Drought also affected the production of the registered cheddar in Kars, Turkey

The producers, who feed their animals on the richly flora plateaus at an altitude of approximately 2,500 - 3 thousand, from the spring season, obtain natural and additive-free milk from the cows. The milk obtained from zavot and montofon cows fed on the richly vegetated highlands of the city is then transported to the dairy farms to produce cheese. Due to the drought across the country this year, due to the lack of sufficient pastures in the highlands, the breeders and dairy producers in the region could not get fertile milk from their cows. Milk production has dropped as the animals are not well fed In the city, where the milk yield decreased due to the lack of grasslands and the poor feeding of the animals, the production of Kars cheddar with geographical indication decreased accordingly. Adem Ertaş, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB) and Eastern Anatolia Regional Officer, said that this year's drought across the country ...