P 21 Environmental impact Through our Milk & More program we monitor and minimize the environmental impact together with our farmers by measuring, among other things, the amount of homegrown protein. Homegrown protein starts with the efficient use of grass. A cow can eat a certain amount of forage. We gladly take up the challenge to ensure our forage is in top condition. Timely mowing, a fertile soil, thorough drying and combining the correct composition of various harvests based on lab results. In addition to forage, a cow can also obtain proteins from concentrates that come from the fertile soil of our own land. We only feed a limited supply of concentrates to better make use of excess protein in the meadow grass. This is concentrate with an energy component in the form of sugars, which ensure that the bacteria in the tripe stay active. More homegrown protein contributes to a closed cycle and less need for external supply. We also keep track of the nitrogen surplus and ammonia emissions. Cows produce a lot of nitrogen; once their pee and manure mix together, ammonia is formed, which is a form of nitrogen. By encouraging grazing and by using less concentrates with proteins in feeding the cows, less nitrogen is released. Objectives and results of the Henri Willig Milk & More program at the cow farmers, from which we process conventional milk. Protein from own fields SUBJECT GOALS 2025 RESULTS 2021 RESULTS 2022 RESULTS 2023 Nitrogen surplus in kg N/Ha 68 % 71 % 67% 45 47 49 Ammonia emission in NH3/Ha 125 106 82 > 65 % < 120 kg N/Ha < 45 kg NH3/Ha
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