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- Pembrokeshire
But with so many cows all over the country how do you keep an eye on who’s doing what ??
Evolution Farming
- Thread starter Fergieman
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Mate managed 28k cows in NZ without any welfare issues, with farms on both islands, needs to be a well managed at all levels, you just need to look a Crafar and how quickly that went wrong
happycows
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- North Devon Cornwall border
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Can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk.
That was 5 years ago he could foresee this coming.
You have to care in the first place. This is just not fair on those animals under his ownership. They have no-one to stand up for them. Should he be allowed to carry on livestock farming? Let alone membership of Arla
Nearly
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- North of York
Been thinking this for a while but going to post it as you say they've been slaughtered.
Execution Farming.
Cheap staff often aren't but some businesses look to be built on them.
Evolution farming where do you start with them. Animal welfare from what I’ve seen is near to non existent. Most of the staff couldn’t tell you which end a cow sh#ts from. Any decent staff soon realise what it’s like and soon move on. Promise the earth and deliver nothing. They bring nothing but shame on the farming community.
frederick
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- south west
I'm not sure of the rights or wrongs of what is going on we just need to remember this thread was reactivated by the people that took the covert footage
miniconnect
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- Argyll
It's all about numbers on a sheet. and only actual farmers realise that's not how farming works.
It's exactly what some big landlords, oddly named my the most recent edition of farmers weekly, think it's all about.
lazy farmer
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- som/dor border
This thread is the very demonstration of why we have laws and rules.
Otherwise mobrule would soon take over.
It’s all about money at whatever cost to animal welfare. Arla will stand by them, meanwhile I need a follow up audit because there is a half inch gap under my tank room door. Absolutely laughable the whole Arlagarden “brand protection”.
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- Pembrokeshire
And when you pass the inspection will you be getting more money for your milk or just the same
Headless chicken
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- West Wales
This is turning into a bit of a witch hunt but to cover something @frederick covered in a different thread.
This isn’t good enough
This should be reported
The buyer should take action
The buyer is as culpable in this case as they are in a pollution case as they accept this milk.
I think we’re all being pushed towards sustainability to cut soya etc but pumping slurry straight into the river is somehow acceptable? Or not feeding cows.
if as other posters have alluded too is common practise on an evo farm how can anyone at arla stand behind this??
This isn’t good enough. This isn’t a lone worker who is struggling through a sh!t winter. This is a company who has waved their cocks about how good they are and attempted to cream profits from a disgusting level of husbandry. Is this what happens when you look at the bottom line instead of what’s in the shed?
This isn’t good enough
This should be reported
The buyer should take action
The buyer is as culpable in this case as they are in a pollution case as they accept this milk.
I think we’re all being pushed towards sustainability to cut soya etc but pumping slurry straight into the river is somehow acceptable? Or not feeding cows.
if as other posters have alluded too is common practise on an evo farm how can anyone at arla stand behind this??
This isn’t good enough. This isn’t a lone worker who is struggling through a sh!t winter. This is a company who has waved their cocks about how good they are and attempted to cream profits from a disgusting level of husbandry. Is this what happens when you look at the bottom line instead of what’s in the shed?
SolwayFarmer
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Does it protect the brand. Kinda devalues the whole idea of farm assurance
My point isn’t directly at Evo farming. They are the culprits this time but it could have been any one of a number of Arla farms. They have multiple milk stops, do the minimum to pass the reopening audits and then repeat the whole process 18 months later. They don’t care. It’s just about the money. The arlagarden doesn’t expel people from the coop that a brand risk. It’s a farce of a scheme that the management have sold to customers and if they believe it’s protecting cows from mismanagement then more fool them.
Yes but don't forget he must have also passed red tractor assurance. SAI must have been happy with his husbandry!? That says alot about our farm assurance inspections. I bet they spent a lot of time in the office looking at irrelevant bit of paper instead of checking every group of animals to ensure they are healthy and well looked after.
Enry
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- Location
- Shropshire
These articles always do....
Enry
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- Shropshire
Wow...these are Arla farms??? Not a great advert
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Yes but he is choosing to increase cow numbers at some units - not helping the situation - and has put up a new calf shed at the Leicester unit which is going to rear replacements for the whole group.Salesforce
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Can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk.
That was 5 years ago he could foresee this coming.
Iron150
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- Conwy, north wales
Could you not appeal this decision, surely this should be a minor?