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chardard

Member

Location

somerset

• Aug 26, 2015

• #1

Sad to see in the local news that Cricketer are ceasing cheese production at Nether Stowey.They talk of significant financial losses and losing a major contract.Ther are said to be nearly 70 employees (seems a lot) who will lose their jobs.Do they have their own contracted milk suppliers?

 

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sidjon

Member

Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 26, 2015

• #2

Very sad news we probably are the only local dairy farm which doesn't supply them, mostly tenant farms , spoke to a couple today nobody wants there milk unless they find someone soon more dairy farmers will be able to farm.

 

happycows

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Location

North Devon Cornwall border

• Aug 26, 2015

• #3

Very sad and feel really sorry for them. Should we have acted sooner....?

 

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sidjon

Member

Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 26, 2015

• #4

I don't know who the lost their shelf space too , second somerset cheese maker in the local area to dissappear in the last couple of years, think the problem of eggs in one basket doesn't help, acting sooner may of helped them but I don't think this will be the last, as you said a couple of days ago this may make the Parkham suppliers sweat abit?

 

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chardard

Member

Location

somerset

• Aug 26, 2015

• #5

It made me think,seeing the Horlicks Farm brand being used by Adams Foods on imported cheese.

 

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lazy farmer

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Location

som/dor border

• Aug 26, 2015

• #6

they had 32ish suppliers. their milk will be picked up unto the end of feb 2016. so they do at least have a little time on their side

 

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sidjon

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Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 26, 2015

• #7

lazy farmer said:

they had 32ish suppliers. their milk will be picked up unto the end of feb 2016. so they do at least have a little time on their side

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Time they may have, but talking to a friend would is also in your discussion group, if nobody will take you on it makes little difference? Cricketer maybe helping but as cheese making milk it's no good selling to nearby milk buyer as they want white water?

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Aug 27, 2015

• #8

Mostly channel island herds I understand?

 

jimmer

Member

Location

East Devon

• Aug 27, 2015

• #9

seems unless you are big cheese makers like Wykes ,Barbers ,maybe Alvis , you are on a very fine thread

 

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sidjon

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Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 27, 2015

• #10

Sid said:

Mostly channel island herds I understand?

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No, some crossbred herds but I don't think any jersey herds, mixture of spring and autumn herds.

 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Aug 27, 2015

• #11

sidjont: 1552926 said:

No, some crossbred herds but I don't think any jersey herds, mixture of spring and autumn herds.

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Thought they picked up a jersey herd Witheridge way?

 

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sidjon

Member

Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 27, 2015

• #12

Think the only farms they were picking up the other side of the link road was castle Hill farms who moved to DC in the spring.

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Aug 27, 2015

• #13

Dunno why they been going past my farm then?

 

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sidjon

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Location

EXMOOR

• Aug 27, 2015

• #14

I dunno! They are picking up at liscombe then were going up to Barnstaple to pick some farms there, they maybe picking up near you but bulk of farms are in West Somerset.

 

jerseyjon

Member

• Aug 27, 2015

• #15

Yes they do collect from a jersey herd at witheridge, one at westleigh sampford pevrill, one at Watchet and a number of crossbred herds

 

jerseycowsman

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

cornwall

• Aug 29, 2015

• #16

Why these small processors want their own pool is beyond me. Surely it's easy just to ring up Arla everyday and say I want this much today?

 

caveman

Member

Location

East Sussex.

• Aug 29, 2015

• #17

Provenence?

 

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Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Aug 29, 2015

• #18

jerseycowsman said:

Why these small processors want their own pool is beyond me. Surely it's easy just to ring up Arla everyday and say I want this much today?

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Because they want a milk with a good solids. Ring up Arla and you could get dishwater from a indoor herd?

 

caveman

Member

Location

East Sussex.

• Aug 29, 2015

• #19

@llamedos

Link to the MD on Farming today thursday or friday morning maybe?
Cheers.

 

llamedos

New Member

• Aug 29, 2015

• #20

caveman said:

@llamedos

Link to the MD on Farming today thursday or friday morning maybe?
Cheers.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0670033 fwd to 04:35