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Women Drive India’s Dairy Cooperative Growth

India’s dairy cooperative movement is increasingly becoming a platform for women’s economic empowerment, with women accounting for a significant share of the sector’s workforce while gaining greater access to collective ownership, income and decision-making. A recent Fair Observer analysis highlights that women comprise more than half of India’s agricultural workforce, with 21.7 million women compared...

Ladakh Plans Major Push to Expand Dairy Sector

Ladakh is looking to expand organised dairy activity and increase milk production by strengthening farmer linkages, cattle breeding, fodder development and milk collection networks, with the administration focusing on making dairy processing more remunerative for rural producers. During a review of the Ladakh Oma Dairy Plant in Leh, Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra called for stronger...

How smarter supply chains can help India’s dairy sector compete globally

The next chapter of Indian dairy must be built on productivity, traceability and trust

Karnataka Bans Analogue Paneer for One Year

Karnataka has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of analogue or non-dairy paneer marketed as “paneer” across the state. The order, issued by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is aimed at protecting public health and preventing...

Fairlife Celebrates Opening of $650M Webster Processing Plant, Largest Dairy Facility in Northeast U.S.

Soft opening marks major expansion for Coca-Cola subsidiary with 380 jobs created and future capacity reserved for growing protein beverage demand. Fairlife CEO Becca Kerr joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul and local officials on Thursday, August 20, 2026, for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the soft opening of the company’s new $650 million milk...

Bhopal Milk Procurement Rises 38% on Better Returns

Milk procurement by the Bhopal Milk Union has increased by around 38% over the past year, reaching 3.81 lakh kg per day, according to The Times of India. The increase has been attributed to better financial returns for farmers, assured procurement and expansion of village-level milk collection infrastructure. The rise highlights how stronger farmer economics...

Himachal Pradesh Bans Analogue Paneer

Himachal Pradesh has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of non-dairy “analogue paneer” being passed off as genuine dairy paneer across the state. The order was issued by Commissioner of Food Safety Ashish Singhmar under Section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, has come into immediate effect and will remain operational...

PETA Protest Targets Dairy Milk Consumption

A 33-weeks-pregnant charity worker expecting twins staged a one-woman protest outside Cardiff Market in Wales to campaign against dairy consumption and what she described as cruelty to calves in the dairy industry. Kate Werner, senior campaigns manager for the PETA Foundation, appeared nearly naked, wearing little more than earrings resembling cattle ear tags, chains around...

Twelve Years Before Saptadhara, We Already Had the Blueprint as 5I

The EAC-PM’s new call for rural economic clusters echoes a 5-I model — Identification, Inventorization, Integration, Institutionalization, Investment — proposed for Indian dairy back in 2014 When the Prime Minister stood at the Red Fort this August 15, marking 80 years of independence, he did something planners in Delhi rarely do — he named the...

India’s natural farming transition may begin in its waterbodies

Bundelkhand farmers are teaching us an important lesson: water security and sustainable agriculture should not be designed in separate silos

Milk Is Getting Costlier in South—Is the premium more for the Farmer or the Supply Chain?

A closer look at retail milk prices in four southern states raises a larger question for India’s dairy industry: when milk prices rise, how much of that increase actually reaches the farmer? Milk prices are rising across southern India, but the story is more nuanced than a simple “milk inflation” headline. Data analysed by South...

Aavin Farmers Threaten Milk Supply Halt From Aug 24

Disappointed over Tamil Nadu’s recent ₹3-per-litre increase in milk procurement prices, dairy farmers supplying Aavin have threatened to stop milk procurement from August 24, raising fresh concerns over the cooperative’s already declining milk collection. The State government recently increased the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre, comprising a ₹1 increase in the...

Tamil Nadu Raises Milk Procurement Price to ₹41/Litre

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a ₹3-per-litre increase in the milk procurement price, raising the effective rate paid to producers supplying milk to cooperative societies from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. The decision was announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly under Rule 110 and is expected to benefit around 3.16 lakh...

Heritage Foods launches Nourish+ High Protein curd

Heritage Foods Limited, one of India’s leading listed dairy companies, today announced the launch of Nourish+ High Protein Curd, further expanding its Nourish+ range of protein-rich dairy products. New offering delivers 25g of protein per 400g pack, making it easier to add more protein to everyday meals With 25g of protein in a 400g pack,...

L&T: From Dairy Machines to AI Factories

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is undergoing a major transformation from a traditional engineering and project-execution company into a diversified technology-led enterprise, with its recently won ₹15,000-crore AI factory contract forming a key part of this strategy. The company is using its engineering, infrastructure and financial capabilities to build businesses across electronics, semiconductors, green hydrogen, battery...

Heavy Rain Puts Pressure on Milk & FMCG Prices

Heavy monsoon rainfall can create ripple effects across India’s food economy, influencing vegetable prices, milk supply and FMCG costs through its impact on crop output, fodder availability, transportation and supply chains. According to Zee Business, excessive rain can damage crops and disrupt harvesting and transportation, potentially reducing the availability of vegetables and pushing prices higher,...

Bombay HC Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation to Pune Sweet Shop

The Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay ₹5 lakh compensation to Pune-based Gurunanak Dairy and Sweets, after questioning why its food licence remained suspended despite a subsequent inspection finding the establishment 98% compliant with food-safety norms. The shop’s licence was suspended on June 12, 2026, following an inspection...

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA IN CATTLE – A FINANCIAL DRAIN TO CATTLE FARMERS

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA IN CATTLE – A FINANCIAL DRAIN TO CATTLE FARMERS C. Jayanthy, H. Vijayakumar, M. Saravanan, S. Sree Nivethaa Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College & Research Institute, Theni 625 534. Tamil Nadu Corresponding author: C. Jayanthy, Associate Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, VC & RI, Theni. E – mail: vet_jayanthy@yahoo.com —– Ruminants […] The post ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA IN CATTLE – A FINANCIAL DRAIN TO CATTLE FARMERS first appeared on Pashudhan Praharee .

GDT 410: Powders rise, fats weaken again

The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, Event 410 held on 18 August 2026, has strengthened the recovery in dairy commodity prices, with the GDT Price Index rising 2.3% from the previous auction. More importantly, the recovery is becoming increasingly product-specific: SMP, WMP and Mozzarella are strengthening, while AMF, Butter and Butter Milk Powder remain...

Dairy Consumption in Iran Falls Amid 134% Food Inflation

Iran’s dairy market is facing a severe affordability crisis as food inflation reached 134% nationwide and 140% in rural areas in July 2026, pushing households to cut back on dairy, meat and other essential foods. Annual dairy consumption has reportedly fallen from around 130 kg per person in 2010 to just 40 kg today, while...

A2 Milk FY Profit Slumps 44% on China Disruption

New Zealand-based a2 Milk has exposed a critical vulnerability in premium dairy: strong consumer demand is not enough if supply chains cannot keep products on shelves in key markets. Its FY2026 attributable net profit fell 44% to NZ$113.6 million, from NZ$202.9 million a year earlier. The biggest pressure came from China, a2 Milk’s largest market....

One Unit’s Fault, a Brand’s Statewide Ban: Why That Doesn’t Add Up

On 15 August 2026, the UP Food Safety and Drug Administration, under Commissioner Dr. Roshan Jacob, issued a revised order tightening enforcement against adulteration in milk and milk products — ghee, khoya, paneer, chhena, cream. Where foreign fat or hazardous chemicals are detected at a manufacturing unit, the entire stock at that facility will be...

Dairy Cow Metabolism Linked to Fertility Risks

A new field-based study published in Scientific Reports has found that metabolic status during the transition period can help predict reproductive and health problems in Holstein dairy cows. The study analysed 366 cows from two commercial dairy farms in Tehran province, Iran, highlighting the potential of blood-metabolite monitoring for earlier identification of animals at reproductive...

EU Dairy Prices Slide, Butter Falls 16.6%

Dairy prices across the European Union have recorded a year-on-year decline, with butter and other milk-derived oils and fats falling sharply by 16.6%, while cheese prices declined 2.3% between June 2025 and June 2026, according to Eurostat data released on August 13, 2026. The figures are based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP),...

Uttar Pradesh Bans Analogue Dairy Products

The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a statewide ban on analogue dairy products, including analogue paneer, ghee, khoya, cream and chhena, as part of a major crackdown on adulterated and counterfeit dairy products. The move by the Yogi Adityanath government aims to protect consumers, strengthen food safety and ensure that milk and milk products sold...

Indian Railways PSU eyes Vande Bharat exports on standard-gauge platform

Full-Fat Dairy Faces a Nutrition Rethink

New research is challenging the long-standing assumption that full-fat dairy is necessarily worse for weight and cholesterol. A 12-week study published in The Journal of Nutrition found no meaningful differences in weight gain, body composition or cholesterol levels among participants consuming full-fat dairy compared with a low-dairy diet. The study included 74 participants classified as...

U.S. Dairy Targets 15 Billion-Pound Growth by 2030

The U.S. dairy industry is looking to add 15 billion pounds of milk production by 2030—even as the number of dairy farms is expected to fall by roughly half. The strategy highlights a fundamental shift in U.S. dairy: future growth is increasingly expected to come from productivity, scale, technology and fewer but larger farms, rather...