79% of Dairy Consumers Will Buy Cheese Made By Microbes
European precision-fermentation leader Formo has teamed up with the University of Saskatchewan on a landmark study, shedding light on the promising intersection of precision fermentation, the cheese market, and greenhouse gas reduction initiatives within the dairy industry. The new research, published in International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Journal, suggests that even with a 25 percent price…
Government to partner with Fonterra to cut coal use in dairy
The Government has announced it will partner with Fonterra in an attempt to cut coal use in the dairy industry, and reduce agricultural emissions. The relationship will see the dairy giant commit to cutting coal usage across six of its manufacturing sites which it says will result in 2.1 million tonnes of early C02e reductions….
Dairy prices fall as volumes rise at auction- GDT events
International milk prices fell while volumes were up at this month’s second Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on Tuesday. The GDT Price Index was down 1%, with an average selling price of $3,289 per metric ton. The index fell 3.3% at the previous auction on July 4, with an average selling price of $3,334, according…
IDFA Announces Dairy Forum 2024 — ELEVATE
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is excited to announce that registration for Dairy Forum 2024 opens today. Now in its fifth decade, IDFA’s Dairy Forum is known around the world as the premier annual event for dairy industry leaders to exchange ideas, foster innovation, and cultivate meaningful connections. More than 1,000 dairy leaders convene…
Dairy manure helps cut emissions
One of the world’s pharmaceutical giants is using dairy-cow manure and food waste to help reduce its reliance on natural gas – and to cut carbon emissions at the same time. United Kingdom drug company AstraZeneca is partnering with Vanguard Renewables, based in Massachusetts, to use biogas for heat and power in all its U.S.-based…
Milk prices won’t fall any further, UK producer warns
UK Supermarkets are now charging around £1.45 for four pints Arla is warning shoppers that they are very unlikely to slash the price any further The price of a pint of milk is here to stay and Brits should not expect their supermarket shop to get any cheaper, according to the UK’s biggest dairy producer….
Dairy products export can reduce GHG emissions
Think globally, act locally. It’s an oft-quoted rallying cry spoken at environmental policy conferences. However, both dairy trade and scientific literature tend to report on environmental impacts and results within geo-political boundaries, bringing attention to the major dairy producing countries. In doing so, a major facet of sustainability — to keep people fed with safe…
Analyzing the Dairy Industry’s Imbalance Issue in USA
Demand for fluid milk continues to drop, forcing dairy farmers to dump milk, some of it winding up in the Milwaukee sewer system. Food processing recently reported truckloads of milk were dumped into the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District because demand for fluid milk has fallen. Ninety percent of Wisconsin milk is made into cheese, but…
Hunger and Dumping Milk Highlight Global Food Injustice
To borrow the title of Raj Patel’s book , the world is ‘stuffed and starved’ at the same time — and this week served as a stark reminder of the inequalities in the global food system. In one example, there’s more milk than ever in the US but nowhere left to process it, so farmers…
Human Breast Milk Compound Alters Brain Growth in Mice
Human breast milk is a nutrient-rich mix that helps nurture newborns through an essential period of development. New evidence suggests that one particular compound derived from breast milk, the sugar myo-inositol, might play an important role in the maturation of the newborn brain. The research was published in PNAS. A vital period for the developing brain Human…