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Issue #63

October 2025
Spotlight on Behaviour Change at the 2025 DSF Annual Meeting
DSF annual meeting member interaction

At the DSF, we know that some of the most powerful insights come from our peers — from real stories of success, bold innovation, and yes, even the lessons learned the hard way! This year, we’re turning up the spotlight on behaviour change — the driving force behind real, lasting progress across every part of…
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DSF Webinars – More Sustainability in Action on Dairy Farms

Last month it was the turn of Europe to feature at our webinar on Sustainability in action on dairy farms hearing from the UK and the Netherlands. David Cotton farms 300 pedigree Holstein Friesians with his wife Lene, on a grass-based system in the county of Somerset in southwest England. Their motivation to become more…
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Welcome to some new faces on DSF Governors and ADCO

We are delighted to welcome three new ‘leaders’ to support the DSF Governance and Strategic thinking.

Dr Matthew Shaffer has replaced Dr David Nation on the DSF Governing Board representing Oceania Dairy. Dr Shaffer is the CEO of Dairy Australia and grew up on a farm in Western Pennsylvania where his first paid job…
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Publication of EAT 2.0 – Lancet Commission paper on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

The original 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission paper introduced the concept of a “planetary health diet,” intended to promote health for individuals and the environment by emphasizing plant-based foods and reducing animal products. Reactions included support from some in the food science sector and criticism regarding concerns about affordability, cultural relevance, and micronutrient sufficiency, particularly relating to…
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Common principles and actions for sustainable livestock

Common Principles and Actions for Sustainable Livestock Production published

Developed and endorsed by 10 organisations that collectively represent much of the global livestock value chain, the newly launched Common Principles and Actions for Sustainable Livestock Production is now available. It outlines how across geographies, species and systems, the global livestock community is united by a shared…
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IDF Releases Updated Global Guide to Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Dairy Production

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global and human health challenge and, if left unaddressed, has the risk of growing out of control. The fluid nature of the microbial genome means that activities in either the medical, veterinary, or environmental sectors are likely to have impacts on each…
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Animal welfare for production and working animals

Animal welfare for production and working animals: evidence and need for action

The Animal Welfare Action Network of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL)has published a new paper, Animal welfare for production and working animals, evidence and need for action. This technical paper examines the importance of animal welfare and how it connects to wider social, environmental, and agricultural topics. It explores how animal welfare…
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Other Sustainability News from DSF members & colleagues
  • FrieslandCampina publishes updated climate plan, aligned with the tightened climate targets that were approved at the end of 2024 by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Click here to find out more 
  • A blueprint to make milk production more climate friendly – a project launched at the end of…
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October's Food for thought...
  • What We Learned from a Climate Week Full of Conflicting Messages
  • Agricultural ETS Exemption – NZ scraps farm methane tax
  • MEPs back changes to strengthen farmers’ position in the food supply chain
  • Why we might expect Australia’s next dietary guidelines to incorporate the environment
  • Renewables overtake coal as world’s…
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