ARGE Heumilch: An association of Haymilk dairies and Haymilk farmers
ARGE Heumilch is an association of around 6,500 Haymilk farmers and roughly 60 processing businesses (dairies, cheese makers etc.) and marketing firms and is registered in Innsbruck. It is the most important association for the production and marketing of Haymilk in Europe.
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ARGE Heumilch is a platform to share information and has defined the following goals for representing the interests of its members:
- Preserving the tradition of silage-free farming
- Supporting Haymilk farmers, processors and marketers
- Leveraging value added for all partners
- Protecting jobs
- Educating and communicating with consumers about the benefits of high-quality Haymilk products: Taste, health and sustainability
Haymilk regions
Most of the Haymilk regions are located in the Alps, where hay farming has been a traditional practice for centuries. The main production areas are Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria and Allgäu.
In Austria, Haymilk accounts for 15% of total milk deliveries. Less than 3% of the milk produced in Europe fulfils the criteria for Haymilk.
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