Sentiment among farmers improves, liquidity situation remains tense
The mood among German farmers regarding their economic situation has continued to improve, but has not recovered significantly. This is shown by the DBV's current economic barometer.
"You have to do what others don't do"
Organic hay-milk farming on the Zengerle farm works thanks to ingenuity and ecological awareness
The hay makes the milk
For generations, hay milk has been considered the best raw material for cheese production in Austria - an explanation and a brief history.
Milk and organic products as export hits
Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter and Provincial Councillor Josef Schwaiger visited the Joglbauer family farm in Obertrum and SalzburgMilch in Lamprechtshausen with the Chinese Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu.
Organic milk price: this is how much these federal states paid
In Germany, organic milk prices rose to 48.3 cents in November. The highest prices were paid in Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein.
Trump angers US farmers
The largest US farmers' association is angry about President Trump's cancellation of the TPP agreement. The agreement would have been very important for agriculture.
Production costs: German dairy farmers in international comparison
German dairy farms can certainly keep up internationally. New Zealand farmers have also had to cope with cost increases. However, dairy farmers around the world are struggling with the milk crisis.
The Milk Summit
From organic milk to cooperation: the dairy sector was the subject of a meeting between Provincial Councillor Arnold Schuler and the chairmen of the dairy farms in South Tyrol. The main topics of discussion were production and cooperation: "Only through a joint and coordinated approach," said Provincial Councillor Arnold Schuler to the representatives of the dairy farms, "can we succeed in maintaining the good milk price compared to the rest of Europe and develop innovative concepts for the future."
Austria: 7 cent surcharge for hay milk
Around 8,000 Austrian dairy farmers produce around 480 million kg of hay milk every year under the umbrella of ARGE Heumilch. 60 farms process the hay milk mainly into cheese (80%) and drinking milk and yoghurt (15%). These niche products are listed in the premium segment of the domestic food trade.
Success story: Bavaria's first organic farmer
Martin Albrecht was one of the first organic farmers in Bavaria and switched to organic farming in 1980. He eventually founded the Andechs organic dairy out of necessity.
Where the cows still have horns and plenty of room to roam
Hay milk sounds good. Original, fresh, clean. A product that is in vogue. Nevertheless, production involves a great deal of effort. When you hear the term hay milk in Hohenlohe, you think of the village cheese dairy. This is both right and wrong. Because the organic whole milk with the green and yellow label and the Demeter logo, which is sold as hay milk, does not come from Geifertshofen. It can't, because there is no bottling plant there. Above the QR code on the brown bottle, a blue and white field reads: Regional / Milk from Baden-Württemberg / bottled in 74575 Schrozberg. source: swp.de
Earnings down by 8 per cent
According to the DBV Situation Report, the business profits of German main commercial farms fell by an average of 8 per cent to EUR 39,700 in the 2015/2016 financial year compared to the previous year's figure of EUR 43,300. Almost all farm types and regions are affected by this downward trend. source: www.agrarheute.com