Category Archives: Views and Opinion

SheepMilkNZ June 2020 Newsletter

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Craig P

 ________________________________________________________________ News  (national) _________________________________________________________________ Danone’s Maui Milk-Supplied Sheep Milk Infant Formula  priced 15 percent above goat milk In what can be seen as a vote of confidence in sheep milk’s superiority as a infant formula-base, French dairy giant Danone has priced … Continue reading →

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Magazine and Press Sheep Milk Features

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Craig P

Below are some of the more recent press resources on Sheep Dairying: 2019 Countrywide October section 2014 Countrywide sheepmilking Section Lifestyle block sheep milk feature_2019 July Fieldays focus_Felicity Cameron_Spring Sheep

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SheepMilkNZ October Newsletter

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Craig P

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 … Continue reading →

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SheepMilkNZ August 2019 Newsletter

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Craig P

Major Milestone Month for NZ Sheep dairying!: It’s been a big month for NZ’s sheep milk industry. The two major North Island sheep milk  groups have both been involved in launching infant formula products. Spring Sheep Milk Co  launched its … Continue reading →

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SheepMilkNZ January 2019 Newsletter

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Craig P

SheepMilkNZ January 2019Newsletter Upcoming Events: 2019 SheepMilkNZ Conference,  March 19-20, Tuesday and Wednesday, at Mystery Creek. Registration opening shortly (last week of January).  This year’s conference will feature: Early results from human sheep milk study, market research reports, farm visits, International … Continue reading →

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SheepMilkNZ News and Views (September)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Craig P

  SheepMilkNZ September Round Up Canterbury Sheep Milk Public meeting. Proposal to form a Canterbury Sheep Milk Association meeting: Darfield Rugby Club Rooms this Thursday 7pm  (September 27).Further details attached. Guy Trafford discussing the proposal on ‘The Country’ (click to view) … Continue reading →

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Chef Marc Soper’s Sheep Milk NZ food basket

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Craig P

Chef Marc Soper’s Sheep Milk NZ food basket Click to order What’s in it? 3x Marc Soper’s Fieldays Sheep Milk Recipes (with full instructions) ‘Te Mana Lamb Loin and Thorvald Sheep Milk white vein spätzli’ ( sample recipe)  ‘Kingsmeade Tinui Blue … Continue reading →

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SheepMilkNZ News and Views (August)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Craig P

  News and Views (August) Wairarapa’s Talla Farm (Jill and Art Eastham) website launched:  US organic yoghurt company founder buys farms near Nelson to supply Thorvald  Blue River Dairy LP now a global player in infant formula … Blue River … Continue reading →

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SheepMilkNZ News and Views (March)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Craig P

De Laval’s Eric Crespo on the NZ sheep dairy industry (audio) Gisbourne’s Waimata Cheese gearing up to produce sheep milk cheese this coming season Awassi Queensland cheese makers Sheep Milk soap market (overview– full report requires purchase) Fascinating row over the environmental … Continue reading →

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Sheepmilknz News and Views (April)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Craig P

News and Views: Spring Sheep Milk Co  headlines new programme from TVNZ: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/big-ideas-for-a-small-country/episodes/s2018-e1 Maui Milk  Rural Delivery feature (particularly Katy Day’s commentary): https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/rural-delivery/episodes/s2018-e5 (apologies for missing this off the earlier message). Jamie Gray’s NZ Herald piece on sheep dairying: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12025726 UK … Continue reading →

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