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The Next World Congress is arriving - Put it on the calendar~! 

Date: 22nd, 23rd and 24th April, 2010

More information: info@bufalos.com.ar

POST CONGRESS BUFFALO TOUR

29th 30th 31st and May1  - various farms

Attended by 900 participants from over 39 countries, included Italy. An estimated 400 abstracts were

presented and accepted by delegates.

Attendance was estimated to be over 400 from 20 countries. A total of 252 abstracts were accepted and

presented in Poster or Oral sessions.

The Panamericano Hotels & Resort, located in the heart of Buenos Aires, overlooking the Obelisco and the

Colon Theatre, will be the venue of the 9th World Buffalo Congress 2010. Close to Puerto Madero and

Recoleta, and 25 minutes away form International Airport Ministro Pistarini.

We invite you to take advantage of the networking possibilities that will

be available. Share and learn from the best in the industry.

Telephone: +54 11 5252 9801

Fax: +54 11 4813 0073

E-mail: registration@wbc2010.org

Big News for USA - Vermont Dairy moves North ! See Article here - 

In a world of rising cheese consumption, there appears to be little envy of the mozzarella farmers among Switzerland's other cheese makers, most of whom are operating at capacity.

But it is a different story with Italy. "The Italians are not very happy over the fact that the Swiss are making mozzarella," said Francesca Heiniger, the spokeswoman for Switzerland Cheese Marketing, the organization in Bern that promotes Swiss cheeses abroad. The Italian name mozzarella di bufala is protected by law, so Mr. Bieri and his friends have adopted the German-Italian hybrid Büffelmozzarella.

The success of domestic Swiss mozzarella has cut into imports of mozzarella, which dropped in 2005 by 789 tons, Ms. Heineger's organization said. But the damage was suffered mainly by big Italian producers of cow's milk mozzarella, not the higher priced buffalo milk variety. Its sales to Switzerland soared last year.

"Exports of our cheese to Switzerland have doubled," said Gennaro Testa, an official of the National Consortium for the Protection of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, the group that promotes genuine buffalo milk mozzarella in the Naples area of Italy. In fact, he said, the success of Swiss mozzarella, "is a kind of promotion that we enjoy."

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American Water Buffalo Association had it's annual meeting in College Station, Texas Nov. 15th, 2008 

A well rounded day covering diverse topics such as DNA markers - marketing - husbandry and a history of 

Water Buffalo in the US. The meeting chaired by Hugh Popenoe - President of The American Water Buffalo Association. 

Further details in the next newsletter. 

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Water Buffalo -Turkey Creek

www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/farmingbusiness/3990168.Buffalo_f
arm_wins_national_award_for_home_bred_veal/

Buffalo farm wins national award for home-bred veal
10:08am Friday 19th December 2008

By Mike Bridgen »

AN award-winning farm, famous for its unusual animals, has won
another major title and is looking for farmers to rear water buffalo
for them.

Kate and Paul Langthorne have a thriving business mostly based on
their 300 head of buffalo and now need to find more space to expand
the herd still further.

The couple have a wide variety of exotic animals on their farm at
Crawford Grange, Brompton, near Northallerton, but it is still their
buffalo meat, milk and cheese which is the most popular they sell
more than 1,000 buffalo burgers alone each week.

Their success has already earned them such titles as Rural Retailer
of the Year and Yorkshire Farm Business of the Year.

Now they have won the national Taste of Excellence Award for their
veal in the Food and Farming Awards presented at the House of
Commons.

The taste experts from Marks & Spencer said their rose veal was "to
die for".

The couple have sold their own "free range" veal for four years and
have found a steady increase in demand.

Customers have included presenter Janet Street Porter, who reared two
veal calves for one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsays TV series.

She reared them in North Yorkshire and, before they were ready,
bought veal from the Langthornes for a tasting session at Ripon
farmers market.

Mr Langthorne said: "The series raised the profile of veal and we
find people are quite happy to try it, we have it available all the
time."

The veal is six months old. The calves are all born and raised on the
farm which now has its own abattoir.

The abattoir means that none of the buffalo, cattle, sheep and pigs
born on the farm ever have to leave it and remain stress-free.

It also means absolute guaranteed assurance and traceability for
customers.

The Langthornes were invited to submit some of their veal for the
award and samples were cooked and tasted by experts in Marks &
Spencers own tasting centre.

"They did a blind-tasting and told us ours was to die for," said Mrs
Langthorne.

The couple began farming water buffalo in 1997 after their son,
Andrew, who has cystic fibrosis, was unable to drink cows milk.

Today they have around 300 buffalo which are bred for meat, milk and
cheese production.

They also have yaks, Aberdeen Angus and Dexter cattle, along with
some Highland and White Park.

Sheep include a commercial flock, alongside Soay and Hebridean, and
there are also goats, emus, bison, elks, pigs, wild boar and a
handful of endangered Pere David deer.

They estimate there are now around 1,000 animals on the farm hence
the need to find other farmers to help increase their buffalo
numbers.

Mr Langthorne said they are very easy to keep.

He said: "They just need a normal fence and a strand of electric wire
but are no different to any other stock. They are very docile but can
be a bit stubborn."

The couple attend 12 farmers markets a month including Redcar,
Pinchinthorpe, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Darlington, Richmond, Ripon,
Stockton, Northallerton and Leyburn.

They also supply some restaurants and other outlets and sell from the
farm they have found a brisk trade among Gurkha families stationed at
Catterick who are attracted by the freshness of the meat.

Any farmers interested in rearing buffalo can contact the Langthornes
on 01609-776 937.

Italy's Woes - 3/28/08

Italy to withdraw tainted cheese

The Italian government says it is ready to withdraw from sale the mozzarella cheese linked to dioxin contamination.

3/28/2008

Italy's health ministry said the affected cheese came from 25 producers in the Campania region near Naples, where buffalo mozzarella is made.

French authorities have told shops to remove Italian buffalo mozzarella. In the UK, officials said there was no immediate risk to consumers.

However, the European Commission had urged Italy to improve safety measures.

Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said: "The government will this morning take the steps agreed with the European Union to withdraw from the market products that do not comply with standards."

The contamination emerged during checks last week. Dioxins, which can cause cancer, were found at higher than permitted levels at some mozzarella producers.

The affected cheese is the finest traditional variety, made from buffalo milk.

The French agriculture ministry on Friday ordered shops to withdraw the imported buffalo mozzarella as a precautionary measure.

A European Commission official told the BBC News website that "there is not an immediate health risk" but that Italy needed to act to comply with EU rules.

"The levels of dioxin are not excessive but they are over the maximum recommended amount, so measures have to be taken to decrease these levels," the official said.

Italy says it has traced the farms at the source of the contamination, and destroyed their milk.

Japan and South Korea have already imposed an import ban on the cheese.

Suspect rubbish dumps

In the UK, the Food Standards Agency said: "We are currently not aware of any contaminated buffalo mozzarella being distributed in the UK.

"However, we take any risk very seriously and are currently talking to Italian authorities about this issue."

Italian officials told the European Commission that 130 mozzarella production sites had been checked and dioxins above the EU limit had been found at 25 of them.

Police are investigating whether feed given to herds around the city of Naples was tainted.

It is believed the cause is toxic waste, illegally dumped by criminals on agricultural land used for pasture.

Mozzarella is big business in Italy, with herds of a quarter of a million buffalo producing a total of 33,000 tonnes of mozzarella cheese each year, 16% of which is exported.

Story from BBC NEWS:


Published: 2008/03/28 12:55:51 GMT

© BBC MMVIII

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