Here's your opportunity to explore a typical British dairy farm. Click on different areas to find out more about them.

Machinery shed

Some of us are guilty of acquiring DIY tools or gardening equipment that end up collecting dust, while others pride themselves on keeping their garage meticulously tidy.  For dairy farmers the machines and vehicles they use to manage the farm are absolutely vital to operate efficiently.

 

Parked in a typical machinery shed you'll find tractors, loaders to pick up feed and feed mixer wagons.


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There are 500 cows in the average British dairy herd


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All about dairy farming

All about dairy farming

We drink around 5 billion litres of milk in Britain each year - the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic-size swimming pools or enough to drink a glass of milk every day for 54 million years.

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News and press

News and press

Members of the press requiring information about dairy farming in Britain should contact the DairyCo press office.


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