Lincolnshire mega dairy

[holywell farmer]

Did they completely abandon plans to milk cows ?

 

[bar718]

Yes and sold it to dyson who now uses the land to grow crops to feed a big digester.

 

[holywell farmer]

Yes and sold it to dyson who now uses the land to grow crops to feed a big digester.

I wonder would it off worked they had plans to build herd to 8,000 cows eventually

 

[Beef farmer]

I wonder would it off worked they had plans to build herd to 8,000 cows eventually

The plans have been built and fully operational

 

[holywell farmer]

The plans have been built and fully operational

Who's currently milking 8/00o in the uk at moment then ?

 

[Beef farmer]

Who's currently milking 8/00o in the uk at moment then ?

Wouldn't have a clue

 

[holywell farmer]

Wouldn't have a clue

There was concern with the Lincolnshire herd it would flood the milk market

 

[PostHarvest]

No they didn't abandon the plan to milk 8,000 cows. The investors took their money to Hungary and built the dairy farm there. I believe that it hasn't all been honey and clover though.

 

[holywell farmer]

No they didn't abandon the plan to milk 8,000 cows. The investors took their money to Hungary and built the dairy farm there. I believe that it hasn't all been honey and clover though.

Do think ever see herd of 10-000 in the uk ?

 

[Headless chicken]

No they didn't abandon the plan to milk 8,000 cows. The investors took their money to Hungary and built the dairy farm there. I believe that it hasn't all been honey and clover though.

Best place for that size imo that Poland Russia or eastern Germany imo

 

[Beef farmer]

Best place for that size imo that Poland Russia or eastern Germany imo

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[vantage]

Do think ever see herd of 10-000 in the uk ?

No.
We’re too densely populated and planning and EA would say no.

 

[holywell farmer]

No.
We’re too densely populated and planning and EA would say no.

From previous thread think 4/000 is currently the biggest in the uk,

 

[Sparkymark]

From previous thread think 4/000 is currently the biggest in the uk,

Where is the 4000 cow herd?

 

[holywell farmer]

Where is the 4000 cow herd?

Think is at least 1 herd 4/000 in the uk correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Headless chicken]

?

To milk that number of cows you need to be looking towards those countries as that is where I think you’ll get a decent shot at it.

 

[Sparkymark]

To milk that number of cows you need to be looking towards those countries as that is where I think you’ll get a decent shot at it.

Cheap plentiful labour and vast blocks of arable land?

 

[som farmer]

5000+ cows need an awful lot of feed, and produce an awful lot of poo, the area needed to produce the food and move the poo would be substantial, the road system, and the density of population, would throw up so many problems, I cannot see it happening

 

[goldtop]

5000+ cows need an awful lot of feed, and produce an awful lot of poo, the area needed to produce the food and move the poo would be substantial, the road system, and the density of population, would throw up so many problems, I cannot see it happening

Won't stop someone having a go

 

[goldtop]

Once you get your head around the logistics, its probably not as hard as you think. Running a large bio digester won't be any different to running a large dairy herd, they cart feedstock in from miles around, and send out digestate(sh1t) to willing arable farmers. Wether a dairy farm can be as profitable as a bio digester is another matter!