First DSF Community of Interest Group gets underway

In the 2019 DSF member reporting period, Animal Care was the most highly prioritised of the 11 DSF Sustainability criteria with 94% of DSF Milk Production focussing on this area.  Details of the Animal Care criteria can be found here.

Following on from the successful Webinar series this year, the DSF is initiating ‘Community of Interest’ (CI) Groups for each of the various DSF Sustainability criteria.  DSF Members (Implementing and Aggregating), are invited to join the Animal Care CI to explore and share in more detail actions and outcomes from activities related to this criteria.  The first meeting is planned for 27 January at 19h00 UK time.  The concept behind the initiative is to provide a platform for DSF members to share and compare actions that are implemented in different situations and geographies with the aim of collaboratively identifying solutions to common challenges.

The DSF is delighted that Alejandra Viedma of Consorcio Lechero, DSF Aggregating member from Chile, has agreed to be the Facilitator for this Community.  Alejandra is a veterinarian with a diverse background in the dairy industry, having covered customer service, sales and advice in the field.  Interaction with a wide range of dairy farming situations and businesses has broadened her view of the industry.  For the last 5 years Alejandra has been coordinating the Dairy Farm Management program of Consorcio Lechero, focusing on the Pastures and Irrigation, Animal Welfare and People and Organizations programs and their respective committees.  So, you can see why the DSF is delighted to have Alejandra coordinating this Community.

Alejandra comments, “I am excited to be facilitating this Animal Care Community of Interest and hearing of the experiences of my dairy colleagues in other parts of the world and important working together to identify potential solutions in a conversational environment.  I want these calls to be relaxed and regardless of what the challenge is, we are there to help each other!”

If as a DSF Aggregating or Implementing member , you would like to join the Animal Care Community of Interest, please email your name, company name, country and contact details to : admin@dairysustainabilityframework.org and we will be in touch early in the new year with more details of the first meeting.