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jerseycowsman

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Livestock Farmer
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cornwall
They say it's less stress, so do they never separate the mum and calf?
I don't believe that! When they finally do separate them, it will be hell up for weeks, both for the calf and mother. Not just 24 hours of stress or sometimes none at all, especially for the calf, when they are separated straight away.
And this will not satisfy the vegans
 

bitwrx

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I've drunk my own raw milk for my whole 43 years and never had a problem. My kids drink it too, but I would never dream of retailing raw milk for those reasons that you've stated
I assumed all dairy farmers consumed their own milk. I grew up with it, and still miss it. Shop stuff is OK, but it's just not fresh. I used to make sure I filled the milk jug when dad was milking so I could take it out of the filter housing before the plate cooler. Om nom.
 

Blaithin

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Alberta
Do they have a Tb problem in America ?
Don’t know. You’d have to ask an American. Fairly sure they have pretty strict vaccine protocols to control Brucellosis but that’s only if you want to transport into bangs free states. No clue if it’s required to produce raw milk.
 

coomoo

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They say it's less stress, so do they never separate the mum and calf?
I don't believe that! When they finally do separate them, it will be hell up for weeks, both for the calf and mother. Not just 24 hours of stress or sometimes none at all, especially for the calf, when they are separated straight away.
And this will not satisfy the vegans
We all know cows. The reason this never worked originally even with the shiney new set up was cows/calves knew what was happening. So approaching milking time every calf would go and have a massive belly full or come milking time the cow wouldn’t let milk down cos saving it for calf.
 

Martyn

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Location
South west
Back on topic please. An article from the local paper. The farm has been organic for some years. The ice cream business and visitor centre is very busy so the milk gets lots of added value. The tenancy must be very long-term going by the amount of buildings in the past 20 years so not sure why the bank is not doing the cash flow cover.


After reading this article it says that the big grant can only be drawn down once everything paid for. what i cant understand is in england with every small little grant thats been available you had to have proof you could do it with your own cash, overdraft. By sounds of if there adviserers have ticked the boxes etc but now they have grant they cant pull it off. Hell of a grant.
 

Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer
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An 'own goal' is still a goal...

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Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer
I assumed all dairy farmers consumed their own milk. I grew up with it, and still miss it. Shop stuff is OK, but it's just not fresh. I used to make sure I filled the milk jug when dad was milking so I could take it out of the filter housing before the plate cooler. Om nom.
This is the first year in the last 10 we have bought milk from a shop, and it is :poop:
-compared to real milk :hungry:
 

Hilly

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At least one kid died and a few others were very close to it due to some hippy parents going out of their way to buy raw milk here in Aus. Was a few years back now.
Ive unliked it cos its not likeable , its a growing fashion here , ticking time bomb thats growing ,, tick tock and it will affect the whole industry , one dead child the BBC will slaughter dairy farmers.
 

Clay52

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Location
Outer Space
Ive unliked it cos its not likeable , its a growing fashion here , ticking time bomb thats growing ,, tick tock and it will affect the whole industry , one dead child the BBC will slaughter dairy farmers.
Raw milk is illegal for human consumption here but people get around it with a wink wink and selling it as bath milk.
 

Tim G

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Livestock Farmer
also see 'calf at foot dairy' somerleyton:)
Yes, they are no stranger to crowd funding either. Currently trying to raise £3,000 so they can make butter, which I think sums up the problem. It seems like easy money for some so they ask for more than really needed.
I bet it pleases @JP1 's friends no end.............
 
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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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