Glanbia has decided to boost April milk cheques with an unconditional biodiversity bonus of 0.2c/l, including VAT, available on all milk supplied in April for all suppliers. It will cost Glanbia in the region of

€600,000.

Seán Molloy, chief agribusiness growth officer at Glanbia Ireland, said: “We know that our milk suppliers are proud custodians of their natural environment. This payment is a recognition of what is already being achieved on our suppliers’ farms and also to encourage even more progress.”

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Glanbia Ireland is encouraging dairy farmers to consider the following measures for their farms:

  • Riparian buffer strips on watercourses.
  • Creating shelter belts and wildlife corridors.
  • Pollinator plots.
  • Planting additional hedgerows and native trees this autumn.

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