DSF Newsletter #67 June 2026

Issue #67

June 2026

In this issue

In this issue, we feature dairy’s contribution to global employment and rural livelihoods, and we celebrate the role of women in dairying, along with other sustainability news...

Dairying: Helping to Improve the Sustainability of Rural Livelihoods

Dairy is much more than milk. Around the world, cows and buffalo support jobs, regular income, provide nutritious food and stronger links to local markets, from family farms to larger operations. Not surprising then that Rural Economies remains one of the most prioritised DSF Sustainability Criteria by members, after Animal Care and GHG Emissions.
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Driving and Scaling Change through Collaboration - Registration is Open!

Registration for the 2026 DSF Annual Meeting, to be held virtually on November 3rd, is open to all in the dairy sector. This year’s meeting theme is Driving and Scaling Change through Collaboration. As we design the agenda with the support of the DSF Development Group, we welcome DSF member input to help us curate…

Celebrating Women in Zimbabwe’s Dairy Sector

Zimbabwean dairy farmer with her recent investment, a newly installed water trough

This month, the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) joined the global dairy community in marking World Milk Day by celebrating the growing contribution of women in dairy. ZADF Policy Advisor Antonnette Chingwe, explained…

Women Powering Sustainable Dairy in India

Across the world, women are at the heart of dairy farming. The FAO estimates that more than 37 million dairy farms are female-headed and around 80 million women are employed full-time in the dairy sector. In many communities, women are not only caring for animals and producing nutritious food; they are also making business decisions,…

June DSF Member Profile: Dairy Farmers of Canada

Dairy Farmers of Canada has been a member of the DSF since June 2014. This month, we invited Fiona McNeill-Knowles, Sustainability Manager, to provide further insights into the organisation’s sustainability focus and aligned actions.

About Dairy Farmers of Canada

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is a farmer-funded and farmer-run organization representing the interests…

Latin America and the Caribbean Develop Shared Agenda for Sustainable Dairy Farming

Producers, technical specialists and institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean are working together to develop a regional agenda for sustainable dairy farming based on the DSF Implementation model. The initiative is led by the Pan-American Dairy Farming Federation (FEPALE), Global Dairy Platform, The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), CAF-Development Bank of Latin…

Bonn Climate Talks: Agriculture Discussions Continue

During June, governments met in Bonn for the UN Climate Change Conference, where agriculture was discussed under the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture and Food Security. Around 190–200 Parties (countries) were represented, with approximately 6000 people participating. Governments were not able to agree on detailed conclusions and instead agreed to postpone substantial decisions to…

DSF Advisory Council Spring Meeting, (Washington, DC)

The DSF’s multi-stakeholder Advisory Council (ADCO) meets twice a year and serves as a vital resource to DSF Governors by providing feedback, challenging assumptions, and helping source solutions to DSF related sustainability challenges. This group convened last month in Washington, DC, where the meeting was kindly hosted by ADCO Member, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).…

Building Climate Resilience Across Agrifood Systems

More than 100 experts met in Rome from 2–5 June 2026 to review the latest evidence on agriculture, food systems and climate change for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report. For the dairy sector, the conclusions reinforce the need to address productivity, resilience and emissions together across the value chain. Key priorities include enteric methane reduction,…

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) to raise global awareness of rangelands, pastoralist communities, and their critical role in biodiversity, food security, and cultural heritage. You might like to view the short film that has…

Dairy Australia – Progress on waste
Australian Dairy Sustainability Framework – 2025 Sustainability Scorecard is now available, providing a transparent, evidence‑based view of how the Australian dairy industry is tracking against its sustainability commitments – April 2026
Arla Foods and DMK Group officially unite
Tetra Pak advances…

Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss
Organic Dairy Farms gain stronger banking support
New Data Shows What’s Driving Forest Loss Around the World
Dairy technology helps keep young farmers on the farm
Microsoft may shelve 2030 clean energy target as AI lifts power…

2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31), Türkiye– 9 – 20 November 2026
DSF Annual Meeting (virtual) – 3 November 2026 – please register
GDP Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand – 14 November 2026 – please register
IDF World Dairy Summit, Auckland, New Zealand – 15 – 20 November 2026
World Soil Day – 5 December 2026

If you have any upcoming events that you think would be of interest to the DSF community, please send details to the DSF secretariat and we will do our best to include them in future newsletters.

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