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Issue #60

April 2025
DSF visit to India
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A few weeks ago, DSF Director Brian Lindsay, travelled to India to meet with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to review the progress of the DSF Stage 1 pilot with Chairman, Dr Meenesh Shah, senior NDDB officials and the leadership teams from both Shreeja Mahila Milk Producers and Jharkhand Milk Federation (JMF).
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Webinar sustainability on farms

DSF Webinar Series - Sustainability in action on dairy farms

The 2025 DSF series of webinars kicked off in February, featuring farmers from Canada and the U.S. sharing their unique perspectives of sustainability and the innovative actions they are implementing on their farms. The DSF is particularly grateful to our colleagues at Dairy Farmers of Canada and Land O’Lakes for identifying such enthusiastic and progressive…
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DSF Annual Sustainability Reporting news

A big thank you to all the DSF members for submitting their 2024 annual reporting data. This data is verified and then aggregated for the 2024 sustainability progress reporting. With the DSF having six years of aggregated data, the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) has been contracted to enhance the quality if the DSF reporting…
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Communities of Interest – DSF Members delving deeper into the DSF Criteria!

The DSF Animal Care COI’s first meeting of 2025 heard from Mirana Bakari, of Cniel (DSF aggregating member for France), who shared insights into how the French dairy sector has committed to measurable indicators to assess the level of well-being of dairy herds utilising the BoviWell tool.…
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World Milk Day – Let’s celebrate the power of dairy

World Milk Day 2025 is not far away, how is your organisation planning to celebrate dairy on or around June 1, 2025?  This year’s theme is Let’s Celebrate the Power of Dairy with messaging and content reflecting the dairy sector’s vital role in a sustainable global food…
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Boosting Livestock sector growth with low emissions report

Boosting Livestock Sector Growth with Low Emissions - a strategic approach in Eastern and Southern Africa

A new report has been released by the World Bank, Boosting Livestock Sector Growth with Low Emissions – a strategic approach in Eastern and Southern Africa.

The report’s focus is specifically on tackling emissions within its rapidly expanding livestock sector, advocating for a responsible growth strategy.…
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Regional Livestock Carbon Markets Events

Supporting the deliverables of Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, Global Dairy Platform (GDP) is organizing regional livestock carbon markets events in Southeast Asia and South Asia in April and May, respectively, as part of an initiative that will culminate with a global convening in London in October 2025. Both upcoming regional events…
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Other sustainability news from DSF members & colleagues
    • Field-by-field data helping to measure regenerative impact on dairy farms – DSF implementing member, Nestle, has been working in the UK with First Milk to encourage dairy farmers to take measures to protect and enhance the natural assets on their land, alongside monitoring the impact. Read about the work

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April’s food for thought…
  • Beef or dairy – which tastes better?
  • New European initiative for increased cow and calf welfare
  • Earth losing fresh water and may have hit irreversible tipping point due to climate change
  • UK Project Launched to Promote Sustainable Dairy Farming

Beef or dairy – which tastes better? – from eDairy…
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