Ty Tanglwyst Dairy - Wales (UK)
Ty Tanglwyst is a family-run business: across the farm, the processing plant and the deliveries, there are 27 people involved in the business (owners and employees). Approximately 60% of the milk goes directly to consumers through door- to-door…
Mossgiel Organic Farm - Scotland
Mossgiel’s approach to dairying and the innovations they employ on farm increases the price they receive for their milk in comparison to milk produced in a conventional manner. Mossgiel see their system as a holistic approach with no one innovation…
Production of naturally spreadable butter from grazing dairy cows - Northern Ireland
Dromona Naturally Spreadable Butter (NSB) is a unique value added product manufactured by Dale Farm Cooperative in Northern Ireland that supplies the consumer with a naturally churned butter but with softer and more easily spread characteristics.…
Isigny Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) Butter and Cream - Normandy
Isigny butter and cream are recognized at the EU level as Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) products since 1986, a relatively well-known certification label now. It is one of the 3 butters and 2 creams under PDO in France. (...) If you would…
Irish Organic Infant Formula - Republic of Ireland
Ireland’s low-cost pasture-based system of milk production is economically competitive for the production of infant formula. However, organic dairy production is a relatively small but growing sector of the industry. (...) If you would like to read…
Les Laitiers Responsables (LLR) sector, a Sodiaal cooperative’s initiative - Brittany
LLR (Les Laitiers Responsables, Responsible Milkmen) has been launched in 2018 to adapt to the evoluting societal expectations : animal welfare, environmental impacts of products, their origin and also remuneration of the farmers…(...) If you would…
Behieko Brand: a collective brand hold by 3 organic dairy farms - Basque Country
Behieko is a brand shared by three dairy cattle farms from three municipalities of the Basque Country (Anoeta, Altzo and Olaberria). They produce and market organic milk and a wide range of dairy products. (...) If you would like to read the…
ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF DAIRY FARMS: What are the issues for farmers in the Atlantic Area?
From Northern Ireland to Portugal, 89 farmers in the Atlantic area responded to a survey to assess the effect of external factors on the economic success of their business. The online survey, addressed to the pilot farmers of the European…
Organic grass-fed milk MILHAFRE - Azores
Milhafre (goshawk) is a well known dairy brand from the Azores Islands in the central North Atlantic, approximately 2,500 km west of Lisbon, Portugal. The brand has a long history in dairy production. (...) If you would like to read the…