By Chairman Henk Bles The Dutch dairy farming industry has built up a reputation as being one of the most sustainable dairy industries around the world, with a carbon footprint of less than 1.200 gr CO2 eq/kgs of milk, this includes the production of methane gas and...
Managing Director Jurjen Boerrigter sets forth his view about the future of Bles Dairies. In this article his vision on our purpose. Sustainable & purposefulHow can we contribute to a sustainable dairy value chain? That is a question we ask ourselves frequently....
At the moment of writing, we only have a few days left till Christmas. Ending the month and with this, the year ends as well. A good time to reflect on our activities from the last twelve months and moreover, we look forward to 2022. 2021 has been another year of...
Even though COVID-19 remains in our minds, and we are still facing challenges in our day-to-day business, we experience more and more that the world is moving beyond. The past 18 months has been a period where we faced the challenges everyone was facing. The world was...
Already for more than 30 year Bles Dairies is active in the fresh milk value chain from feed to factory gate. We do this with a portfolio of services and products in livestock, genetics and consultancy, world-wide. With our understanding of cows and cultures, we are...
Today’s dynamics and challenges in dairy farming require many skills of a farmer. Current discussions around sustainability, environmental impact, transparency in the dairy value chain and critical society acceptance put an increasing pressure on the dairy farmer’s...
Owner Henk Bles sets forth his views about the future of dairy farming worldwide. In this article his vision on the growing gap between the Dutch urbanized society and the farmers. The Dutch vision on dairy farming Currently in the Netherlands the vision on dairy...
Corona has an unmistakable health, social and economic impact, worldwide. But how will we move forward and behave in the `New Normal` situation after Corona? This will differ between countries and cultures, but already we see a few trends related to food. Awareness...
The Impact of Corona The enormous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is overwhelming. One way or another, the outbreak reaches everyone, anywhere. Now we realize more than ever that globalization also has its downside. Taking care of each other and having trust in...
Managing Director Henk Bles was interviewed by Holstein International, read the entire article here. A keen eye for development in the dairy industry: That is one of the most prominent core qualities of the Dutch company Bles Dairies. With lots of passion and driven...
Proud to be a dairy farmer In the Netherlands there is a huge discussion around nitrogen and CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, we see that the agricultural sector is wrongly being depicted as the main cause for the surplus of these emissions. How can it be that this...
Managing Director Henk Bles sets forth his views about the future of Bles Dairies. In this article his vision on gene technology. Is gene technology posing an opportunity or a threat? Let me explain why I think it is an absolute opportunity and why we cannot survive...