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Most of the production
area falls within the borders of the Adamello Brenta Nature Park. This
Park, extending over 61,000 hectares, includes the entire Brenta Dolomites
range and a consistent portion of the Adamello and Presanella group, all
the way to the border with the province of Brescia. Lake Garda is just a
few chilometres away, as the crow flies.
This brief geographic description
is to demonstrate that within the production area described, the meadows
and pastures ranging from the feet of the mountains up to high altitudes
are essential not only as feature of the landscape but as main food source
for the over 7 thousand milk cattle belonging to three different breeds:
Brindled Black, Brown Swiss and Rendena. The last one takes its name from
the valley (Val di Rendena) from which is originates. It is a very hardy
breed, well suited for the conditions of the Alpine pastures where it
spends the summer months. Thanks to its natural stamina, the Rendena breed
is the most suitable for the production of organic milk because it can
feed solely on hay and does not require medication since it can be treated
with natural means and methods.
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