Swiss dairy farmers fight against desolate milk price
Swiss dairy farmers are complaining about the persistently low prices for dairy milk. According to the farmers' association, the situation is desolate. After processors and retailers in Switzerland blocked the target price increase for milk demanded by farmers, producers are now increasing the pressure on buyers, writes the Landwirtschaftliche Informationsdienst (lid). \"We have been watching for a long time and believed that there was still fairness in this country\", said Swiss Farmers' Association President Markus Ritter at a press conference, expressing his disappointment. Today, however, the situation is so desolate that action must be taken. source: www.agrarheute.com
Woerle relies on hay milk farmers
With its new product \"Heubauer\", the private cheese dairy Woerle is putting the spotlight on local producers of hay milk. The new \"Heubauer\" is a fine, mild hard cheese made from fresh hay milk. The appreciation for the farmers is not only reflected in the product name itself, but also on the packaging of the new cheese speciality: selected farmers are presented there, explaining why they are proud to be Woerle hay milk farmers. According to the manufacturer, the special values of hay milk farming, such as landscape and environmental protection, biodiversity and sustainable thinking and action, should also receive more attention. source: www.cash.at
Global Dairy Trade: Milk Market Index rises for the third time in a row
Yesterday's auction on the New Zealand trading platform GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) saw the third consecutive price increase, with the overall index, which covers a range of different dairy products and contract periods, rising by 3.1 per cent (%). This time, prices for most traded dairy products trended upwards. Source: www.agrarheute.com
LHStv. Geisler: It's about the future of our farmers
Agricultural leaders from Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg, South Tyrol and Bavaria discussed the future agricultural policy for mountain farming On the fringes of the Federal Farmers' Day in Alpbach on Wednesday 19 April, agricultural leaders from Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg, South Tyrol and Bavaria met to discuss the future agricultural policy for mountain farming. Source: www.bauernzeitung.at
Farmers' organisations adopt CAP position paper
Alpbach - At least maintaining the current EU agricultural budget, continuing the tried and tested two-pillar system, simplifying administration and strengthening young farmers are some of the demands of the farmers' organisations from the mountain regions for the future direction of the common EU agricultural policy. A joint position paper has now been approved in Alpbach in Tyrol. source: www.suedtirolnews.it
Bavaria's milk producers are in favour of mandatory labelling
U-turn on origin labelling: Bavaria's milk producers are now also calling for mandatory origin labelling in Germany. The Association of Bavarian Milk Producers (VMB) unanimously calls for mandatory origin labelling for dairy products. In future, in addition to the bottling location, which is already labelled with the three- or five-digit \"Genusstauglichkeitskennzeichen\", the production location of the milk should also be shown on the packaging. Source: www.agrarheute.com
Haymilk adopts additional guidelines on animal welfare
Chairman Karl Neuhofer was re-elected at the Annual General Meeting of Arge Heumilch - decision on animal welfare guidelines - positive results for 2016 The old and new chairman of Arge Heumilch is Karl Neuhofer. The hay milk farmer, who has been at the helm of Arge Heumilch since 2004, was unanimously re-elected at the Annual General Meeting, with Gerhard Woerle and Othmar Bereuter remaining his deputies. source: www.bauernzeitung.at
Milk: export prices up significantly
The index of export prices for dairy products has risen sharply at the current auction of the international trading platform GlobalDairyTrade. With this increase, the index of export prices is at its highest level since February. Source: www.agrarheute.com
Mountain farmers are looking for 800 volunteers
The harsh harvest season is causing hardship for many Swiss mountain farmers. According to the aid organisation Caritas, over 90 mountain farming families had already requested support by the end of April. So far this year, 61 volunteers have been deployed. At least 800 more helpers will be needed by the end of the year. source: www.schweizerbauer.ch
Milk price: this is what leading EU dairies paid in March
Producer milk prices fell slightly in the EU in March 2017. This halted the continuous upward trend that began in July 2016 for the time being, with leading European dairies paying their suppliers an average of 33.23 cents net/kg of raw milk, 0.2 cents less than in the previous month of February. Compared to the previous year's level, an increase of 5.1 cents or 18 per cent was still recorded. This is according to the latest price survey by the Dutch Farmers' Organisation (LTO). The fall in farm-gate milk prices calculated by the LTO for March 2017 was primarily due to seasonal adjustments in the payments made by several dairies. Source: www.agrarheute.com
Mountain farmers in need: Caritas provides harvest helpers
In Switzerland, at least 800 volunteers will be needed in the coming months for the harsh harvest season. Over 90 mountain farmers have already submitted an application. At least 800 volunteers will be needed in the coming months for the harsh harvest season in Switzerland. More than 90 mountain farming families from all over the country had already submitted a request for support to Caritas by the end of April. Around a quarter of all Swiss farmers are struggling with economic difficulties and extremely high work pressure with no time to recover. source: www.agrarheute.com
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It has to be the lowest, widest, most powerful, but also the lightest. These are roughly the requirements for a hillside tractor. We have compiled some technical data. source: www.agrarheute.com