Dairy farmers & circulareconomy
Name Jeanet Brandsma
Organisation Dairyfarmer andboard member Dutch farmers organisation LTO
Event name Circular Economy
Linear and circular economy
“Waste does no longer exist”
Circular dairy economy
Dairy farmers:Efficient use of recoursesProduction of energyRe-use of waste
Efficient use of recourses
Cow: Longevity
Save energy
Water, soil & biodiversity
ANCA-tool: insight into P, C, N and watercycle
Energy
Biogas
Solar energy
Windmills
Agriculture Netherlands: netto producer of energyhighest share in sustainable energy
Re-use of waste materialDairy manure
- fertilizer- specialized organic fertilizers
(mineral concentrate, solid P fraction)- biogas and water
Biomass for new applications- feed for algea- new building blocks, clothes, packing material, etc.- grass as new proteinsource
Re-use of warmth
Circular economy & farmers
Circularity & long term focusEfficient and optimal use of resourcesSavings & new opportunity'sNeed for integral approach
economicsocialecological
Out of the box projectsInnovative integral projectsDevelop toolsFacilitate forerunners & studygroupsStimulate peloton … pursuate or push the rest of farmers
Our farm – efficient use recourses
Lower input andhigher output
Breeding longevityLow # youngstockHigh welfareLow antibiotics
Floor with low ammonia output
Our farm - energy
Production of energy Saving of energy
Our farm – re-use of waste
Neighbour: New mineral productsre-use of warmth for poultryRegional circular economy
Feed Re-use thickfraction in box
Circular economy
Circular economy gives many opportunity's andchallenges for dairy farming
Proud to be a farmerProud to be part of the circular economy