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In this issue...
We report on recent and forthcoming DSF activities along with topical items for those engaged in sustainability efforts in the dairy sector... |
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DSF Implementation guide – now available in Portuguese and Spanish |
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Last year the DSF secretariat, supported by the DSF Development Group, completed a much needed update of the DSF Implementation Guide – a support document for Implementing and Aggregating Members. The resource is available via the DSF Members area. We are delighted to now make this resource available in Portuguese and Spanish, as well as… |
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2023 DSF Annual Members Meeting in Chicago – 14 October |
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We are pleased to confirm that the meeting is returning to a face to face format, being held in the beautiful city of Chicago, USA just ahead of the IDF World Dairy Summit (16 – 19 October). For the first time, this year’s DSF Annual Meeting will welcome non DSF Members as an opportunity… |
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IPCC releases Climate Change Synthesis Report |
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An important report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientific body that advises the UN on rising temperatures, has been released this month. The report is the culmination of eight years of reviewing of all climate change knowledge, carried out by hundreds of scientists and runs to thousands of pages. The message… |
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Enjoy your retirement Suzuki-san! |
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Many DSF Members will be familiar with our colleague, Yoshinori Suzuki (Suzuki-san), General Manager for Global Dairy Relations, Milk Supply Chain at J-Milk (Japan Dairy Association) who we are sadly saying farewell to this month as he retires. Two years ago, Suzuki-san coordinated the process for J-Milk to join the DSF as the aggregating member… |
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FAO Publication: Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands |
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The Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has published its first global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands. Soils play a hugely important role in global climate change due to the large amount of carbon currently stored in soil organic matter. The study behind the report establishes baseline soil carbon stocks of… |
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P2DNZ Research identifies practical pathways for dairy systems worldwide |
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Pathways to Dairy Net Zero (P2DNZ) raises dairy’s ambition to accelerate climate action by reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while continuing to provide nutritious foods and livelihoods for billions of people. Research commissioned under the initiative has identified six primary dairy production systems throughout the world, along with potential mitigation options and their estimated… |
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March’s Food for thought… |
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- Dung beetles donated to flood-affected farmers on NSW-Victorian border to help regenerate soil
- Investors drive the environmental conversation
- Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
- Food giants at risk of “greenwashing” over regenerative agricultural practices: report warns
- Premier League domestic flights: BBC Sport research shows 81…
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