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In Ireland, contagious and environmental mastitis are the diseases that cost dairy farms the most money, with 250 to 300 euro per outbreak per cow

In Denmark, according to a report of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries almost half of Danish food waste occurs in the industry, 385000 tons out of the total 814000 tons of waste. Out of the 385000 tonnes, dairies account for 218000 tonnes.

Denmark had on June 30, 2021 a number of 564700 dairy cows, which was 04 percent less than one year before.

At the Finnish Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki, research of Andrei Kudinov, shows that also small cattle breeds and populations can implement genomic prediction by genotyping many cows and including data from external populations. Genomic selection or genomic evaluation is used relatively straightforward in populations with a large amount of data where there are many informative animals such as bulls with high prediction accuracy. However, in small populations having a low number of informative animals and a high level of germplasm importation use of the method might be challenging. Kudinov studied inclusion of genotyped animals with low information into the prediction, particularly use of genotyped cows. In addition, approaches to incorporate information from an external population were examined. Accuracy of genomic prediction was low, as expected, when the phenotypic and genomic data were from the Leningrad region only. Integration of the Nordic genotypes and phenotypes improved accuracy of the prediction. This external information could be used to improve prediction by the Russian farmers, but the accumulation of local genotypes must continue and certain improvements in the phenotypic recording should be done.

In Finland the Denmark headquartered dairy cooperative Arla launched a new welfare label which tells to consumers that cows are living free in free stall barns and they can get to pasture during summertime and they are free to go out during wintertime. Drinking milks are the first products to get the label. Other milk products will follow later.

In Finland from May 2020 until April 2021 exports of dairy and dairy products rose by 9 percent, while the volume of exports rose by about 6 percent at the same time. The value of imports of milk and dairy products increased by 4 percent while the volume of imports remained unchanged.

During the visit of the US president Biden to Brussels the USA and the EU have agreed to postpone for a period of five years the import duties on European dairy products and American dairy products after the former US Trump government started with extra import duties on EU dairy products because of the EU gives subsidies to Airbus and the USA gives to Boeing.

In France, to become climate neutral in 2050, the French government will to cut the national dairy and beef herd 25 percent, starting 13 percent of the herd until 2030, the rest 12 percent later on.

In Austria, the third biggest dairy and cooperative SalzburgMilch had end of June to handle with a cyber-attack that stopped milk processing. Eight days later SalzburgMilch was able to deliver normal to clients again.

In Germany in June compared to May 2021 the raw material or compound value of milk at farm increased 0.5 eurocent to 37.5 eurocent per kilogram milk with 4.0 percent fat and 3.4 percent protein (exclusive VAT). This is 8.7 eurocent more than in the same month last year.
The highest future price of milk for the next 18 months on the Kieler Börsenmilchwert European Energy Exchange is the price for July 2022 till January 2023 at 36.4 eurocent. The lowest future price is the price for August, September and October 2022 at 35.6 eurocent.

In Germany the main dairy state, the southern state Bavaria housed in May 2021 a number of 1.1 million dairy cows which was 1.5 percent less than one year before. The number of dairy farms of 25748 was 1151 farms less than in May 2020. The average number of cows per farm of 43 is one cow more than one year ago.

In Flanders, the northern part of Belgium with the most dairy cattle, in 2020 a number of 155 dairy farms invested in new milk equipment (robot and parlours). Two third of them invested in robotic milking. Of the farms that invested in a parlour 47 percent invested in a side-by-side parlour, 24 percent in a herringbone parlour.

The Belgian biggest dairy cooperative Milcobel takes over the Belgian cheese grate and packing company Kaasbrik which is specialized in mozzarella. Annual Kaasbrik processes with 30 employees a volume of 10500 tonnes cheese and has a turnover of 40 million euro.

Belgian dairy farmers delivered in 2020 a volume of 96 million litre organic milk to dairies. This was ten percent more than in 2019 and was 2.3 percent of the total Belgian milk production delivered to dairies. Belgium had in 2020 a number of more than 24000 organic dairy cows which was 8.1 percent more than in 2019 when the number 4.3 percent increased.

In Holland, the France headquartered private dairy Bel that is the owner of the Dutch Royal Bel Leerdammer dairy which is specialised in cheese, is after earlier this year in Great Britain now also in Holland introducing vegetarian cheeses, with the brand name Nurishh. In Great Britain it started with the vegetarian alternative for camembert, in Holland are vegetarian alternatives introduced for Gouda, cheddar and mozzarella. Nurrishh is introduced in the stores of the biggest Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn, part of the multinational Ahold Delhaize.

In Holland in 2030 the ammonia emission from dairy farms can be 28 percent lower than in 2018, a study of Wageningen University & Research shows. The prediction is based on three measures: all dairy farms have low emission barns with an emission of average 8.6 kilogram ammonia per animal location; more farms pasture their cows and add water thinned liquid manure on fields; a lower number of cattle per hectare. All measures together will cost 1.07 euro per 100 kilogram milk.

Dutch milk production was in 2020 in volume 14.2 billion (10*9) kilogram which was 1.2 percent more than in 2019. Of this 1.2 percent 30 percent was caused by the extra leap day in 2020. Dutch dairies processed in 2020 a volume of 14.5 billion kilogram milk, almost two percent more milk than in 2019. More than half of it was used for cheese production with a volume of 963 million kilogram which was four percent more than in 2019. Total dairy export value was almost 7.6 billion euro of which 5.4 billion euro or more than 70 percent was exported to other EU countries.

In Holland ultimo 2020 84 percent of the dairy farms was free or unsuspected of Bovine Virus Diarrhoea (BVD). In 2018, at the start of the eradicating program for BVD and IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis) this was 71 percent for each. Ultimo 2020 was 77 percent of the dairy farms free or unsuspected of IBR.

In Holland after earlier this year the dairy cooperative RoyalFrieslandCampina has cut in the number of farms in the eastern part of Holland that produce PlanetProof milk, now it is looking for new farms that produce PlanetProof milk for soft cheese and hard cheese. RFC states that for logistic reasons it is now looking for PlanetProof delivering farms in a more west region of the country. PlanetProof milk meets strict requirements for animals, nature and climate and farms receive an extra payment for the milk.

The Dutch private dairy Farm Dairy will take over the Dutch private dairy Veco Zuivel. Farm Dairy processes about 200 million kilograms of milk per year into skimmed, low-fat and whole milk, various yoghurts, buttermilk, pudding. Veco processes a smaller volume but also goat milk.