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