Many Governments around the world have signed up to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and there is a push on farmers to play a major role in achieving these targets.
Agriculture can play a key role in tackling climate change and there are a wide range of initiatives that farmers can implement to create sustainable farming practices.
But, it is difficult for Farmers to invest in sustainable practices without having economic security for themselves.
How can you invest in new equipment to spread slurry more efficiently when you don’t know how much you will get for your milk? How can you turn your focus to overhauling farming practices when you don’t have any financial certainty?
When times are tough, difficult choices have to be made. No one can expect a farmer to choose implementing greenhouse gas cutting measures over feeding their families.
Concept Dairy is creating financial security for Farmers. With our app and portal, Farmers can lock-in their milk price when they choose for as long as two years ahead. With this certainty, you have the capacity to invest in new technologies, tools and facilities to reduce carbon emissions.
Replacing financial insecurity with price stability has multiple long-term benefits:
If you are able to farm in the knowledge that you can achieve the right price for your milk and your particular circumstances, some of the financial pressure of farming can be eased. Instead of always having to focus on increasing volumes to boost value, you can farm with the confidence that you can achieve the prices you need to be sustainable, without compromising your animals and land.
Locking-in your future milk price at a price that you are comfortable with provides greater certainty for budgeting. You know that overheads are covered creating capacity for investment, growth opportunities or employing staff, boosting the local rural economy.
Nature is at the heart of every farm. With greater focus on biodiversity we develop healthier land, and as a result, better quality milk and dairy. We understand how difficult it is to focus on biodiversity and sustainability initiatives when a basic fundamental – the price you’ll get for your milk – is a constant unknown. By changing this, and giving your control of your milk price, we help create the capacity needed to develop welfare initiatives.
Good animal welfare is an integral part of farming, but when times are tight, tough decisions have to be made. No one wants to face a choice between vaccinating your herd or feeding your family…. We don’t want you to have to make compromises. Concept Dairy aims to give you a level of price certainty so that you can continue to maintain your herds, uncompromised.
It is essential that we all have access to the necessary amount of nutrients to lead a healthy life. Effective food security means having adequate availability, access, utilisation and stability in food sources. As a nutritional product and major export, dairy plays a vital role in food security. Concept Dairy’s aim is to create and facilitate a greater level of transparency across the dairy industry to ensure greater efficiency and security in the dairy food supply chain.