Dairy Farming

Focus of article is on present condition and AI opportunity in dairy sector Animal husbandry is one of the most lucrative and demanding businesses not only in India but across the globe. The livestock sector — within it, dairy — needs to play a larger role in the prime minister’s…

USAID INVEST partner CrossBoundary supported the Tunisian company Methania with an equity raise. Methania’s technology turns manure into biogas, which can be repurposed to power farms, and captures harmful methane gasses from being released into the atmosphere. …

Ben & Jerry’s has launched a new initiative called Project Mootopia to bring down greenhouse gas emissions on 15 dairy farms to half the industry average by 2024. “This approach to dairy farming could be a game-changer,” said Jenna Evans, global sustainability manager for Ben & Jerry’s. “It has the…

For most of my adult life, I’ve bemoaned the fact that no one is willing to pay me to just be a perpetual student learning for the sake of learning. Research and writing make me incredibly happy. I’ve found a workaround in communications, as much of my job is based…

As we close out Women’s History Month, it seems only fitting to focus on the women working to feed our country. From raising dairy and beef cows to vegetables and other crops — women are slowly becoming the face of the next generation of US farmers. According to the United…

By Dewey Livingston In early 1857 the few newly settled pioneer residents of the Olema area witnessed the spectacle of a long distance cattle drive pouring into their quiet and picturesque valley. William Edgar Randall, a 33-year-old from Greensboro, Vermont, accompanied by his wife Sarah, their four children, and business…

By Dewey Livingston Marin County’s history is largely one of agriculture — and dairy is the headliner. The county was famous in the nineteenth century for its large dairy ranches that sent premium butter and cheese to San Francisco and beyond, and was still admired into the 1950s for its…

Humans are the only species to drink milk from another mammal. As someone who stopped consuming dairy a few years ago, I recently pondered the question: “what triggered humans to start drinking animal milk in the first place?” Regardless of the answer, milk has become a dietary staple. I decided…