Category: Sustainability
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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..."
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string(234) "Starting in March 2021, CONO will make almost all of its cheeses for fresh food stores and marketers with vegetarian rennet. The young cheeses will flow in after Easter. By the end of 2022, it is expected that all age-old cheeses will also be vegetarian. CONO Cheesemakers..."

CONO cheese now vegetarian

25 March 2021
From March 2021, CONO will be making almost all of its cheeses for the fresh food shops and marketers with vegetarian rennet. The young cheeses will arrive after Easter. It is expected that all aged cheeses will also be vegetarian by the end of 2022. CONO Cheesemakers...
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string(330) "Transporter Mart de Waard of Danmel Transport recently started running a truck on liquid natural gas (Lng). Lng is expected to provide 20 percent CO2 reduction compared to diesel. In addition, a whisper-quiet battery trailer has been added. The new RMO combination is used for milk transport from..."

CONO milk hauler takes new step in sustainability with new RMO

9 September 2020
Transporter Mart de Waard of Danmel Transport recently started running a truck on liquid natural gas (Lng). Lng is expected to provide 20 percent CO2 reduction compared to diesel. In addition, a whisper-quiet battery trailer has been added. The new RMO combination is used to transport milk from...
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