April 2, 2009
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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This year, FrieslandCampina’s member dairy farmers in the Netherlands are again inviting the public to come and take a look around the farm. The spring round of school farm visits recently got under way and the next Campina Open Farm Day is scheduled for Whit Monday, 1 June.
Read onMarch 26, 2009
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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Diversity in geographical markets, broad range of value-added products and brands prove added value
Considering the market conditions, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. delivered a good performance in 2008. The new company, which ensued from the merger between Friesland Foods and Campina, pays its member dairy farmers a milk price of 36.37 euros per 100 kilograms of farm milk (exclusive of VAT) for 2008, up 4.4 percent on 2007. Revenue was up 446 million euros to 9.5 billion euros. The profit for 2008 is 135 million euros. The diversity in geographical markets, the broad range of value-added products and the brands proved their added value. Conversely, commodities (milk powder, butter and some of the cheese in our range) had it very difficult. The global recession adversely affects price developments. Consequently, FrieslandCampina takes additional measures in the fields of capital expenditure, cost control and production efficiency.
Read onMarch 18, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
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In mid-March, the European Commission published its toutlook for agricultural markets and incomes for the period 2008-2015. The forecasts show that average agricultural incomes in the EU are set to rise by 7.5% compared to 2007 (a favourable year).
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March 17, 2009
Read onMarch 17, 2009
Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Animal welfare, animal health, the environment and the economy can be combined successfully in dairy farming. This is the conclusion of the ‘Strength of Cows’ (Kracht van Koeien) project of the Animal Sciences Group (ASG) of Wageningen University and Research Centre. The report was submitted to the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Gerda Verburg.
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