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European Milk Board
The European Milk Board (EMB) is the umbrella organization for 20 associations representing dairy farmers in 15 European countries. Established in 2006, the EMB's main goal are farm-gate prices that cover production costs in the dairy industry. Organization The European Milk Board's president is Romuald Schaber who is also president to German member organization Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter (BDM e.V.). Its vice president is Sieta van Keimpema, president to Dutch member organization Dutch Dairymen Board (DDB). Since 2012, EMB's secretariat is located in Brussels. Member organizations * Belgium: Flemish Milk Board (FMB), Milcherzeuger Interessensgemeinschaft (MIG) * Denmark: Landsforeningen af Danske Mælkeproducenter (LDM) * Germany: Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL), Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter (BDM) * France: Organisation des producteurs de lait (OPL), Association des Producteurs de Lait Indépendants (APLI) * Ireland: Irish C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairy Farmer
Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product. Dairy farming has a history that goes back to the early Neolithic era, around the seventh millennium BC, in many regions of Europe and Africa. Before the 20th century, milking was done by hand on small farms. Beginning in the early 20th century, milking was done in large scale dairy farms with innovations including rotary parlors, the milking pipeline, and automatic milking systems that were commercially developed in the early 1990s. Milk preservation methods have improved starting with the arrival of refrigeration technology in the late 19th century, which included direct expansion refrigeration and the plate heat exchanger. These cooling methods allowed dairy farms to preserve milk by reducing spoiling due to bacterial growth and humidity. Worldwide, leading dairy i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
