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string(217) ""We are a water factory" The climate is changing, sea levels are rising and groundwater levels are falling. So we have to deal with water together in an economical way. In the cheese factory of CONO Kaasmakers..."

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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(223) "CONO Cheese Makers is committed to paying a fair milk price to its members. The cash milk price for the 2022 financial year has been set at € 56.34 (excluding VAT) per 100 kilograms of milk. A fair milk price is..."

Cash milk price 2022 set at €56.34

March 23, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers is committed to paying a fair milk price to its members. The cash milk price for the 2022 financial year has been set at € 56.34 (excluding VAT) per 100 kilograms of milk. A fair milk price is...
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string(200) "Sandra Oudshoorn from Westbeemster really wanted to work on a healthy soil. Because that's where the cows graze and the grass, corn and other feed grows. The better the quality of the soil, the..."

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string(229) "CONO Cheese Makers has the ambition to go together for positive for future generations. This requires cooperation in the chain.  Sustainability throughout the cheese chain requires developments in every step of cow's mouth..."

Sustainable cheese paper to recycle

March 13, 2023
CONO Cheese Makers has the ambition to go together for positive for future generations. This requires cooperation in the chain. Making the entire cheese chain more sustainable requires developments in every step from cow mouth to...
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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..."

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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..."

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string(252) "CONO Cheese Makers wins the Industributie trophy in the A-brand fresh category for the second year in a row. This prestigious award in the industry is presented annually in different categories during the Industributie dinner. The trophies are..."

CONO Cheese makers wins Industry distribution trophy

Jan. 11, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers wins the Industributie trophy in the A-brand fresh category for the second year in a row. This prestigious award in the industry is presented annually in various categories during the Industributie dinner. The trophies are...
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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 in pasture again 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(224) "Managing Director Wim Betten will retire effective July 1, 2023. He is transferring his position to his colleague Jerry Griep, who is currently serving as Commercial Managing Director. Betten has served as a member of the board of directors at..."

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string(219) "Beemster cheese, a brand of CONO Cheesemakers, has been named one of the winners of the World Cheese Awards, held at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport on Wednesday, November 2, 2022...."

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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(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..."

Sustainable stories with farmer Gerrit Wermink

Oct. 27, 2022
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...
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string(195) "On the farm of CONO dairy farmer Marco Visser in De Rijp, the 'clay in peat soil' pilot has started with a spreading demo. The pilot aims to prevent degradation of peat and..."

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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..."
Sjoerd van der Helm with digester

Sustainable stories with farmer Sjoerd van der Helm

Oct. 10, 2022
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...
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