ABC’s Background Briefing finally published its in depth story on raw milk and bath milk in Australia. There was an early morning 6 minute segment that broadcasted on national radio, with the release of the full 39 minute story on the Background Briefing website, followed by an article the day after.
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New Zealand Raw Milk Assessment & System Change
Ministry of Primary Industries has finally released its report. The raw milk movement has waited nearly two years for it. MPI now concludes that the regulations are protecting public health, and no changes are proposed at this stage.
A Study: Raw Milk Risk Management Training Works!
Research into the methods and results used by the Raw Milk Institute and the German Vorzugsmilch was published in the latest edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Infection. They concluded that “raw milk can be produced with a high level of hygiene and safety.”
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2020 and massive agriculture policy reform
England is currently at the epicentre of policy change. A new ag bill has been introduced with plans to protect the soil, and plans to change the way payments are made to farmers. Also making inroads in the policy landscape is more sustainable and regenerative systems.
Raw Goats Milk in Australia
ABC’s Sami Shah interviewed Jannei Goat Dairy. Sami is concerned that raw milk is finding its way to Victorians “via a loophole”. He says raw milk contains listeria, ecoli and all sorts of dangerous health threats, however, Sami does not seem to understand the details…
Tasmania’s Regulated Raw Milk Industry
This about the time Tasmania had a raw milk industry, eventually regulated with quality controls in place. This was before the internet and before the days when the media presented a unified front and a set narrative on the matter of raw milk for human consumption.
Consumer-Connected and Industry-Connected Farmers, and the Nature of Disruption
Where will farmers get the best value? Consumer-connected farmers overseas are getting a good deal, because the direct relationship means consumers ask farmers to produce unadulterated food in pasture-based systems, and both enjoy the benefits.
Ending the War on Artisan Cheese and the Movement to Protect Integrity and Secure Access
There is a growing movement to appreciate and protect artisan cheese heritage, against the pressure to industrialise, and the foisting of restrictive food safety regulations ill-suited to the needs, and conditions of small-scale dairy producers.
Introducing potential harm and eliminating competition for certain industries with genetic modification?
Many long established food and farming systems are collapsing, and some of those who have long been demonising traditional meat and dairy, or envisioned more control of a valuable resource like the food supply, are racing in to capitalise.
The Psychology behind enabling the Raw Milk Revolution to thrive in Australia
We are currently in profound times of change, new paradigms, new ways of thinking and new ways of being. Old beliefs and illusions are dissolving and we are encouraged to transform on many layers. The consumer values and farming revolution is in progress.
Ethical Farming Conference 2019: A World First
The Ethical Farming Conference was recently held and we are sharing this information because there is great demand for resources on the subject of ethical farming, its definitions and how that relates to animal welfare.
Australian Food Safety Standards, Healthy Soil and Beneficial Microbes are Intertwined
We are now in a unique time in history where old systems are collapsing due to a lack of structural integrity and some innate dysfunctions. The failures of old systems are paving the way for new systems.
Bovine Tuberculosis: the skin-reactor test and the new PBD test
Hook and Son had their first ever positive TB reactor failing the skin test, and as a result they have lost their TB-free status and their ability to sell raw milk. The TB skin reactor test is the only test that currently determines a farmer’s TB-free status, says Steve.
The urgency some feel to ban raw milk and the RB51 brucellosis vaccine
The anti-raw milk propaganda campaigns that the media often blow out of proportion are clearly designed to shock people to the core and get them to drop seeking or drinking anything other than pasteurised milk.
The launch of the Raw Milk Producers Association UK
The RMPA was launched today by a group of dairy farmers who currently produce and sell raw milk to consumers. They felt this was the right time to collaborate, and with the FSA, to ensure the new controls on raw milk production are proportionate and supportive.
Raw Milk System Improvements: installing the right controls and weeding out the dysfunctional
In the last couple of years, structures, rules and authority around raw milk systems around the world, have been going through a deep transformational process, which is much needed. As a human collective, we need to identify and weed out dysfunctional elements.
The contributions of Peg Coleman to the raw milk movement
Peg is a senior medical microbiologist and risk analyst who takes an interest in the raw milk movement. She has started her own blog with interesting information that will appeal to a varied audience, not just scientists.
Understanding ‘bath milk’ in Australia: a unique perspective.
‘Bath milk’ a very complicated issue in Australia. This subject has been shrouded in enigma for more than a decade, and is up for discussion again because of a thesis that was published earlier this month.
Potential pitfalls in raw milk systems and Trojan Horses
Systems that fail to identify all of the commonly known potential risks are common. Whatever steps system architects take have far-reaching consequences. It is necessary for decisions and alterations to be weighed and evaluated with the most careful and wisest of judgements.
NSW Raw Milk Amendments and Restrictions on 'bath milk'
Raw milk supporters have been writing to us in recent months asking about the availability of Cleopatra’s in New South Wales. It seems the raw dairy products that had been available on and off for over a decade, have now again disappeared from store shelves in NSW.
