We’re excited to share the date and time for the 2025 DSF Annual Meeting!  Please save the details in your diaries for this not to be missed event!  This year’s meeting will be held virtually, so you can join from the comfort of your own office! Why…

GRI has opened a public consultation for the Sector Standards alignment project, which includes the biodiversity and climate change related contents in the existing Sector Standards. The DSF was instrumental in the development of the original GRI Agriculture Standard.

The goal of the alignment is to ensure that the disclosures and…

In May 2025, the European Commission (EC) adopted an Implementing Regulation classifying countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) according to their risk of deforestation, associated with the production of seven commodities, into three risk categories: low, standard, or high risk. The commodities covered by the EUDR are cattle (which includes dairy!),…

A rare manuscript, a pamflyt compiled of cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodnes of the same, has recently been acquired by the University of Leeds Library in Great Britain. It is believed to be the earliest surviving book about British cheese and is now part of the library’s special collections. Consisting of a…

The International Dairy Federation (IDF), one of the governing organizations driving the DSF, has extended the submission deadline for the 2025 IDF Dairy Innovation Awards to 20 June 2025 in response to growing global interest.  Sponsored by Tetra Pak, this prestigious competition recognizes ground-breaking innovations that advance…

• Dairy Conservation Navigator is an online platform that consolidates science-based information about dairy conservation topics and the practices and technologies that can reduce a farm’s environmental footprint. Containing educational materials and technical insights from research and demonstration projects led by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and other institutions, the website was…

• Better feed, fewer burps: Scientists target dairy gas emissions
• World first genetic index helps Aussie farmers breed heat tolerant cows
• Towards Integrated, Inclusive, and Transparent Food Systems
• Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year
• Victorian government to draft regulations supporting virtual fencing for cattle

Better feed,…

• Unlocking the Carbon Market potential in the Livestock Sector in Latin America, Costa Rica (& virtual) – 23 June 2025
• DSF Webinar – Sustainability in action on dairy farms in Africa – 26 June 2025
• Climate Week NYC – 21 – 28 September 2025
• Livestock Carbon Markets Initiative, London – 7 October 2025
• IDF World Dairy Summit, Santiago, Chile – 20 – 25 October 2025
• DSF Annual Meeting (virtual) – 5 November 2025
• 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP30), Brazil - 10 – 21 Nov 2025
• DSF Webinar – Sustainability in action on dairy farms in Latin America – 11 November 2025