Why organic dairy is better
In the dairy industry, organic farming methods ensure cattle are fed on grass and reared without hormones and antibiotics - ensuring the cheese you eat and milk you drink are free of contaminants. If you're keen to "go organic" but are unsure where to start, dairy should be your first port of call, as WENDY WALLACE Director of Co-operative of Australia's Organic Dairy Farmers (ODFA), explains.

Taste With healthier pasture and animals, and without the presence of pesticides and artificial fertilisers, organic produce and foods have higher "natural" flavour content and a "cleaner" mouth feel, with no bitter aftertaste.

Nutrition Healthy soil plus healthy animals equals healthier dairy products. Without the use of pesticides or artificial hormones, you're assured of a naturally nutritious product - just as nature intended. Recent studies in the UK have found organic dairy milk has a higher level of Omega 3 - mainly found in fish - than ordinary milk.

Prevention The use of additives in the production of food has often been associated with food allergies and intolerances. With no pesticides or artificial chemicals used in the care and feed of pasture and cows, organic dairy products offer better protection against such ailments. 

 Animals Organic dairy animals enjoy better crop-rotation and no hormones or antibiotics in their care through the practice of a more holistic, natural approach to animal husbandry. Healthier, happier cows make better tasting, nutritionally superior organic dairy products.

Natural Resources Natural resources are not infinite and our planet's delicate system can easily be disturbed. By relying on Organic Agricultural Practices, organic farmers ensure natural resources are continually replenished without artificial or chemical means.

Energy Use More natural and labour-intensive, organic farming uses fewer fossil fuels and positively contributes to reduce the impact of climate change.  

Future Organic farming is about our future. Protecting our soil, animals and our health, organic farming is not just for today but for tomorrow.

True Organic - the Australian premium organic dairy range of cheeses and milk - is now available in Singapore at NTUC Fairprice. Cheeses available include cheddar, Gouda, Edam, brie and pecorino and both full cream
and low fat milks are offered. True Organic produce is made by the
Co-operative of Australia's Organic Dairy Farmers (ODFA) - responsible
for 80 percent of Australia's organic milk. 
          On True Organic farms, cows are grazed on pastures which use herbs rather than chemical fertilisers and a holistic approach free of hormones and antibiotics is also adopted for breeding, rearing and nutrition by all True Organic farmers. Ensuring healthy soil, healthy pastures and healthy cows, True Organic cheeses and milk are full of flavour and are truly organic. Priced from $3.40 for milk and $7.90 for cheese. www.trueorganic.com.au, www.fairprice.com.sg

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Posted May 2010

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