European Milk Forum (EMF) members, including the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland, hosted symposium at the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) Congress in Berlin on 25 October 2025.
The symposium explored ‘The role of dairy foods in healthy, sustainable diets in Europe - nutrition, environment and farming perspectives’
Chair: Pauline Douglas, EFAD Honorary Treasurer and Dietetic Coordinator at Ulster University, Northern Ireland
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Dr Anne Nugent, Reader in Nutrition, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland - Balancing the plate: nutritional adequacy in sustainable diets
Dr Nugent looked at the challenges of striking the right balance between ‘nutrition’ and ‘environment’ in achieving healthy, sustainable diets, and the considerable gap which exists between current eating patterns and ones which are both healthy and sustainable. She highlighted potential risks of missing out on important nutrients such as iodine, and the big challenge for many in achieving the dietary changes needed.
Dr Anders Herlin, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden - Environmental impact and sustainability deliveries in dairy farming
Dr Herlin pointed out that agriculture is a complex multidimensional system, linking resources, land, crops, animals and practices. The impact of dairy on the environment is sometimes oversimplified focusing only on emissions but the reality is much more complex and nuanced with positives of farming practices such as biodiversity maintenance and soil health and resilience. The challenge is to totally capture agriculture in calculations and models.
Hanne Line Skovgaard Revsbech, Dairy Farmer and Agrarian Economist, Denmark - A dairy farmer’s perspective: cows, community and carbon footprints
Hanne Line Skovgaard Revsbech described what happens on her dairy farm from implementing innovations and practical measures to help improve sustainability, to her and her family’s passion for farming to the place of her farm in the local community. On sustainability and dairy farming, Line said “My most important task is to leave the farm and the land to the next generation in good shape – like it was for my parents and the ones before them”.
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