Our Way of Farming
Our home is New Zealand, one of the best countries in the world to farm grass-fed dairy
Our cows have a 96% grass-fed* diet
Fonterra farmers know that good grass makes great milk. We are proud that our Fonterra New Zealand milk meets the NZ Grass-fed standard.
They spend over 350 days a year grazing outside*
They are free to roam around paddocks and exhibit natural behaviours.
Cows are at the heart of evry farm
Animal wellbeing means everything
to Fonterra farmers. Their cows are valued and treated with care and respect.
Generations of experiene and expertise
For more than 150 years, Fonterra farmers hvae brought th egoodness of natural dairy to people all over the world.
*Fonterra New Zealand cows spend on average 350 days grazing on pasture and have a diet which is 96% grass, calculated on an ‘as consumed’ basis and averaged over the previous three seasons data. Grass-fed means cows mainly grazing on grass and crops in paddocks where they roam. Visit NZMP.com/grass-fed for more information.
