World prospects of Ukrainian beef
On November 24, in the framework of the food exhibition Ukrainian Food Expo, the first congress of beef producers and exporters of the Ukrainian Beef Congress was held. The highlight of the congress was the presentation of business plans for fattening young cattle, slaughter and processing developed by the FAO/EBRD special project.
From collective farms to modern technologies
On the territory of the former kolkhoz in the village of Katashin, Chechelnitsky district, Vinnytsia region, a modern agricultural enterprise - agro-firm "Ukraine-O" - is currently operating.
Making of quality silage: composing puzzle
Daily feeding of cows throughout the year depends to a large extent on a few days when roughage is made. The better it is, the easier it is to balance the rations and ensure the stable production of milk.
Feed production: countries are different — the problems are the same
British silage making expert Dave Davis is considered one of the best specialists in this field. For more than thirty years, he has been exploring all aspects of silage making, various feed crops, silage supplements, the effect of silage on the efficiency of rumination and the productivity of cows.
One step closer to safe and quality product
On December 8, the official opening of the Laboratory of milk quality control took place. It is located in Uman, Cherkasy region.
Dairy Iowa: Secrets of Success
For someone who has at least a general idea of world agriculture, Iowa is more associated with the cultivation of corn (because it is located in the heart of the so-called corn belt of the United States) and, accordingly, with the production of pork, beef and chicken.
Individual approach
Canadian genetics is recognized all over the world. For decades, Canadians have perfected Holstein breed, which currently has high productive qualities. Genetic company Semex is one of the leading suppliers of genetic material. General Director Paul Larmer and Director of the official representative office of LLC "Simex Alliance Ukraine" Vyacheslav Saulko told about the company's activities, innovations and experience in the territory of Ukraine.
Specialization: young stock rearing
Specialized rearing of future cows from a calf heifer to heifer on a separate farm has a number of advantages: it reduces labor costs, provides better conditions and closely monitors compliance with technology.
Technologies make business
The team of the magazine «Milk and Farm» is always glad and ready to visit even the most distant corner of Ukraine, if they produce milk there. We are convinced that any dairy farm that operates and continues to develop under current conditions is worthy of attention. For this issue, we were looking for the experience of doing business from west to east, from Lviv to Kharkiv region, where in the Kupyansky district, in the village of Kurilovka, we got acquainted with the dairy complex «Nadiya». The farm is diversified, but dairy cattle breeding is one of the main activities. According to the results of 2016, 40% of the income was received from milk production.
20 kg of dry matter is it 24 or 35 kg of milk?
Often the solution of the problem is very close, but we do not notice it. Moreover, we can even know it, but it is so obvious that we do not attach importance to it. The same applies to the dairy productivity of cows.
