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| Plan for greener dairy industry | Plan for greener dairy industry |
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| The dairy industry and environment ministers are to give details on how they intend to reduce the effects milk production has on the environment. | |
| The Milk Roadmap includes measures such as sourcing half of all packaging from recycled materials by 2020. | The Milk Roadmap includes measures such as sourcing half of all packaging from recycled materials by 2020. |
| The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' plan also aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms by 20-30 per cent. | The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' plan also aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms by 20-30 per cent. |
| Milk and meat production accounts for 7% of all UK emissions, Defra says. | Milk and meat production accounts for 7% of all UK emissions, Defra says. |
| It said the roadmap aimed to address the environmental consequences of producing liquid milk through the supply chain from farms to retailers. | It said the roadmap aimed to address the environmental consequences of producing liquid milk through the supply chain from farms to retailers. |
| Environmental impact | Environmental impact |
| Among the targets outlined in the draft document are commitments to boost the amount of farmland covered by environmental stewardship schemes to 65%, and measures to improve animal welfare and cut emissions from soils and fertilisers. | Among the targets outlined in the draft document are commitments to boost the amount of farmland covered by environmental stewardship schemes to 65%, and measures to improve animal welfare and cut emissions from soils and fertilisers. |
| Producers have also pledged to improve water efficiency by up to 15% per litre, source 40% of energy from renewables by 2020 and recycle or recover 70% of non-natural waste on farms. | Producers have also pledged to improve water efficiency by up to 15% per litre, source 40% of energy from renewables by 2020 and recycle or recover 70% of non-natural waste on farms. |
| Processors have committed to doing their bit by aiming to source 20% of non-transport energy from renewables or combined heat and power, and to a 30% reduction in water use. | Processors have committed to doing their bit by aiming to source 20% of non-transport energy from renewables or combined heat and power, and to a 30% reduction in water use. |
| There are very few households without a carton of milk in the fridge Jeff RookerFood and Farming minister | There are very few households without a carton of milk in the fridge Jeff RookerFood and Farming minister |
| The draft document, which will be reviewed in September, suggests major retailers should establish good relationships with farmers and milk processors to help meet the targets. | The draft document, which will be reviewed in September, suggests major retailers should establish good relationships with farmers and milk processors to help meet the targets. |
| Food and Farming Minister Jeff Rooker said: "Dairy products are enjoyed by almost everyone in the UK. There are very few households without a carton of milk in the fridge. | Food and Farming Minister Jeff Rooker said: "Dairy products are enjoyed by almost everyone in the UK. There are very few households without a carton of milk in the fridge. |
| "The dairy industry has acted responsibly in the past to cut its environmental impact and this roadmap provides a major new tool to achieve that. | "The dairy industry has acted responsibly in the past to cut its environmental impact and this roadmap provides a major new tool to achieve that. |
| "Delivering on the targets contained in the document will be a significant achievement." | "Delivering on the targets contained in the document will be a significant achievement." |
| Around half of all milk produced remains as a liquid, with the rest made into butter, cheese, yoghurt and other products. | Around half of all milk produced remains as a liquid, with the rest made into butter, cheese, yoghurt and other products. |
| The roadmap was drawn up by a working group chaired by Dairy UK, with membership from across the milk supply chain including feed and fertiliser manufacturers, farming organisations, processors, retailers, packaging suppliers and consumers organisations. | The roadmap was drawn up by a working group chaired by Dairy UK, with membership from across the milk supply chain including feed and fertiliser manufacturers, farming organisations, processors, retailers, packaging suppliers and consumers organisations. |
| Dairy UK director general Jim Begg said: "I am proud of the measures that our industry has committed itself to, and proud that we are the first sector to draw up one of these ground breaking Road Maps. | Dairy UK director general Jim Begg said: "I am proud of the measures that our industry has committed itself to, and proud that we are the first sector to draw up one of these ground breaking Road Maps. |
| "I believe we are setting an important example to other sectors and to the rest of the world." | "I believe we are setting an important example to other sectors and to the rest of the world." |