Find out about recent and forthcoming DSF activities along with topical articles for those engaged in sustainability efforts in the dairy sector...

Animal Care – January marked the fifth anniversary of the Animal Care Community, a milestone celebrated with a meeting focused on a pioneering UK initiative: the GB Dairy Cow Lameness Manifesto. Speaker, Dr Owen Atkinson, explained how this collective commitment from across the British dairy industry aims…

We would like to welcome a couple of new faces to the DSF Governors and Advisory Council (ADCO). Joining the DSF Governing Board is Carol Mburu who is the Executive Director of Eastern and Southern African Dairy Association (ESADA). With over ten years in agribusiness leadership, Carol’s…

In January, Muhammad Ibrahim became Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), aiming to boost science-based cooperation for agriculture in the Americas. DSF welcomes his appointment and looks forward to future collaboration on dairy initiatives such as the FEPALE LATAM project which through a partnership between Fepale, IICA, CAF (Latin American…

The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock is coordinating a webinar on animal welfare and resilient agrifood systems. Discussions will cover how integrating animal welfare into sustainable farming systems delivers co-benefits for:

• improving the resilience of livestock production systems;
• food security, nutrition and healthy diets;
• animal health;
• natural resource use; climate;…

2023 – 2024 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report – published by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, DSF aggregating member, covers nearly 74% of national milk production from 2021–2024, and showcases industry progress in renewable energy, animal care, workforce safety, and community support. The findings reflect ongoing efforts to improve well-being, environmental stewardship,…

• For the world’s food supply, federal funding cuts have long-term impacts
• The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers
• Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
• Anaerobic digestion could cut dairy carbon footprint by 20%, study finds
• From milk to growing media: protein fibre offers…

• DSF Biodiversity & Nature Community of Interest – 23 February 2026
• GASL Webinar Sustainable livestock transformation: animal welfare solutions for resilient agrifood systems - 26th February 2026, 14:00-15:30 CET
• International Women’s Day – 8 March 2026
• World Milk Day – 1 June 2026
• World Environment Day – 4 June 2026
• 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31), Türkiye – 9 – 20 November 2026
• GDP Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand – 14 November 2026
• IDF World Dairy Summit, Auckland, New Zealand – 15 – 20 November 2026