Category: Sustainability
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string(233) "Recently, we have been working hard on a renewed Caring Dairy program for our livestock producers, which starts in 2025. The program has been thoroughly developed over the past year, based in part on input from livestock farmers, buyers,..."

Renewed Caring Dairy program

Oct. 30, 2024
Recently, we have been working hard on a renewed Caring Dairy program for our dairy farmers, which will start in 2025. The program has been thoroughly developed over the past year, based in part on input from dairy farmers, customers,...
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string(301) "Caring Dairy is now a major player within the well-known sustainability programs. For dairy, there are several sustainability programs that indicate that you are making a more environmentally friendly and animal-friendly choice. In a survey of nineteen international standards,..."

Caring Dairy Results 2023

Sept. 20, 2024
Caring Dairy is now a major player among the well-known sustainability programs. For dairy, there are several sustainability programs that indicate that you are making a more environmentally friendly and animal-friendly choice. In a study of nineteen international standards,...
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string(254) "For CONO Cheesemakers, grazing is an important part of its sustainability program. Our CONO cows walk outside as much as nature allows. Pasturing also contributes to the natural grazing behavior of cows and is therefore..."

Grazing and (h)honest cheese inseparable

April 11, 2024
For CONO Kaasmakers, outdoor grazing is an important part of its sustainability program. Our CONO cows graze outdoors as much as nature allows. Outdoor grazing also contributes to the natural grazing behavior of cows and is therefore...
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string(235) "Read the article in English on the Duynie Feed website Duynie Feed has been working for years to increase the share of circular by-product streams in animal feed. Co-streams not only bring financial benefits to farmers..."

Working together for a future-proof dairy chain

March 7, 2024
Read the article in English on the Duynie Feed website Duynie Feed has been working for years to increase the share of circular by-products in animal feed. Co-streams not only bring financial benefits to farmers,...
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string(206) "In the RTL4 program 'Who doesn't know the farmer', presenter Jamie Trenité goes out on the farm with a number of BN'ers to discover everything they - like many people - didn't already know about..."

Who doesn't know the farmer season 3

October 10, 2023
In the RTL4 program "Who doesn't know the farmer," presenter Jamie Trenité joins a number of BN'ers on the farm to discover everything they - like many people - didn't already know about...
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string(294) "The demand for sustainable dairy products is growing. To this end, all kinds of certification standards are being developed. But how well do these score in terms of credibility, accessibility and, above all, continuous improvement? Wageningen UR and Ireland's Teagasc examined nineteen international standards with together..."

CONO Caring Dairy twice in top three

Oct. 9, 2023
The demand for sustainable dairy products is growing. To this end, all kinds of certification standards are being developed. But how well do these score in terms of credibility, accessibility and, above all, continuous improvement? Wageningen UR and Ireland's Teagasc examined nineteen international standards with joint...
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string(265) "For 15 years CONO dairy farmers have been making their farms more sustainable through the Caring Dairy sustainability program. Almost all members of the cooperative now participate in this program. The continuous improvement program aims to increase sustainability on the dairy farm..."

Caring Dairy Results 2022

Aug. 16, 2023
For 15 years CONO dairy farmers have been making their farms more sustainable through the Caring Dairy sustainability program. Almost all members of the cooperative now participate in this program. The continuous improvement program aims to increase sustainability on the dairy farm,...
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string(300) "CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was..."

Sustainable water treatment: 12% reduction

July 13, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was...
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string(238) "Proud! Once again this year we topped the list of the most sustainable cheese brands in the Sustainable Brand Index 2023, the largest brand survey on sustainability in the Netherlands. A large majority of consumers surveyed..."

Sustainable Brands Netherlands 2023

March 28, 2023
Proud! Once again this year we topped the list of the most sustainable cheese brands in the Sustainable Brand Index 2023, the largest brand survey on sustainability in the Netherlands. A large majority of consumers surveyed...
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string(204) "Outdoor grazing and fair cheese are inseparable for CONO. A cow is a grazing animal and as far as CONO is concerned, it is in the pasture as much as possible where it can eat lots of fresh, protein-rich grass. In..."

CONO cows back in the pasture for more hours

December 20, 2022
Outdoor grazing and honest cheese are inseparable for CONO. A cow is a grazing animal and as far as CONO is concerned, it is out in the meadow as much as possible where it can eat lots of fresh, protein-rich grass. In...
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string(251) "As a cooperative, you need to make a contribution to a better world. This is what we at CONO Cheese Makers understand by corporate social responsibility. CONO's CSR policy is linked to the Sustainable Development Goal of the United..."

CONO Cheese Makers shares CSR report 2020-2022

Oct. 27, 2022
As a cooperative, you need to make a contribution to a better world. This is what we at CONO Kaasmakers understand by corporate social responsibility. CONO's CSR policy is linked to the Sustainable Development Goal of the United...
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string(248) "CONO Cheese Makers, in collaboration with DSM, has started a pilot with the feed additive Bovaer®. This feed additive can reduce cows' methane emissions by an average of 30%. No concessions to taste and quality Wim Betten, general manager..."
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string(245) "In 2021, thirteen CONO dairy farmers participated in a pilot to properly assess biodiversity on the dairy farm, specifically in areas where no Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management (ANLb) payments are possible. The..."

Successful biodiversity pilot

May 16, 2022
In 2021, thirteen CONO dairy farmers took part in a pilot project to map out the biodiversity on their dairy farms, specifically in the areas where no agri-environmental management (ANLb) payments are possible. The pilot project...
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string(241) "Bees, butterflies and other insects are indispensable in our ecosystem. That is why in 2019 CONO, together with the nature association Water, Land and Dikes, sowed flower seed at six CONO dairy farmers from the Beemster as a pilot that has grown..."

Bee ribbon makes the Beemster bloom

April 8, 2022
Bees, butterflies and other insects are indispensable in our ecosystem. That is why, in 2019, CONO, together with the nature association Water, Land and Dijken, sowed flower seed as a pilot project at six CONO dairy farmers' homes in the Beemster...
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string(233) "Our Beemster cheese brand has once again been named the most sustainable cheese brand in the Netherlands by consumers, according to the Sustainable Brand Index 2021. In this study, consumers speak out in a large-scale survey..."