How Dutch Gouda Cheese Is Made On A 150-Year-Old Family Farm | Big Business

The tiny country of the Netherlands is one of the biggest exporters of cheese in the world. Today, dairy employs 45,000 people, and the famous Gouda cheese earns the country $1.2 billion. Milk and cheese farmers are so important, they’re even credited with helping shape the country’s landscape. But now Dutch dairy is at the center of a debate over nitrogen emissions. While the gas is common in the air we breathe, too much of it can kill native plants and animals. And because of what they eat, the Netherlands’ 1.6 million dairy cows create a lot of a nitrogen-based gas. Facing a court order to cut emissions, the government has proposed a plan to buy out and close dairy farms. But with a new majority in parliament, no one’s sure what will happen next. What does all this uncertainty mean for farmers? And what does it mean for nature that doesn’t have time to wait?

00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Preparing The Cheese
03:17 - History Of Dutch Gouda
04:30 - Moving The Cheese Into Molds
06:35 - Environmental Impact Of Dutch Dairy
10:15 - Milking The Cows
12:55 - Flipping The Cheese
13:29 - Aging The Cheese
14:50 - The Uncertain Future Of Dutch Gouda
19:42 - Credits

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[MartiniPinball]

As a dutchman: this is some of the most objective, balanced and unbiased reporting on this issue/topic.

[utlandsk]

I am Dutch and I find this video really good and accurate! A great example of good journalism, well explained from different perspectives and with beautiful shots and graphics. Thank you Business Insider! ❤

[mrrookie]

"And I don't know if it's extra good, but I like it". Dutch directness right there!.

[TheQxY]

Nobody is the Netherlands, left or right, is against family owned farms like Frank's. It's the big corporate farmers that are the problem. Nice to hear Frank feels the same way. Hope we can get government aid to make his farming practices, which are an important cultural heritage, more sustainable.

[nicholaswjamrock]

this is a nutrition problem not a nitrogen problem, dairy animals have traditionally been very effecient at removing nitrogen from fodder, but when you start to increase thethe amount of crude protien in the diets of the animal while not accounting for digesterbility you will have these problems. Cows are ment to eat grass, not soya beans, i work on a cattle farm where we only feed grass to our dairy animal snd their feaces is nearly odarless, it has so little nitrogen, then there are things like sea weed that you can add to the feed that helps to increase the effciency of the animal while reduing the methane and nitrogen emmissions.

There are technologies that exsist that can concentrate and stablize the uria so it can be used to fertilize crops, its not an all or nothng cituation, this is clearly politics, not science.

its funny though, we blame everything except the auto and energy industries for pollution, people would rather drive 1/4 mile than walk, or ride a bicylce. The earth population will contnue to grom unit it reaches about 14 billion, there are better ways to provide energy for transportation, etc, but farming is irreplaceable, (dont tell me almond juice is milk, its not).

[TheRealKlinky]

Call me crazy but here in Zimbabwe, manure is a prized commodity used as natural fertiliser. I have a small farm with a few cattle & i really can't get enough manure!...much love & respect to my Dutch farming brothers & sisters..from zimbabwe❤️❤️❤️🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼

[Touchgrassplz]

very weird that nobody acknowledges the grain diet for cows is the main determining factor for the emissions. Cows are ruminants! theyre supposed to be eating bugs and grass !

[RasielSuarez]

I wonder how many times I've tasted this guy's arms

[Sugarmountaincondo]

I am 4 mins in and I am on the side of the farmer making the cheese the old fashion way.

[ddror]

My goodness.. isn’t this video a sight for sore eyes! Haven’t see such unbiased holistic journalism anywhere in decades! Thank you!!

[meikiran_]

Just saw the cow painting by van gogh in an exhibit a week ago and fun fact, it wasn't painted for the Netherlands or from life with cows in the Netherlands. It was done in France during his last few months of life when he moved to Auver and based it off an etching from his physician/friend Gachet lol.

[nouricelesto]

Knowing that its good taste probably comes from the man swimming in the mill makes me appreciate our local mastery more.

[TheSeptemberRose]

I visited the Netherlands over a decade ago and they had the BEST food I have EVER tasted! I believe their farmers should be prized for what they produce....not punished. Many people believe it's the diet of the cows that is causing this problem. They need to feed on strictly grasses....not soya.

[therealhellkitty]

There are farms in the US that use manure digesters to rapidly reduce emissions and process quantities of residue at scale.

[elcajoia]

Went to watch on how Gouda was made, 4 minutes of vid was about Gouda, the next 16 minutes was about Govt./Politics.

[toradora]

I hope that a solution can be found that helps keep the farmers farming and the forests from dying.

[sawboneiomc]

Lmao....”all this milk comes from his 200 female had me rolling on that one....😂

[jcdutchman]

One thing about the buy-out.
The newer the walls (yes the actual walls) of a farm is the more money the farmer will get for a buy-out.
So a farm with walls of 10 year old with 100 year old equipment in it will fetch more money then a farm with 100 year old walls and just 1 year old equipment in it.
If the farmer agrees to it, they are not allowed to start a new farm somewhere else in The Netherlands.
A lot of farmers that are taking the buy-out are therefor leaving the country to start somewhere else, basically shifting the problem from one country to a different country.
Since The Netherlands has some of the most strict rules world wide when it comes down to farming in general, one could ask if this is a smart idea to let the farmers buy them out and let them leave and not let them continue in The Netherlands.
The demand for these products will still be there after a Dutch farmer has stopped and producers in countries with less rules will most likely take over the piece of the pie that now is up for grabs and with fewer rules these farmers can hurt the environment and animal welfare even more than it does in The Netherlands.

[Cokey]

I am dutch. I sent this video to our family's groupchat with the following message:

'This video is a gem if you want good information about our agriculture and its dilemmas. The different aspects are beautifully explained, and finally, there is a very clear explanation of what causes the nitrogen problem. The latter has always been unclear to me.'

Bravo Business Insider!

[nathaniel-willemjr.lemarqu]

The part regarding the nitrogen crisis is a master class in journalism. Haven't seen a more comprehensive, informed and well put together piece in Dutch media. Chapeau. This should be mandatory viewing for anyone that wants to form an opinion on the subject.