Lantmännen
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
The Agriculture Sector constitutes Lantmännen's core business and offers products and services to promote strong, competitive farming.
The Energy Sector is Sweden’s largest producer of bioenergy products.
The Food Sector develops, processes and markets products that include flour, breakfast foods, pasta, frozen and fresh bread, crispbread and ready-to-eat meals.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative founded on the deep knowledge our farmers have aquired over generations. We make farming thrive and work together to take responsibility from field to fork.
From our core farming business, through the value chain, from field to fork, we are involved in every step from sowing to harvesting; to the food on our tables, feed for our livestock and climate –smart biofuels.
Owned by Swedish farmers, Sweden is our base with the Baltic Sea area as our expanded domestic market. We have a strong international presence, and no matter which country and location we operate in, we always take the same responsibility.
We pursue research and invest in innovation for tomorrow’s agriculture, bioenergy and foods of the future. Innovations are crucial if we are to resolve the challenges of today and tomorrow, which is why Lantmännen also has its own research foundation.
You´ll find the Lantmännen sprout on our packaging. The products may be different, but everyone can feel safe that we also minimise impact on climate and people. If you find the sprout on a packet, you can be sure what’s inside is Good Food from Lantmännen.
Precision agriculture is about employing new technology to adapt seed, fertiliser and crop protection to the field the crop is to be grown in, in order to get the most uniform outcome possible. As no field is ever the same in all parts, different areas are adapted for different crops and cultivation methods to achieve the best results.
Lantmännen has its own centre of excellent for precision cultivation in Skurup, the only one of its kind in Sweden.
As there can be big variations in any one individual field, farmers previously had to work this out for themselves, which becomes far more difficult as arable areas and farms get larger and larger. But with new technology and the digitalisation of agriculture, work in the fields can be optimised.
Within precision agriculture, multispectral cameras on drones and sensors on tractors can, for example, determine where a crop needs nutrition and possible protection. The images produced can measure down to the square centimetre and optimise actions accordingly. This makes a big difference, not least in terms of minimising the risk of nutrient leakage that can have a negative impact on neighbouring land and water. The technology N-sensor, which is installed on the tractor roof and measures the optimal fertilizer rate, is already today used in Lantmännen's cultivation program Climate & Nature.
Tractors can be oriented with 2.5 cm precision via satellite technology, which means a field can be ploughed and sown with no overlaps whatsoever. Precision ploughing with a tractor can reduce fuel consumption by up to 10% per hectare of arable land, and so lower fossil fuel emissions.