Comparison farm structure - Dairy farming |
Organic farms have a different farm structure, a higher milk price, and a higher average sustainability score
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06/09/2023
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Tabel 1. Overzicht weging thema's en onderliggende kengetallen |
Diergezondheid en -welzijn | | 25% | | Celgetal | 1/3 | | Vervangingspercentage | 1/3 | | Antibioticagebruik | 1/3 | Klimaat en energie | | 25% | | Energiegebruik | 1/4 | | Broeikasgasemissie (cradle-farm-gate) | 3/4 | Milieu | | 25% | | Bedrijfsoverschot | 1/4 | | Milieubelasting gewasbeschermingsmiddelengebruik | 1/12 | | Milieubelasting gewasbeschermingsmiddelengebruik | 1/12 | | Milieubelasting gewasbeschermingsmiddelengebruik | 1/12 | | Fosfaatexcretie | 1/4 | | Ammoniakemissie stal + opslag | 1/8 | | Ammoniakemissie toediening + beweiding | 1/8 | Biodiversiteit en weidegang | | 25% | | Aantal vormen van natuurbeheer | 1/2 | | Weidegang (uur per koe per jaar) | 1/2 |
Table 2. Comparison of economic performance and farm setup of the 25% most sustainable dairy farms with the other 75% of the dairy farms, 2019-2021 |
Financial performance | | | | | | | Income | euro per unpaid AWU | 17,101 | 16,974 | | 46,126 | 39,745 | | Labour input | kg milk/hour | 111 | 170 | ** | 202 | 279 | ** | Cost price | euro/100 kg | 63.04 | 48.66 | ** | 52.04 | 40.32 | ** | Critical milk price | euro/100 kg | 42.25 | 34.5 | ** | 43.44 | 33.02 | ** | Milk price | euro/100 kg | 48.83 | 38.14 | ** | 50.65 | 37.64 | ** | Costs purchased feed | euro per cow | 843 | 958 | * | 1,079 | 1,121 | | Veterinarian costs | euro per cow | 66 | 111 | ** | 76 | 113 | ** | Solvency | % | 83 | 81 | | 70 | 70 | | Long term debts | euro/kg milk | 1.19 | 0.85 | * | 1.69 | 1.15 | ** | Farm setup | | | | | | | | Dairy cows | number | 51 | 64 | ** | 125 | 147 | ** | Livestock Units | number | 71 | 85 | ** | 168 | 193 | ** | Utilised agricultural area | ha | 55 | 39 | ** | 117 | 77 | ** | Share of grassland | % | 92 | 86 | ** | 95 | 82 | ** | Milk production per farm | kg | 337,342 | 523,467 | ** | 931,756 | 1,370,484 | ** | Milk production per cow | kg/cow | 6,576 | 8,206 | ** | 7,479 | 9,300 | ** | Milk production per ha | kg/ha | 6,228 | 13,547 | ** | 8,079 | 18,178 | ** | Share of clay soil | % | 42 | 26 | ** | 45 | 36 | |
Table 3. Comparison of sustainability performance of organic and non organic dairy farms by size, 2019-2021 |
Animal health and welfare | Score (x 100) | 55 | 61 | * | 56 | 61 | ** | Somatic cell count | 1,000 cells per millilitre | 231 | 170 | ** | 246 | 173 | ** | Replacement rate dairy cows | % | 21.7 | 21.2 | | 18.1 | 20.4 | * | Use of antibiotics | Average daily dose per animal year | 0.2 | 1.9 | ** | 0.4 | 2.2 | ** | Climate and energy | Score (x 100) | 60 | 52 | ** | 59 | 57 | | Energy use | MJ per 100 kg milk | 65 | 57 | | 64 | 55 | ** | Greenhouse gas emissions (cradle-to-farm-gate) | Kg CO2-eq per kg milk | 1.29 | 1.39 | ** | 1.26 | 1.33 | * | Environment | Score (x 100) | 69 | 61 | ** | 71 | 62 | ** | Farm surplus | kg N per ha | 26 | 133 | ** | 29 | 135 | ** | Environmental load use of pesticides | Points soil | 0 | 59 | ** | 0 | 56 | ** | Environmental load use of pesticides | Points groundwater | 0 | 58 | ** | 0 | 68 | * | Environmental load use of pesticides | Points surface water | 0 | 70 | | 0 | 92 | | Phosphate excretion | kg P2O5Â per 1,000 kg milk | 6.9 | 5.4 | ** | 6.4 | 4.8 | ** | Ammonia emission barn and storage | kg NH3 per livestock unit | 8.8 | 11.9 | ** | 10 | 12.3 | ** | Ammonia emission application and grazing | kg NH3 per ha | 14.4 | 25.6 | ** | 10.2 | 28.6 | ** | Ammonia emission total | kg NH3 per ha | 25.7 | 51 | ** | 23.9 | 59.3 | ** | Biodiversity and grazing | Score (x 100) | 66 | 32 | ** | 66 | 25 | ** | Number of forms of nature management | frequency (1 till max. 4) | 2.3 | 1.2 | ** | 3.1 | 1.2 | ** | Grazing (hours per cow per year) | hours | 3,473 | 1,527 | ** | 2,572 | 911 | ** |
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