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Welbeck Abbey Carol 88, sired by McCormick she is in her second lactation and giving 45kg daily.
treat milk like a commodity and allow the farm to earn what milk was worth in reflection to the end product – not in comparison to farm gate prices. Joe appreciates that any margins made need to be shared with the farm to ensure a sustainable future. A raw milk vending machine has recently been set up in the estate’s farm shop with milk delivered to the shop in a 150 litre tank every morning. Milk
Second calver Welbeck Abbey Shirley 48 produced 8850kg at 4.08%bf and 3.07%p as a heifer, she is a Lutz- Brookview Burt daughter.
is sold at £1 a litre and sales have already risen to 200 litres a week.
As part of the license to sell raw milk there are four tests a year, but Welbeck Abbey milk is tested fortnightly by Joe for cheese production and swabs are taken regularly from the tanks.
The dairy is an integral part of the Welbeck estate which stretches across 15,000 acres, of which 4500 acres are farmed
Welbeck Abbey Quince 13, this second calved Doberman daughter gave 10,800kg at 4.41%bf and 3.5%p in her first lactation.
in hand.
Although there is currently no Duke, Welbeck has been home to the Dukes of Portland and their families since 1607. As well as managing its vast acreage, the estate has also become home to a thriving community of artisan food makers, artists and craftspeople, the award winning Welbeck Farm Shop, a café, two art galleries and a garden centre.
The herd is averaging 8700kg at 4.45%bf and 3.3%p on twice a day milking.
The new GEA 20:40 parlour allows 120 cows to be milked in one hour by one person.
An old barn has been converted for production of Stichelton cheese.
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