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18 April 2018

FrieslandCampina on Full Speed Ahead Towards Sustainable Milk
NETHERLANDS - Earlier this week, FrieslandCampina announced that it will accelerate and further expedite its purpose driven strategy "nourishing by nature" with an even stronger commitment to sustainability....

11 April 2018

Cows Happily Outside at Opening of Farmer Season
NETHERLANDS - Campina celebrated the start of the farmer season with the first outdoor grazing at the farm of farmer Niels in Leusden on Monday 9 April. ...

21 March 2018

Meadows Not Yet Ready for Dancing Cows on First Day of Spring
NETHERLANDS - Spring officially started yesterday, 20 March. For many years, the FrieslandCampina brand Campina has celebrated the start of the farmers’ season with the first time of outdoor grazing of the year on this day....

08 March 2018

FrieslandCampina Helps Empower Female Dairy Farmers
NETHERLANDS - Women play an important role in agriculture, including dairy farming. At many dairy farms, women are responsible for important tasks in and around the house and shed, such as feeding, rearing young stock, milking, cleaning and/or bookkeeping....

06 March 2018

Dairy Giant Doubles Solar Panels on Shed Roofs
NETHERLANDS - The number of dairy farmers participating in the Solar programme of FrieslandCampina and opting for solar panels has increased from 310 to 654. With this, the number of solar panels is doubled to over 800,000 which equals the surface of...

27 February 2018

FrieslandCampina Reports Higher Revenues, Reduced Profit
NETHERLANDS - Revenues of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. increased by 10.1 per cent to €12.1 billion in 2017. This is primarily due to higher sales prices and the inclusion of Engro Foods in Pakistan in the consolidated statements....

03 January 2018

FrieslandCampina Slims Down, Cuts Job Numbers
NETHERLANDS - Amersfoort-based FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s largest dairy co-ops, has said it will probably trim 150 jobs in the Netherlands, the Financieele Dagblad said, citing an internal company memo....

21 December 2017

Growth in Number of FrieslandCampina Member Dairy Farmers' Grazing Cows
NETHERLANDS - FrieslandCampina sees the number of its member dairy farmers putting their cows out into the meadows grow for the second year in a row. ...

11 December 2017

New Tool Could Help Maintain Quality During Cheese Production
NETHERLANDS - Dutch type cheeses, notably edam and gouda, are made using complex starter cultures, that have been employed for centuries. Due to changes in strain composition within a culture, the quality frequently fluctuates. ...

04 October 2017

First 'Roof-rent' Solar Panels at Frisian Dairy Farm
NETHERLANDS - The first roof with solar panels was delivered in the framework of the Solar programme of FrieslandCampina at the Elshof dairy farm in Oldetrijne (Friesland, the Netherlands) on Friday 29 September 2017. ...

15 September 2017

Subsidy for Manure Monofermentation at Dairy Farms
NETHERLANDS - It has been made known that Henk Kamp, the Minister of Economic Affairs, has granted €130 million SDE+ subsidy to Cooperative Jumpstart for the installation of 103 manure monofermentation systems at dairy farms. ...

11 September 2017

Construction Work Starts for Sustainable FrieslandCampina Distribution Centre
NETHERLANDS - On Wednesday (6 September), the construction work for the new distribution centre for dairy company FrieslandCampina in Meppel officially started by driving the first pile. ...

25 August 2017

Solar Power for Dairy Processing at FrieslandCampina
NETHERLANDS - Henk Kamp, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, granted over €200 million SDE+ subsidy for the installation of solar panels at the roofs of FrieslandCampina member dairy farms. ...

22 August 2017

Price of Milk, Butter Soar; Dairy Only 14% of Average Food Bill
NETHERLANDS - The price of dairy products in the Netherlands has soared 10 per cent over the past year – the highest increase in 10 years – the national statistics office CBS said at the weekend....

01 August 2017

Raw Milk Guaranteed Price for August 2017 €38.50
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for August 2017 is €38.50 per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price increases by €1.25 compared to the guaranteed price for July (€37.25). ...

27 June 2017

Raw Milk Guaranteed Price for July 2017 €37.25
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for July 2017 is €37.25 per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price increases by €0.50 compared to the guaranteed price for June (€36.75)....

30 May 2017

Raw Milk Guaranteed Price for June 2017 €36.75
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2017 is €36.75 per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price increases by €0.75 compared to the guaranteed price for May (€36.00). ...

25 April 2017

Organic Milk Guaranteed Price for May €49.00
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for organic raw milk for May 2017 is €49.00. The organic guaranteed price for May increases by €1.00 compared to April (€48.00)....

28 March 2017

Organic Milk Guaranteed Price for April €48.00
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for organic raw milk for April 2017 is €48.00. The organic guaranteed price for April increases by €0.75 compared to March (47.25)....

06 March 2017

FrieslandCampina Reports Higher Profit on Lower Revenue in Turbulent Year
NETHERLANDS - FrieslandCampina reports that the company's profit in 2016 increased by 5.5 per cent to 362 million euros in comparison to the previous year...

01 March 2017

Guaranteed Price for Raw Milk for March €36.00
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for March 2017 is €36.00 per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price increases with €1.00 compared to February (35.00). ...

24 February 2017

Termination of Temporary Standstill Measure Starts 1 March
NETHERLANDS - FrieslandCampina implemented a temporary standstill on 9 January 2017. This measure was taken in the run-up to the phosphate reduction plan aimed at preventing milk supply from increasing in relation to the year 2016. ...

23 February 2017

Biogas Supply to FrieslandCampina Borculo Begins
NETHERLANDS - Since 7 February 2017, FrieslandCampina has made use of biogas in its plant in Borculo for generating steam used for the production of milk powder and ingredients for infant nutrition....

31 January 2017

Guaranteed Price for Raw Milk for February 2017 €35.00
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for February 2017 is €35.00 per 100 kilogrammes of milk. The guaranteed price increases with €0.50 compared to January (34.50). ...

30 January 2017

Dutch Taskforce Connects Initiatives Against Food Waste
NETHERLANDS - The Taskforce Circular Economy in Food, launched during the National Food Summit in the Netherlands, aims to prevent and reduce food waste and become an international frontrunner in the valorisation of agrifood residual streams. ...

26 January 2017

FrieslandCampina, Red Cross Extend Partnership for Providing Emergency Aid
NETHERLANDS - FrieslandCampina has announced plans to continue its partnership with the Dutch Red Cross for the next three years. ...

30 December 2016

FrieslandCampina Supports Phosphate Reduction Plan for Dairy Sector
NETHERLANDS - The Members’ Council of FrieslandCampina supports the intended phosphate reduction plan for the dairy sector that is expected to come into force in March 2017. ...

Organic Raw Milk Guaranteed Price for January 2017 €48.00
NETHERLANDS - The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for organic raw milk for January 2017 is €48.00. The organic guaranteed price for January decreases with €1.50 compared to December (49.50)....

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