ldquochemical euthanasia theuse of a firearm or stunning by a captive boltrdquoIt is even more distressing to know that ldquoanewborn calf can also be killed by striking theirhead with a blunt instrument such as ahammerrdquo

The lack of animal welfare laws acrossAustralian jurisdictions means these practices

are considered acceptable across other animalindustries as Apoorva explains ldquoIn the eggindustry it is standard practice to kill malechicks in the millions as they are consideredlsquowastersquo products to the industry In the farmingof pigs it is legal for pregnant pigs to be keptin lsquosow stallsrsquo ndash which are metal enclosures sosmall that the mothers are barely able tostand let alone move forward or backwardMother pigs will stay in this condition duringtheir pregnancy It is also standard practice tocut the tails of piglets and remove their teethwithout any pain relief

ldquoThis is done so that pigs do not cannibaliseeach other which often happens because pigsbecome so psychologically distressed in theseconditionsrdquo

The Australian Pork Limited announced thatthe use of sow stalls will be voluntarily phasedout by the end of 2017 Unfortunately there isno law binding the industry to meet thiscommitment in most jurisdictions Only theACT and Tasmania have enforced legalrestrictions on the use of sow stalls

The light at the end of this sad tale is theexistence of consumers who make informeddecisions They are the heroes of this story Asthey vote with their wallet and demandimproved animal welfare standards bypurchasing free-range eggs or by makingchanges to their diet the industries listen tothe consumer dollar as Apoorva explains

ldquoVeganism is spreading rapidly which makessense ndash we are living in the age of social mediawhere information is widely available

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Industries can no longer hide behind their falseadvertisements convincing customers thatanimal products come from happy and willinganimals People are learning the truth aboutthe lives of animals and as a result are makingchanges in their lifestyle choices I amconfident we will continue to see veganismgrowrdquo

As consumers the choices you make willdecide the ending of this story

Write to your local MP about seeking animallaw reform in your state

Mobile dairy classrooms educate youth

Dec 6 2017

httpwwwweatherforddemocratcomnewslocal_newsmobile-dairy-classrooms-educate-youtharticle_205236c1-0085-56c5-86ba-7e0998f678c9html

mobile dairy classroom showed uprecently at Weatherford ChristianSchool to teach students about the

importance of dairy and nutrition

The project is a joint effort between the ParkerCounty AgriLife 4-H and the Southwest DairyFarmers an organization comprised of acollection of dairy farmers from Texas NewMexico Kansas Missouri Oklahoma VirginiaKentucky and North Carolina that educateconsumers about dairy

Adrian Askins a first-grade teacher atWeatherford Christian School thought thepresentation was helpful to the students

ldquoI thought it would be really neat for the kidsto get his experiencerdquo she said

Texas is one of the top dairy producers in theUS ranking 7th according to 2008 AgriLifestatistics and 2017 global data companyStatista

More than 200 million pounds of dairy wasproduced in 2016 according to Statista data

The classrooms trailers hitched to pickuptrucks showcase cows and demonstrates theprocess of milking

Even in a county where many children live inrural settings not all children get to see suchthings Askins said

ldquoThey canrsquot all go out to a farm so bringing ithere is really neat and we can only take somany field tripsrdquo she said ldquoA lot of our kidsbeing out in the country they do get to havesome of those experiences but a lot of otherkids donrsquot so it just gets them to start havingthat higher level of thinkingrdquo

Learning through visual demonstrations helpsstudents learn more about agriculture Askinssaid

ldquoWhen you see it in person it makes a lot moreimpact than just seeing it in a book or video orhearing about itrdquo she said ldquoI think it was asuccess Itrsquos very important because most of uslearn from hands-on and seeing andexperiencing and doing and not just hearingsomething or reading about itrdquo she saidldquoUsing all parts of your body to learnrdquo

Students will remember the experience formonths to come Askins said

ldquoTherersquos no wrong time to enrich them withanother program and wersquoll always refer backto this because theyrsquoll need that backgroundknowledge when wersquore introducing newthingsrdquo she said ldquoThey have something toconnect that learning tordquo

Farmers report challenging year for dairy industry

A

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

httpwwwnationnewscomnationnewsnews107893farmers-report-challenging-dairy-industry

eteran dairy farmers Annette Beckettand Keith Cyrus of Meka Co Ltd havefound themselves in the winnerrsquos

circle again after coming out on top ofPINEHILLrsquos Best Quarterly Milk Quality Awardsfor the third quarter of 2017 The farm alsowon the award in the first quarter of this year

It has been a year of firsts for the farm whichhad never won the award prior to 2017Speaking on her win co-owner of MEKA CoLtd Annette Beckett said the prize whichrecognises the dairy farm with the best milkquality for the period came during a difficultyear for the dairy industry

ldquoItrsquos been a challenging year for dairy farmersbecause of the increases in the cost of ouroperations Even so we have sustained theprice of our product Thatrsquos been thechallenge because now what farmers wouldhave ldquohad in profitsrdquo wersquove had to spend it tocounter these additional costsrdquo she said

The issues raised by Beckett have not fallen ondeaf ears as supply manager with The Pine HillDairy Lorenzo Roach says the Dairy is awareof their concerns

ldquoWe are working with the 16 dairy farms whichsupply the Dairy with milk to find ways tomanage any challenges facing the industry Wealso continue to urge for the introduction ofthe long promised cess on milk which wouldhelp to make our products cheaper to theconsumer while allowing farmers an

opportunity to benefit financially from theindustryrdquo

The cess on milk was announced by theMinister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his 2015Budget presentation Once the cess becomeslaw it will be levied at five per cent on milkproducts containing no less than 60 per cent ofliquid and fresh cowrsquos milk and at ten per centcess for all other milks and milk substituteproducts The money collected from the cesswould be used to fund a subsidy for farmershelping to reduce their farm gate price to thePine Hill Dairy which would in turn reduce theprice to consumers

Roach is also pleased with the results of theQuarterly Milk Awards

ldquoWe are proud to work with suppliers whoseek to continuously improve the standards oftheir product as this translates to improvedvalue for our consumers It is this commonfocus between us as a producer and thefarming community as a supplier that drivesour desire to meet and exceed theexpectations of our consumersrdquo he said

The Pine Hill Dairy recognises four farmerseach year during its Best Quarterly Milk QualityAwards At the end of the year the mostconsistent farmer receives an overall awardThe initiative has been credited withencouraging suppliers to continuously improvethe overall quality of their milk supply (PR)

V

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

6 December 2017 144402 |

httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

Online milk price calculator upgraded to provide farmers moreinformation

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httpswwwfarmingukcomnewsOnline-milk-price-calculator-upgraded-to-provide-farmers-more-information_48091html

armers considering a change inproduction system can see how theircash flow and milk cheque will be

affected by using AHDB Dairyrsquosupgraded online Milk Price Calculator

The enhancements to the Calculator supportAHDBrsquos recently announced lsquoOptimal DairySystemsrsquo approach which suggests farmersshould focus on either all year round or blockcalving

Other improvements make it easier forfarmers to adjust elements of their milkprofile such as butterfat content or deliveryprofile and see how these changes affect theirrevenues

Patty Clayton AHDB Senior Analyst says ldquoThedecision for a dairy farm to change systemneeds careful planning of which finances andcash flow are a big part We want to ensureAHDB tools help to simplify the decision andgive easily comparable informationrdquo

Most milk buyers pay premiums or applypenalties for seasonal profiles so there can bea significant difference in cash flowsthroughout the year for all-year-round (AYR)and block calving systems

As price variations differ significantly acrossmilk contracts farmers are advised to run theirown numbers through the calculator and usethe forecasts as a guide

The Milk Price Calculator can be used to helpfarmers achieve the best milk price possible Byinputting farm-specific data it provides a wayto see where changes can be made to improvethe milk price on a current contract

It also allows for a comparison of prices acrossa range of contracts either based on a specificmilk profile or the AHDB Dairy standard litre

This can be used in conjunction with the MilkForecasting Calculator to see how changes toherd size yields or calving patterns will impacta business

California Is Making Dairy Cows Climate-Friendly

Monday December 04 2017httpswwwrigzonecomnewswirecalifornia_is_making_dairy_cows_climatefriendly-04-dec-2017-152666-article

alifornia Regulates Cow Farts ishow a New York Post headline putit implying it was a wacky move by

Governor Jerry Brown Infact Californias methane law represents aserious attempt by Americas biggest dairystate to come to grips with a potentgreenhouse gas

Methane is responsible for about a quarter ofhuman-generated global warming While itsnot nearly as prevalent as carbon dioxide andit breaks down in the atmosphere fastermethane is many times more effective thanCO2 at trapping heat And avoiding a man-

made climate catastrophe will require limitingemissions from farms as well as oil and gaspipelines landfills and other sources

In California most methane emissions arefrom cows -- chiefly the states 17 million dairycows whose manure is typically washed intomethane-spewing lagoons This is why thestate which has pledged to reduce methaneemissions by 40 percent by 2030 is looking tothe big Central Valley dairy farms forsubstantial reductions

Its law limiting methane emissions on dairyfarms was passed last year but does notmandate any action before 2024 In the

F

C

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet

meantime the state is trying to persuadehundreds of big dairy farms to installcontraptions known as methane digesters

These are basically heavy lagoon-coveringtarps that trap the gas They can be expensiveto install and maintain but the state is offeringgrants to help defray the cost funded withmoney from its cap-and-trade programFarmers who use digesters are also allowed tosell carbon offsets or if their methane is usedin fuel fuel credits

California utilities are also planning pilotprojects to install pipelines to transportmethane from dairies and possibly turn it intotruck fuel The state is also encouraging somefarmers to do more composting and to keepmanure on pastures and out of lagoons

Of course there is also the other end of thecow They belch a lot of methane into the airTo reduce their output the state is supportingresearch on efforts to adjust or supplementtheir feed -- without changing the taste of themilk

California is keeping an eye on other methanesources as well The state has the countrysstrictest regulation to monitor and repair leaksfrom oil and gas operations and it is workingto better measure and limit methane fromlandfills

The dairy project stands out however for itspotential to drive a widely applicabletechnological solution Bovine gas will alwaysbe amusing to headline writers (and middleschoolers for that matter) But how to reducedairy methane emissions is a serious andneglected challenge (one that the Trumpadministration purposely ignores) As with itspolicies on forests and electric vehiclesCalifornia is showing other states how to buildthe necessary political will and financialcommitment to make a difference in fightingclimate change

Editors Mary Duenwald Michael NewmanTocontact the senior editor responsible forBloomberg Viewrsquos editorials David Shipley atdavidshipleybloombergnet