The New Zealand Grass-Fed Standard
Anchor Food Professionals offers products which carry the New Zealand Grass-Fed Pasture-Raised FernMark - a mark of New Zealand authenticity that assures products are made with New Zealand grass-fed milk.
Grass-Fed Goodness
To carry this icon, the milk used in our Anchor Food Professionals products must meet the following requirements from the New Zealand Dairy Grass-Fed Administrative Standard.
- Cows must have a diet which constitutes, on a 3-year rolling average, at least 90% (freshweight) qualifying grass-fed feed types.
- Cows must on average graze pasture or forage crops at least 340-days per year for at least 8-hours per day.
It is a distinctive mark of New Zealand authenticity - to see the range of Anchor Food Professionals products which are recognised as being made with New Zealand grass-fed milk visit NZ Story.
We are proud that the milk from Fonterra New Zealand cows exceeds these standards.
| New Zealand Grass-Fed Standard | Fonterra New Zealand Milk | |
| Days on pasture | 340 days per year | Over 350 days per year* |
| Grass‑fed diet | 90% grass‑fed | 96% grass‑fed* |
To find out more about the New Zealand Dairy Grass-Fed Administrative Standard visit the New Zealand Government Ministry for Primary Industries.
*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. Some farmers may use supplementary feed from New Zealand and imported sources to help support cows’ nutrition. Visit Fonterra.com/grass-fed for more information.
