Posts filed under Health and Research

International Scientific Conference on Raw Milk 2019, held in Valencia, Spain

The International Scientific Conference on Raw Milk was held in Valencia, Spain. The topics were ‘The ecology of raw milk’ and ‘The benefits of raw milk for human health’, and the videos are now available to watch.

Background Briefing Raw Milk Investigation June, 2020

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.

Adulterating beneficial methane-producing bacteria in cows a climate change solution? Think again…

The climate change wars are burning hot in Canberra as the major political parties takes aim at each other over emissions. However, we can learn from New Zealand, where methane that cattle produce is the primary target as a key climate change solution.

Why GMOs are an adulteration of nature’s perfect food and what can we do?

In some overseas countries, agribusiness is increasingly turning to natural and sustainable alternatives to chemicals, as some consumers rebuff genetically modified foods, and concerns grow over Big Ag’s role in climate change.

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.”

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.

Raw Milk and Dairy Products Presentation, and Free Raw Milk Training

After 100 years of processor and political oppression raw milk is emerging as a consumer favourite. Raw milk provides all the immune system elements that are lost in processing and no longer found in the Standard American Diet. Today raw milk can be safe (ultra-low risk) and no longer a gamble.

Antibiotic-resistant microbes: Why do we have this Man-Made Problem?

Antibiotic-resistant microbes and infections are on the rise. There is a lot of institutional divisiveness that expects us all to adhere to standards of food safety, but an ignorance of how we are mass producing resistant microbes.

There is an exciting Agriculture & Consumer Values Revolution in progress

We have a farming and economic revolution on the way, and most raw milk supporters don’t even know that they have something to be excited about. Many people feeling quite depressed about our food supply, farming systems etc.

Dirt to Soil: the societal turnaround that starts in the paddock

What is the latest news from experts and pioneers on increasing fertile topsoil? The right set of land management practices have huge potential for providing the highly fertile topsoil and remineralised, green biomass needed for a thriving raw milk industry in Australia.

The EAT-Lancet report and the Vegan Agenda

We’re on the cusp of switching from Veganuary to Februdairy. These are social media hashtags around which there have been many new developments that affect us all in a profound way.

The Rise of Milk Substitutes: how can dairy producers respond?

At the recent Oxford Real Farming Conference dairy farmer Christine Page from Smiling Tree Farm, gave a great presentation as part of the The Rise of Milk Substitutes: how can dairy producers respond? session.

Probiotic Microbes, Colonisation Resistance and the protective benefits in different terrains

Beneficial microbes improve health in many terrains. Colonisation resistance is a completely different way of thinking. When the information is applied, it is both pioneering and revolutionary.

Resistance to bacterial infections and raw milk Part 2

Prohibition-based policies around raw milk - which focus solely on minimising risk - are missing the critical point of raw milk's unique health benefits, at a time when they are desperately needed. We are “bacteriosapiens”. It is our nature.

Resistance to bacterial infections and raw milk Part 1

Both animals and people need a good diet to build strong resistance to disease and bacterial infections. For ruminants it is a nutrient-dense forage, and for humans it is a diet containing diverse living foods.

Growing nutrient-dense food for dairy cows and humans

Soil scientist show that grassland really need the right kind of aerobic soil microbes, agrochemical-free farming, rotational grazing and high diversity of plant species, to create soil fertility and remineralised forage.

Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA and probiotics

Research has found a probiotic bacteria that can destroy this superbug. Researchers discovered that a probiotic bacteria called Bacillus can fight and effectively eliminate Staphylococcus aureus.