1. Sustainable farming – Healthy food – A living countryside The need for green solutions and the One Health approach in dairy farming Frits van der Schans 1 oktober 2015

2. Main stream dairy farms (1) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm 1

3. Main stream dairy farms Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha 2

4. Main stream dairy farms (2) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow 3

5. Main stream dairy farms Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha 4

6. Main stream dairy farms (3) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha 5

7. Main stream dairy farms (3) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha 6

8. Main stream dairy farms (4) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha Decreasing percentage animals outdoor grazing 7

9. Main stream dairy farms (4) Development fast, faster, fastest Increasing number of animals per farm Increasing milk production per cow Increasing milk production per ha 8

10. Floating dairy farms …… 9

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12. Floating dairy farms …… 11 ✗

13. Main stream dairy farms (5) Specialization and ‘out-sourcing’ Advisors and specialist focused on ‘one issue’ –Housing, ventilation, feeding, animal health, breeding and grassland management Contractors –Grass mowing, picking up and conservation –Fertilization and manure use Outsourcing –Land use and feeding –Raising young stock 12

14. Resilient dairy farms (1) Developments Organic and circular dairy farming are growing slow, but gradual Holistic focus –Use all manure on the fields of the farm –Use the farm fields for production of feed –Use of biodiversity on and from the farm Improving resilient, sustainable dairy farms 13

15. Resilient dairy farms (2) Developments Healthy soil = healthy cows = healthy milk = healthy people !!?? Is this proven? Or just a believe? Use and production of biodiversity Experiential farm development 14

16. People – Planet - Profit Sustainability is …. 15 People

17. People – Planet - Profit Sustainability is …. 16 People Profit

18. People – Planet - Profit Sustainability is …. 17 People Profit Planet

19. People – Planet - Profit Sustainability is …. 18 People Profit Planet Sustainable

20. People – Planet - Profit Sustainability is …. 19 Planet People Profit

21. Dutch Dairy farming on a cross road Industrial or Circular It’s important to learn from your faults! It’s cheaper to learn from the faults of others! Industrial of Circular dairy farming isn’t good or false, as long as you work ‘holistic’ See the farm (the planet) as one system Look at tomorrow, today is almost gone! 20

22. Dairy farming with feed in Dutch clay 21

23. Sustainable farming – Healthy food – A living countryside Thank you very much for your attention!