Due to a steady decrease of the price of skim milk powder (SMP) in the international market, the main actors in this sector need to find an alternative solution to the exceeding offer. Analysts consider this sector to be under pressure, with a decreasing demand even in the next trimesters. This
Eight new analytical methods intended to test vitamins and other nutritional components of the infant formula will help to verify if what declared by the producers about the content is true. Milk for children needs to contain essential nutritional components (such as vitamins and minerals) for a proper growth and a
The results of a scientifical research show that it exists a tight correlation between farming methods and the quality of sheep milk. It seems that extensive methods bring about a better product. This is shown also by the last studies related to this topic, especially those commissioned by the Consortium
Americans like the Pecorino Romano. This is what emerges from data contained in a report published by the Consorzio di Tutela. (Consortium for the protection). The figures of the US customs confirms this statement. According to the US customs, imports has increased of 17%. Also the Coldiretti underlines these data and adds more
While Italy is the native country of icecream, Sardinia is the homeland of sheep milk. From this simple, double consideration was born the idea of an icrecream made with sheep milk. This new invention comes from Macomer (NU), where two "creative" patry makers, Maurizio Cossu, from the bakery Tesi and
Sardinian milk is antibiotic free. It means that the product that is sold, supplied and transformed doesn´t contain any antibiotic. In fact, if, after the milking, the product is contaminated, it has a different usage destination: the production of biogas. These assurances come from the technicians of the Regional Association
Spreading trust and knowledge among young consumers. This is the goal of a promotional initiative 'Acres + Avenues', that, as the name itself suggests, tries to forster communication between countryards and US cities, as well as between dairy producers and the Millennials generation.This is a checkoff marketing action, funded through
"We are now in a crucial phase and farmers need concrete actions to support them and fair prices of raw materials. We are talking of a sector that, after thirty years of quota system, needs new assurances for the future and which prospectives in terms of salary are, today, unknown".
From Milan to the Italian Farmers' Factory (FICO) in Bologna: this is the short, but important adventure that italian food excellences have to face after the Expo. About forty actors, both companies and consortium, are leading the made in Italy and are ready to make their products in the first
