Reudink, the organic animal feed producer and part of ForFarmers, is taking an important step towards sustainability by switching to biogas from local dairy farmers in Laren and Lochem. This transition is intended to make the production location in Lochem CO₂ neutral by 2026. The company reports this in a message on its website.
Although Reudink already uses clean electricity with low CO₂ emissions, gas continues to account for a significant portion of energy consumption. To meet this gas requirement, the company is opting for biogas as a sustainable alternative to natural gas.
Fourteen dairy farmers in the Laren and Lochem area, who focus on regenerative agriculture with attention to circularity and biodiversity, have formed a cooperative to produce biogas from cow manure. Through a direct, underground pipeline from their farms, they will supply both Reudink and other local companies with biogas. This will allow Reudink to supply organic animal feed in the future to, among other things, cows that have contributed to the energy production for that feed, which reinforces the idea of circularity.
This collaboration shows that farmers can make a substantial contribution to the energy transition in the Netherlands and to reducing emissions. According to André de Groot, dairy farmer and chairman of the cooperative, the biogas yield of three cows is enough to supply one family with gas. This initiative contributes to the Dutch ambition to replace a total of 2030 percent of natural gas with biogas by 20.
ForFarmers aims to help farms become more circular and reduce emissions. In addition to the Reudink location in Lochem, the company also plans to supply other locations, such as the one in Deventer, with biogas directly from the farm.
Photo Reudink : From left to right: Diederik Klein Kranenbarg, Herbert Langeler (BiogasHUB board members), André Lobbert (BiogasHUB advisor), Judith Hofland (Director of Reudink), André de Groot (BiogasHUB board member), Henry Verwaijen (Director of Sustainability).
