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To Irrigate, Inject,Tanker or Umbilical…That is the question One activity you may not picture when thinking about how your milk is produced, is slurry handling. This is liquid heaven for soil and is a key nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium source for our grass, as we obviously do not use artificial fertilisers in organic farming. Depending on the weather, the maturity of the […]
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The soil is perfect and Barry, Phil, Richard and Eddy are our four man thistle and dock hit squad, in between milkings. Turning our back on chemical herbicides in 1998, meant seizing opportunities to tackle weeds, at the optimum time (i.e. before they seed and spread.) Here you see Barry with our ‘Lazy Dog.’ An implement which levers […]
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Customer Open Day We hope you can join us at Acorn Dairy 12pm Sat 21st Sept Bring a picnic to enjoy, choosing your own spot near our wind turbine with the grazing cows, before rounding them up for milking, and seeing our little calves A very relaxed event. Please bring wellies and children if you […]
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Acorn Dairy’s dedication to using on farm Green Energy wins Award After four years we are now producing our own, green energy supplying directly the farm and milk processing plant requirments. Friends of the Earth have awarded Acorn Dairy a Clean British Energy Award in recognition of four year’s dedication to make this happen. http://www.foe.co.uk/green_blog/acorn_wind_turbine_39768.html
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27th September- London Valentine Warner presented one of only a few Good Dairy Awards to be given, to Acorn Dairy. Compassion in World Farming recognises Acorn’s strong attention to their cow and calves welfare. Already farming to Soil Association organic standards, and putting strong emphasis on access to grazing, Acorn’s cows and calves are free […]
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