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New market for milk?
Had a guy come into the farm today, looking for milk from a fresh calved cow. Nothing unusual, regularly get local sheep guys looking for colostrum for lambs. Except this guy wants it for his racing pigeons! Offered me ten pounds for 4 litres, lets hope it catches on! 
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7/6/2007, 22:23
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don't know if this is relevant to this link bu...................
rumour has it that all supermarkets are only taking milk from milk recorded herds. has any one else found this or have any points on it???
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7/6/2007, 22:44
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Cant see it i know we are in the Sainsbury wiseman group thingy and our "chairman" is not milk recorded for a start and come to stop and think alot arent . Heard alot of nonsnse they suggesting we got to do better and compulsory milk recording isnt one but alot more sensible than most . Marketing of secondary products is one we have got to learn , calves and barrens to you and me.
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7/6/2007, 23:08
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Gavin56
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I have herad this rumour , presumably they want individual cell counts.
More worrying is the prohibition on cattle housed on slats ( there goes most of Ayrshire then) and no calf exports.
I`ve even heard it said they only want farms with a successor in place !
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11/6/2007, 0:24
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There is one way to get farms with a successor and that is pay enough so that at least current generation can see a living it and start to encourage a successor.
Anyone with DFoB ? i heard of 2 farmers that got less than 10p fpr may milk with decent quality something to do with comparing to last years profile.
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11/6/2007, 0:34
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