A tale of two herds – The Guardian – Posted in: Uncategorized

What’s the future for dairy farming? Juliette Jowit reports on new plans for an enormous super-dairy, home to 8,000 cows. John Vidal, meanwhile, visits a tiny herd of 44 in Hertfordshire – all have names and are cherished from birth to death “Cows do not belong in fields,” said Peter Willes. And with those six words the dairy farmer ignited what could become the defining battle between the decades-old push for cheaper food and the…

A slaughter-free Standard – Posted in: Uncategorized

Following on the successful opening of New Gokul, the Krishna farm in Hertfordshire which produces milk free from any harm to cows and their offspring, the campaign for slaughter-free milk has now established a new label to certify any milk produced to the highest welfare standards. When you see this label on any bottle of milk, you can be assured it is slaughter-free.

Udder madness! Pampered cattle produce Britain’s most expensive pint of milk… at a staggering £1.70 – Posted in: Uncategorized

Milked only by hand to the sound of sacred mantras, these garland-wearing cows could be the most pampered in the UK. But they are producing the most expensive milk in the land, costing £1.70 per pint – nearly four times more than usual. The animals are being reared on a farm run by Hare Krishnas meaning, as per Hindu rules, that none must come to any harm. As a result, none will ever be slaughtered…

Swiss Dairy Crisis – Posted in: Uncategorized

Dairy farmers across Europe have been protesting against falling milk prices for months. The small-scale Alpine farms of Switzerland are among the producers hard hit by the dairy crisis. At a recent protest in the Swiss town of Fribourg, hundreds of tractors stopped traffic and angry dairy farmers swung cow bells and waved banners saying “ca suffit” (that’s enough). It is one of just many demonstrations which have taken place over the past months throughout…