26/02/14: Precision feeding technology makes dairy gains, Russia increased production of meat and bone meal, UK farming needs long term strategic plan.

Using a new feeding process, dairy farmer Pa O'brien of Ireland is helping the dairy industry. Improving the conversion efficiency of feed; increasing total dairy milk produced while decreasing total feed with little metabolic changes in the cattle. By implementing this feeding system farmers will be able to improve their long term profit and facilitate future expansion.

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Last year (2013); Russia improved its production yield of meat and bone feed meal by 23% more then the prior year (2012). Producing 253,000 tonnes of animal by-products for feed production. This is a strong outlook for the upcoming year, hopefully Russian feed producers will be able to maintain pace and push ahead.

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Mr Kendall, the soon to retire president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) has attempted to address the issue of the United Kingdoms long term food production. Addressing a multitude of factors as well as policies that effect the long term viability and sustainability of this industry. Worryingly the country is currently only 62% self-sufficient, while the EU forces farm land out of production - the population still continuing to grow; increasing domestic demand.

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English: Wheat near Bishops Court Dairy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)