ARLA CARE

We are committed to animal CARE

It all starts with our farmers

We want to help you eat well. To us, this means providing you with dairy products produced with care in every step – at our farms, for our animals and the land we depend on.

We are Arla farmers: taking steps today. Doing it for tomorrow.

What is Arla CARE?

Arla CARE assures the welfare of our cows through defined standards. This means participating herds follow requirements covering areas such as animal health, housing, enrichment and access to grazing.

To support CARE farmers in meeting these standards, we provide guidance and resources designed to help maintain consistent conditions for cow welfare across relevant farms.

All CARE farms are independently audited by Map of Ag using in-depth data reporting and on-farm vet visits to assess compliance against the Arla CARE standards.

Map of Ag

Animal welfare

By being part of Arla CARE, our farmers are committed to animal health and welfare, adhering to a set of defined welfare standards which cover everything from health, nutrition and responsible antibiotic use to animal comfort, farm cleanliness and grazing time.

We ensure these standards are being met through independent audits via our partnership with Map of Ag.

Map of ag

Grazing

Our Arla CARE farmers ensure their cows have access to grazing for at least 6 months of the year (183 days), as long as weather conditions allow, and provided it won’t compromise the cows’ health. If conditions aren’t right, cows spend some time indoors for their comfort and wellbeing.

Every Arla CARE farm follows a tailored Grazing Management Plan to support pasture quality, provide balanced nutrition and care for the soils for the longterm.

Over 90% of our milk comes from farms who meet strict conditions to ensure their cows have been out to pasture and fed a grass-based diet, and we are continuously supporting our dedicated Arla CARE farmers to improve their grazing practices, year after year.

Taking action for a better future

As Arla farmers, we are dependent on nature, and we have a responsibility to help tackle climate change. That’s why we are taking actions to improve how we farm and produce dairy for you and your family.

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The Arla co-operative

At Arla, our farmer-owned cooperative is at the heart of what we do. Together, we grow, learn and pioneer to help feed you and the world’s growing population

Through the power of collaboration, we are creating the future of dairy by taking care in every step – from cow to you.

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Why Provenance®?

We’ve partnered with Provenance®, a third-party transparency platform that helps us validate and communicate our environmental and social impact, including how we support biodiversity and measure our carbon footprint. The 'proof points' on this page connect the claims we make about the CARE programme to validations provided by our independent third-party experts. Click on the claims for fact-checked information about our sustainability initiatives, or click below to discover more about the sourcing and impact of our milk.