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Friday, September 03, 2010
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Automatic milking
in the Netherlands |
Efficiency through
automation and training |
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Their cows yield more milk, and the flexibility
and the lifestyle that
comes with a robot also mean a lot to
the Van de Hoef family.
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Good management
of the farm is very
important, and everything
is well-tuned in order
to reduce cost and
improve efficiency at Agrar Kandelin in Germany.
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Sustainability in dairy farming
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“Most importantly, sustainability means being able to stay in business and pass the farm to the next generation. If that doesn’t happen, the most environmentally progressive practices are worthless” -John Fiscalini, Fiscalini Farms, USA
We have asked milk producers around the world how they look at sustainability. What are their driving forces? What solutions or practices can they recommend? As you will see some have found new ways of adding value to their business, and new technology is continuously being developed and used on dairy farms.
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Is the solution to a sustainable dairy farming a new way of thinking? by M Wadsworth
The Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR has together with other stakeholders produced designs for four completely new husbandry systems that will contribute to making Dutch dairy husbandry sustainable.
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They are convinced of the possibility of a sustainable future with a dairy husbandry where cows have a good life, where farmers make a good living, a husbandry that cares for the environment and also caters for the consumers’ wishes. But achieving this requires a turn-around in thinking and acting, a system innovation that challenges some of the old standards and practices. Read more>> | |
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