TheCattleSite Latest News: Sweden
25 July 2022

Animal welfare measures affect the profitability of Swedish milk and beef production. Secondary and long-term effects of animal welfare strategies and the perceived value of animal welfare must be taken into account....
07 July 2022

Increased energy, feed and fuel prices have impacted producers...
16 March 2022

It seems that dairy cows want a cubicle to rest in close to the feeding tables. And it is the older, more experienced cows that usually occupy these cubicles in the barn. ...
25 November 2021

Swedish research shows they prefer cubicles near feed, milking stations...
14 September 2021

Mastitis or udder inflammation is a common production disease in dairy herds, causing compromised animal welfare and entails economic losses for the farmer....
28 June 2019

SWEDEN - Cow manure plays a pivotal role in the biogas revolution and contributes to a future for fossil-free fuel. As a result, Arla's pioneering farmers are intent upon making the most of their cow's manure by converting it to biogas - a fuel which...
14 December 2018

SWEDEN - Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. ...
28 May 2018

SWEDEN - USMEF met with both existing and potential customers of US beef from Sweden, Finland and Denmark at GastroNord, the largest food and beverage industry trade show in northern Europe. The promotion of US beef at the Stockholm event was funded by...
01 December 2017

SWEDEN - The Chairman of Arla Foods amba, Åke Hantoft, 65, has announced his intention of retirement in the near future and has put his dairy farm in Ösarp, Sweden on the market as a going concern....
16 October 2017

SWEDEN - Partnering with a major importer/distributor, USMEF conducted a series of retail promotions in Sweden to establish greater demand for alternative cuts of US beef. The campaign, coordinated with Stockholm-based Gourmet Food, was funded by the...
22 December 2016

SWEDEN - Head of Arla’s South East Asian business, Patrik Hansson, is to return to Sweden as the new head of Arla’s Swedish business from 1 November. He will take over from Henri de Sauvage who announced he is leaving Arla to pursue external opportunities....
25 September 2015

SWEDEN – A petition comprising over 167,000 signatures sent to the Swedish agricultural minister has built momentum for an industry campaigning for a sustainable dairy farming future, claims a producer group....
26 August 2015

SWEDEN - World leaders, water experts and development professionals have gathered in Stockholm to discuss and jointly find solutions to the world’s several escalating water crises....
17 March 2015

SWEDEN – Swedish cheese specialist Falbygdens Ost will be subsumed within European dairyfoods cooperative Arla as of April....
24 February 2015

SWEDEN – Swedish farmers have been told that, while politicians can help address the dairy crisis, so can farm costs of production....
29 December 2014

SWEDEN - The Swedish Competition Authority has started the second phase in the proceedings in the deal between Atria and Arla....
19 September 2014

SWEDEN – Each open day costs European farmers an average of €3 Euros per animal....
03 September 2014

SWEDEN – Swedish beef prices have rocketed in recent weeks while the European average slipped....
16 July 2014

SWEDEN – Women and children spending time on dairy farms may be reaping major health benefits, research from the University of Gothenburg suggests....
28 February 2014

SWEDEN – A farming organisation has hit back at finance minister claims that agriculture will not survive in Sweden....
07 January 2014

SWEDEN – Swedish cattle farmers are hailing efforts to promote local produce as a success, citing farm shops as a great retail option....
05 December 2013

SWEDEN - After many years of collaboration and co-ownership, HKScan has acquired Höglandsprodukter AB based in Halmstad, Sweden. ...
25 October 2013

SWEDEN – A new ownership structure at the Swedish Dairy Association has put producers in power, following farmer lobbying in the summer....
18 September 2013

SWEDEN - Disease spreading from farm to farm depends on variables such as cloven hoofed animal species and herd size....
29 August 2013

SWEDEN – Arla foods has unveiled ex-Unilver boss, Henri de Sauvage Nolting as its new Executive Vice President in Sweden....
04 June 2013

SWEDEN – Scandinavian dairy foods cooperative Arla has acquired all the rights to the Swedish Butter brand for an undisclosed fee....
25 March 2013

SWEDEN - Danish-Swedish multi-national dairy company, Arla Foods, has closed its factory in Falkenberg, Sweden making 130 employees redundant....
01 February 2013

SWEDEN - After the installation of robotic, automatic milking systems cow yields have been shown to fall, a seminar at Sweden's first ever Robot conference has revealed. ...