SheepMilkNZ October 2019 Newsletter
Events:
TV: Fernglen on Country Calendar tonight, October 20 (and then via TVNZ ondemand)
- Preview: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/country-calendar/coming-up/next-time-on-hyundai-country-calendar
- Background: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/116431132/country-calendar-why-flavoured-sheeps-milk-is-the-next-big-thing
Open days
- Spring Sheep Open Day, Friday, November 1, 1pm at Tauwhare Road, Matangi. Register here: https://springsheep.activehosted.com/f/5Spring Sheep’s nutrition promotion: https://springsheepnz.com/sheep-milk-science
- Maui Milk Open Day, Tuesday November 5, 10.30am (Te Putu Road, Waikino Station, Waihaha, Western Bays, Taupo) Description is here: https://mauimilk.co.nz To attend please send an email to: office@southerncrossdairysheep.co.nz.Maui Milk supply: https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news/dairy-agribusiness/suppliers-needed-as-milk-demand-surges
MPI-Massey Industry Overview
- MPI-Massey Sheep Milk Industry survey and promotional brochure.During October and November, Craig and Anh Nguyen from MPI’s market intelligence group are hoping to visit each of the country’s sheep milk producers. The aim of these visits is to gathering input for an industry promotional booklet which for release at next year’s conference. The booklet will include, we hope, brief profiles of all industry’s sheep milk producers covering location, products, stock number, size etc. The booklet aims to offer new entrant farmers a more detailed overview of the industry’s various farming models and systems than is current available in other literature. Craig will be in touch with the farmers and producers over the next few weeks to arrange short meetings.
Reminder: 2020 SheepMilkNZ Conference will be held at Lincoln University, Canterbury, on Tuesday March 31 and Wednesday April 1, 2020. Further details to follow.
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News (national)
Countrywide Magazine October Sheep Milk Feature.
- In 2015 the farmer-focused subscription magazine, Countrywide, published a multi-story feature of the industry (you can download a copy of that feature here) . In this month’s edition Countrywide return to sheep dairying with a 14 pages of sheep milk stories as part of a special edition on sheep. You can download full set of stories here.
Lifestyle Block Magazine Sheep Milk Feature.
- Rod Clark and Cathy Oakley’s Winsam Farm feature in the July edition of Lifestyle Block. Here’s the full feature.
Charing Sheep Dairy opens store in Christchurch’s new Riverside Market
- Products: https://www.charingcrosssheepdairy.co.nz/products
- Up to date: https://www.facebook.com/CharingCrossSheepDairy/
- Feature: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/115972704/christchurchs-riverside-market-set-to-open-its-doors-next-week
Pamu results release: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1908/S00858/pamu-meets-ebitdar-forecast.htm
New Ashburton Sheep Dairy producers, Jacy and Allan Ramsay: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12270738
Former Spring Sheep St Kilda staffer, Sofie Barnes ODT feature: https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-people/passion-sheep-runs-deep
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News (International)
- West Australia sheep dairy struggling to keep up with demand: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-08/sheep-dairy-struggling-to-meet-demand-for-milk-and-cheese/11375826
- Dutch farmer protests over emission reduction: http://tiny.cc/s8ltez
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Product news
- Danone’s Sheep milk infant formula plans: https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2019/09/02/Sheep-milk-infant-formula-Danone-Nutricia-plans-to-develop-full-range-following-first-product-launch
- Lactalis launches new French sheep blue: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/14/roquefort-purists-see-red-pasteurised-rival-famed-blue-french/
- US tariffs upset European cheese producers: https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/agri-business/cheesed-off-european-dairy-producers-dismayed-at-us-tariffs-38562110.html
- Sheep cheese snags in EU-Australia Free Trade negotiations: https://www.european-views.com/2019/09/when-it-comes-to-its-artisanal-food-future-europe-has-yet-to-find-its-sweet-spot/
- The great feta debate: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/columnists/the-great-feta-debate/news-story/9e3712d2605f4a8541f7f0e0aab73da8
- ‘ No promises’ in naming dispute: http://tiny.cc/zemtez
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Foods (and other products)
- Overview of yoghurt varieties: https://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/food/4663711-Grab-a-spoon.-Its-time-to-make-sense-of-the-yogurt-aisle
- Praise for sheep milk yoghurt: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/foodanddrink/the-menu-food-news-with-joe-mcnamee-952075.html
- Nova Scotia Sheep Milk Ice cream producer: https://www.dal.ca/news/2019/09/12/sheep-milk-ice-cream–anyone-.html
- Gin flavoured cheeses: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/17883905.gin-flavoured-cheese-arrives-merry-hill/
- Fifteen things to do with feta cheese: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-delicious-things-feta-cheese-210000842.html
- The healthiest cheeses: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/g28829538/healthiest-cheese/
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Technologies
- Training sheep to link food with drones: https://www.farminguk.com/news/farmer-trains-sheep-to-associate-food-with-drone_54173.html
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Animals
- Sheep could be joining NAIT: https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-general-news/sheep-set-to-join-nait
- History of British Sheep Industry: https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/fg-175-how-the-british-sheep-industry-have-evolved-to-meet-challenges-93899
- Out of season lambing (Scotland): https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/livestock/17919169.synchronisation-key-breeding-sheep-season/
- UAE sheep and goat show: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/ewe-beauty-uae-s-gorgeous-goats-and-striking-sheep-flock-to-glamour-contest-1.905614
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Science
- Mastitis research – causes, impact on production and treatment efficacymastitis treatment
- Dairy sheep nutrition: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/nutrition-for-lactation-of-dairy-sheep
- History of Algerian cheese: https://journalofethnicfoods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42779-019-0008-4
- Suckling lamb meat: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012005/pdf