Our farms

The a2 Milk Company is partnering with Lincoln University to launch a new initiative to support sustainable dairy farming projects in New Zealand.

The Farm Sustainability Fund, is a collaboration between The a2 Milk Company and Lincoln University, New Zealand's only specialist land-based university. The a2 Milk Company will provide up to $500,000 to the Fund in the first year to enable fund grants for farm projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to a sustainable future and enable a positive and meaningful impact across the community and environment.

Farm environmental plans

The a2 Milk Company has developed a global framework for farm environmental plans.

The principles of the framework address the most material aspects of environmental management in the dairy industry:

— Lowering GHG emissions
— Managing water quality and efficiency
— Managing soil quality
— Boosting on-farm biodiversity
— Improved nutrient (effluent) management

Animal welfare programme

Best practice standards for animal welfare on farms are central to the responsible sourcing of raw A1 protein free milk.

The Company’s animal welfare programme meets globally recognised standards set by the World Organisation for Animal Health and upholds the Five Freedoms framework for animal welfare.

a2MC’s approach to animal welfare is to drive improvement, reduce risk and ensure farmers are welfare centric. This is achieved through the combination of increased audits, wider audit scope, milk monitoring, on farm technology and training.

A number of extensions were developed into the programme in FY21, supporting farmers to establish systems for continuous improvement in animal welfare. This approach aims to continue identifying opportunities to further improve programmes beyond the industry standard.