Arla farmers are among the most climate-efficient dairy farmers in the world with 1.15 kg of CO2e per kilo of milk
Arla’s Climate Checks program, one of the world’s largest externally validated set of climate data from seven European countries, confirms that Arla farmers are among the world’s most climate-efficient dairy farmers. It also provides Arla farmers a clear blueprint of what will drive further reductions of greenhouse gas emissions on their farms over the next decade.
A total of 7,986 farms across seven European countries have concluded a Climate Check using Arla’s new standardised tool for identifying carbon footprint and the data shows that they are among the most climate efficient in the world.
“We have made a major investment in developing and implementing a solid model for measuring climate impact on a dairy farm. Arla farmers’ unique data set has now created clearly shows which activities will accelerate our reductions over the next decade. We will use this to decarbonise our farms at a faster pace and share our findings with stakeholders to help drive an effective transition for the whole industry. There’s a huge amount of value in this for all of us,” says Arla Foods Chairman Jan Toft Nørgaard.
The data has revealed five universal levers to a lower carbon footprint for dairy on all types of Arla farms. They are:
- Better feed efficiency to improve milk yield
- Precision feeding to reduce surplus protein in feed rations
- A healthy and long life for the cow to improve milk yield
- Precise fertilizer management to reduce nitrogen surplus from feed production
- Better land use management to ensure better crop yields
The data confirms that Arla farmers are among the most climate-efficient dairy farmers in the world with 1.15 kg of CO2e per kilo of milk including peat lands.
