Under our sustainability programme, dairy farmers can earn a bonus for their biodiversity efforts. In 2023, 96.5% of dairy farmers received a sustainability premium, up from 95.3% in 2022.
Agricultural nature management
More and more dairy farmers are committed to agricultural nature management. Examples of measures include meadow-bird management, ditch bank management, and the creation or protection of other landscape elements.
In 2023, the number of dairy farmers taking extra measures to increase biodiversity on their land decreased slightly to 67.1%. In the sustainability programme, this is a component for which the dairy farmer must actively add a declaration. Our expectation is that the percentage has decreased because fewer dairy farmers have done so. Our target for 2024 is for 75% of our dairy farmers to take measures to increase biodiversity.