In our recent article we explained the concept of the different emission scopes in the most basic of terms. The next step is to examine what this means in the context of the dairy processing industry. Dairy processing, a crucial bridge between raw milk collection and the delivery of finished products to consumers, has seen …
Dairy Processing – Navigating Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions Read More »
If you’ve been keeping an eye on environmental news or corporate sustainability reports, you might have come across terms like “Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions”. These terms are used to categorise the different sources of greenhouse gas emissions produced by businesses. Understanding these categories is key to mitigating the impacts of climate change. But …
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Organic dairy production is a system of farm design and management practices for producing milk, yoghurt, cheese, cream and other dairy products without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilisers or antibiotics. Worldwide demand for organic dairy products is growing and environmental bodies are encouraging the transition from conventional dairy farming to organic dairy farming. And …
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Dairy schedulers and planners whose job it is to manage farm to plant milk transport have to track an exponentially large amount of data as part of their day-to-day work. As outlined in our recent blog post on milk collection complexities, the number of data points which need to be tracked to plan effectively can …
Perishable goods are those in which quality deteriorates over time due to environmental conditions. Examples include meat and meat by-products, fish and seafood, raw milk and dairy products, fruit and vegetables, pharmaceutical products, and chemicals. Failing to keep such products at the correct temperatures throughout the supply chain, can result in food loss due to …
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A client in the agri-food industry recently asked the following question, the answer to which was extremely important for him : ‘’How is the OptaHaul solution delivered, please tell me it does not need to be installed on our hardware?’’ Having reassured the client by explaining our cloud delivery model, he went on to elaborate. …
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OptaHaul is appointed as the transport optimisation technology provider for Dairygold, one of Ireland’s largest dairy processors. This agreement will provide Dairygold and its supply chain partners with data driven visibility into milk transport operations along with an increased ability to track carbon emissions. Dairygold and its 2,600 suppliers take great pride in producing 1.5 …
OptaHaul partners with Dairygold Co-Operative Society Read More »
A recent Harvard Business Review report finds that only 8% of companies have achieved digital maturity across key components of supply chain operations such as logistics, demand planning and supplier risk management. The technology industry loves buzzwords, none more so than ‘digitisation’, ‘digital transformation’ or ‘digitalisation’ and the supply chain management software sector is no …
A recent study from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tells us that the food supply chain in many countries is on course to overtake farming and land use as the largest contributor to greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the agri-food system. While many associate agri-food emissions with processes within the farm gate – such …
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As truck driver shortages and supply chain vulnerabilities continue to dominate media coverage, haulage operations – already operating on tight profit margins – face increasing haulage costs. Milk hauliers are no different and are forced to increase salaries to retain and recruit drivers while ensuring that every drop of raw milk is collected and delivered …
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