Sustainable stories from our farmers, among others. Over four hundred other cattle farmers are milk to this dairy cooperative in one of the oldest polders in the Netherlands: the Beemster. The CONO cheese factory is known, or rather famous, for the creamy Beemster cheese. CONO is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2015. With the goal of making the world a better place. In doing so, the cooperative does not wait for others, and takes the lead itself wherever possible. In order to map out the emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2 for each phase, the "footprint," the entire process has been chopped up into pieces: the cows' lives on the farm, the transport of the milk, the work in the cheese factory, the ripening on the shelves, the packaging for sale, and the transport to wholesalers and stores. Read sustainable stories from farmers Dirk and Sjoerd, among others, about sustainability on the farm.
int(12019) string(246) "CONO Kaasmakers and its milk transporter Danmel are delighted to announce the arrival of the very first all-electric Rijdende Melk Ontvangst (RMO) in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the RMO has completed its first electric kilometers. "We are proud of..."
int(9884) string(191) "Berto Klaver from Zuidermeer does have a very human view of how he treats his cattle. "I go after myself: if you have to work hard, you get worn out sooner. So if cows don't have the..."
int(2420) string(239) "Sustainable livestock farming thanks to 'old-fashioned' farming The tastiest milk is full of protein and deliciously creamy due to a tad higher fat content. That optimal balance is often also the most natural balance. The modern dairy farm..."
int(2422) string(231) "Cattle farmer Sjoerd farms with a manure digester Manure and slurry, neat words for cow poop and urine, together make the harmful gas ammonia. Farmer Sjoerd van der Helm from Zuidschermer has found something to counteract that: a digester..."
int(2294) string(222) "Farmer Dick Ubbels chooses green management without sticks but with herbs on the grassland Livestock farmers love their cows and the outdoors. It is logical that they also have an eye for nature management and biodiversity on and around..."
