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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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string(246) "At the awards ceremony of the Dutch National Cheese Selection Competition (NNKC) on Oct. 6, Sjoerd Hiemstra, process technologist at CONO Kaasmakers, was awarded the Golden Cheese Drill. There were 250 points to score. With 236 points, he can consider himself..."

Sjoerd Hiemstra of CONO Cheese Makers wins Golden Cheese Drill

Oct. 7, 2022
During the awards ceremony of the Dutch National Cheese Selection Competition (NNKC) on October 6, Sjoerd Hiemstra, process technologist at CONO Kaasmakers, was awarded the Golden Cheese Drill. There were 250 points to score. With 236 points, he can consider himself...
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string(207) "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 citizens - didn't already know about..."

He who does not know the farmer

Oct. 6, 2022
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 citizens - didn't already know about...
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string(182) "Cheese from 't Kaas Lokaal was today chosen by the jury of consumers as the winner in the 48+ Young category at the Gouda Cheese Awards. This is the first time cheese from..."
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string(245) "CONO Cheese Makers draws up with partners for more sustainable transport CONO Cheese Makers wants to reduce the footprint of cheese together with its milk and cheese transporters. Through hybrid trucks and the first all-electric RMO (Riding Milk Receipt)..."

CONO makes transport sustainable with partners

Sept. 14, 2022
CONO Kaasmakers pulls together with partners for more sustainable transport CONO Kaasmakers wants to reduce the footprint of cheese together with its milk and cheese transporters. Through hybrid trucks and the first fully electric RMO (Riding Milk Receipt)...
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string(283) "CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Eduard Treur (Treur Kaas, Woerden), Peter Verweij (Kaashandel Remijn, Kerkdriel) on joining the North Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On Friday, August 26, Mayor Anja Schouten intronized the four ambassadors for North Holland cheese...."

Honorary Guild of North Holland Cheese 2022

Aug. 29, 2022
CONO Cheesemakers congratulates Eduard Treur (Treur Kaas, Woerden), Peter Verweij (Kaashandel Remijn, Kerkdriel) on their accession to the Guild of Honour for Noord-Holland cheese! On Friday, August 26, Mayor Anja Schouten introned the four ambassadors of Noord-Holland cheese....
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string(230) "Beemster has been chosen as this year's Marketing Award winner within the cheese category by Food magazine. "CONO is a big booster in A-brand within cheese. The company does this successfully within self-service as well as..."
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string(223) "Four times gold for the cheeses of CONO Cheesemakers. This year the cheeses: Beemster Belegen, Beemster X-O, Beemster Royaal Grand Cru and Beemster Goat Cheese were judged gold at the DLG Awards in Germany. Medals..."
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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..."

Sustainable stories with farmer Dick Ubbels

July 1, 2022
Farmer Dick Ubbels chooses green management without sticks but with herbs on the grassland Cattle farmers love their cows and the outdoors. It is logical that they also have an eye for nature management and biodiversity on and around...
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string(264) "CONO Cheese Makers is disappointed with the nitrogen plans presented by the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen last Friday. The unrealistic plans are based on models instead of measurements, have disastrous consequences for dairy farming..."

Nitrogen plans disastrous for dairy farm

June 15, 2022
CONO Kaasmakers is disappointed in the nitrogen plans that the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen presented last Friday. The unrealistic plans, which are based on models rather than measurements, have disastrous consequences for dairy farming and...
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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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