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Group the right buildings to improve the animal’ s environment – for example, ensuring optimal ventilation to keep them healthy. We’ ve also invested in different types of enrichment for the animals, such as toys for the calves. Keeping the animals content really matters to us. They’ ve been very good to us over the years, and I feel it is only right we look after them properly in return.”
Another key focal point for investments is into sustainability. Buitelaar has always prided itself on good environmental stewardship, though under Adam’ s leadership, its impact has amplified. Driven by Adam’ s passion for generating sustainable futures for family farmers, the company has grown to be a highly influential voice within the industry, inspiring others to farm for a better world. In particular, the company has invested heavily in regenerative agriculture, which it is excited to continue to build on in the years ahead.
“ This is a big passion project of mine. I’ ve been very fortunate in this industry, and I wanted to give something back. We originally bought the land with a commercial enterprise in mind, however, I watched a Netflix documentary called Kiss The Ground, which truly changed my mind. I was shocked to see what we humans are doing to the world, and it was after this, that we then decided to put it to regenerative agriculture – and now it’ s become one of our main initiatives.
“ We’ ve invested heavily in this farm – from multi-species sward to mob grazing. We’ ve virtually removed all use of pesticides and moved over to natural fertilizers,” Adam enthuses.“ By processing cattle younger, we’ re already reducing our carbon footprint and producing beef without relying on imported soya and right now, we’ re concentrating on how we can produce more nutritiously dense beef.”
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