In January we heard from Hochwald Foods, Germany, Leo van Sijll, who gave us a fascinating insight into their efforts on the Rural Economies.   Members learned about the position and structure of the dairy sector in Germany, and the journey Hochwald Foods took as a result…

Facilitated by Alejandra Viedma of Consorcio Lechero, DSF Aggregating member from Chile, we were delighted to have members joining from eight countries (four continents) to kick off the first meeting of the Animal Care community at the end of January. Alejandra presented briefly on animal welfare…

Hot on the heels of the Animal Care Community of Interest (CI) group, the GHG Emissions CI met in early February.  Joe McMahan of Innovation Center for US Dairy, DSF Aggregating Member for the U.S., is the lead for this community.  The CI will provide a…

Have you ever wondered about the evolution of the dairy sector?  If you haven’t already seen this, take a few minutes to watch this fascinating 4-minute clip Milk Production by Country 1961-2019 which  shows how milk producing countries have evolved over the last 58 years.  It may take you a couple of views to…

A thought-provoking paper published in January by Jason Clay, Ph.D., SVP Markets, WWF-US, who many of you will recall was a keynote speaker at our 2020 DSF Members Meeting.  Dr Clay suggests that by optimizing feed production, feed efficiency, enteric emissions, manure and nutrient management, energy generation and use, and realizing the synergies that can…