From Grass to Glass: Achieving success in the dairy industry By Gamini Weerasinghe Focus View(s): View(s):I was intrigued by a recent dialogue on collaboration in the dairy industry where what I found missing was the lack of focus on grass. Let me explain why grass is the key element in improving the dairy industry. The data released by the Ministry of Livestock Development revealed that the total extend of land available for dry matter is 8,82,500 and total dry matter 17,71,500MT/YR. Land-growing grass is generally considered to be a waste of land because there is little appreciation of the potential value of quality grass or fodder for dairy stock feed. The collaboration to develop the grass will in turn have a tremendous impact in developing the dairy industry.

Source: Sunday Times March 11, 2017 19:30 UTC