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Müller launches new Fast Track programme to drive down on-farm emissions
Müller UK & Ireland has announced the launch of ‘Fast Track’, a groundbreaking programme targeted at decreasing carbon emissions from supplying farms by introducing real-time data analysis.
Delivered in partnership with Kite Consulting and 40 supplying farms, the project will play a key role in Müller’s Sustainability Action Plan ambition to decrease on-farm emissions by 30% by 2030.
As part of Müller’s commitment to working in partnership with farmers to deliver a better dairy future, the business is continually investigating new ways to innovate: including through its Müller Advantage and Next Generation programmes, and now through Fast Track.
The Fast Track programme will run for three years and will see 40 farmers from across Great Britain utilise new ways of monitoring key data relating to production efficiency and sustainability to help inform decision-making, and drive quick actions needed to meet their emission reduction goals.
Currently, most British farms monitor emissions through annual reporting based on the previous year’s data. Fast Track will enable participating farmers to access real-time data, giving them timely and more frequent monitoring of important KPIs.
Fast Track aims to utilise automated data integration from numerous sources including Feedlync, a cloud-based feed management system, to monitor four key areas of feed efficiency, fertility, stock numbers, and energy-corrected milk.
David Craven, Dairy Manager at Grosvenor Farms said: “Joining the Fast Track programme will help give farmers the ability to identify data-driven changes, and focus on the indicators which have the biggest impact on long-term farm resilience and sustainability.”
Rob Hutchison, Chief Executive of Müller Milk & Ingredients, said: “We know on-farm emissions is one of our carbon hotspots and that’s why we’re working towards a target of 30% reduction in on-farm emissions by 2030. The Fast Track programme provides an opportunity to make a real difference and will play a key role in helping us achieve our 30% goal.
“By supporting farmers to take an integrated, data-driven approach, we can assist them in taking rapid and responsive action which tackles issues head-on and as they arise, meaning we’re no longer relying on historic and sometimes out-of-date data to make decisions.
“We know our customers and consumers expect us to take action to drive change, and that’s why we’re delighted to partner with Kite Consulting on this groundbreaking programme. We look forward to seeing Fast Track grow and move from success to success in the years to come.”
Rose Jackson, Senior Dairy Consultant at Kite Consulting, said: “With the increased uptake of technology on dairy farms, more and more data is being created, but how can we best use this to make science-based decisions to accelerate the reduction in carbon emissions?
“Fast Track aims to tackle this question by scrutinising relevant KPIs and facilitating collaboration between a group of 40 innovative and highly efficient farmers.
“Initiatives such as these are key in our carbon reduction journey, and highlight the focus and determination of dairy farmers across the UK to lower footprints.”
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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, a family run business which employs over 32,000 people throughout Europe.
Servicing customers with strategic partnerships throughout the UK & Ireland, while exporting to over 60 countries internationally, the business develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain, alongside a designated plant-based range.
Müller is one of the ten most chosen FMCG brands in Great Britain, and the most popular dairy brand. It is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:
Müller Milk & Ingredients, which aims to build a better dairy future. It produces branded and private label fresh milk, powdered milk, cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products, and boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the UK and beyond.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts, which aims to help put a smile on the nation’s face. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müller Light, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, Müller FRijj. Müller X Myprotein and Müller Plant Based. It produces chilled desserts and milkshakes under licence from Mondelez International and also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
Müller UK & Ireland’s Sustainability Action Plan outlines how the business is driving positive environmental and social changes. It shows how Müller is already making, and will continue to make, a real difference for the planet, its partners and its people.
