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This Country Reports 1,002 Dairy Farms Closed In The Last Three Years

Posted on October 11, 2016 By 70 Comments on This Country Reports 1,002 Dairy Farms Closed In The Last Three Years

Reading about the closures of more than 1,000 dairy farms in this country due to a dramatic price decline down to about 10 pence a litre which is less than the cost of production is on the one hand definitely bad news for farmers who struggle to just survive. However, on the other hand considering the fact that consuming milk has a hazardous impact on one’s health it challenges people to look for alternatives with outstanding health benefits such as almond milk or coconut milk just to name a few. It’s still a tragedy that dairy products are praised to be healthy although the exact opposite is the case.

“Nearly one in 10 dairy farms across England and Wales have closed in the last three years, an industry body has reported.

More than 1,000 have closed since June 2013, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

North Yorkshire lost 89 farms, the highest total of any county, while Berkshire saw the greatest rate of decline with a third of farms closing.

The board said it was concerned by the milk price paid to farmers.

An AHDB spokesman said some farmers were still paid about 10 pence a litre less than the cost of production, despite protests by the National Farmers’ Union last year.

The board said North Yorkshire had lost more than one in seven farms over the period, while Berkshire had lost seven of its 22 farms.

In total, 1,002 farms have closed over the three-year period.

Yorkshire dairy farmer Jeremy Holmes said traditional dairy farming was “in a mess”, with “far too much milk on the market”.

He said he had survived by buying a vending machine to sell raw milk on his farm at Denby Dale near Huddersfield at £1 per litre – about three times the price paid by supermarkets.

Regulations mean raw milk can only be sold on farms, which means supermarkets cannot compete with producers.

Mr Holmes added: “You are connecting yourself with the consumer directly, and it’s literally the freshest milk from the cows.”

Supply and demand has led to the cost of milk plummeting across the UK.

going vegan health benefitsNumber of dairy farm closures between Jul 2013 – Jul 2016

Farmer-owned dairy Arla has teamed up with Asda and is launching a £1.50 four-pint carton of milk, where 25p will go back to the dairy co-operative.

David Christensen, whose Oxfordshire farm produces 5,000,000 litres of milk for Arla a year, said: “It has been really tough over the last two years, supply and demand have really been out of balance.”

Read the full article at bbc.com!

Vegan Topics Tags:dairy farms, milk, United Kingdom, Wales

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Comments (70) on “This Country Reports 1,002 Dairy Farms Closed In The Last Three Years”

  1. Stephanie M. Flores says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Sad for the people but its inevitable. When u start to give people mire than just one choice u start to also educate them. Knowledge is power and many have realized that a glass of milk or a burger is not worth the life of an aninal. Not to mention tye health benefits of a plant based diet are incredible

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  2. Andrea Lyn Weir says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    Tell them to grow Almonds

    Reply
  3. Valerie Herrick says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Good!

    Reply
  4. Rose Smith says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    We need farmers to grow food, they would make more money

    Reply
  5. Valerie Herrick says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Absolutely

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    They dont make any money from milk anyway!

    Reply
  7. Kate Stewart-Baltau says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Great!!!

    Reply
  8. Suzanne Schreiber says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    good

    Reply
  9. Dinie Madsen says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    Sorry but feel no sorry for this farmers, I feel sad for the animals who have a horrible life because of people who need their milk and meat, let them close all dairy farms and open vegetable farms!

    Reply
  10. Mary Kulaga Walchuk says:
    October 11, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    Good!

    Reply
  11. Daniela Federico says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    All things have a begining and an end. The dairy industry is reaching its end. Time to evolve they have had a very long run, have made their money on the souls of trillions upon trillions of animals. Just wish we were educated sooner as to the manipulation of societies belief that dairy was actually goid for us when it is not. Think of how many life’s could if been spared

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  12. Charlie Michelle says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!

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  13. Ryan Deutsch says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    no they’re not.l, dairy farms are doing just fine. ive got 2 gallons of milk in my fridge right now

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  14. Jane Adele Gordon says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    good

    Reply
  15. Tomie Harris says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:29 pm

    Education is power!

    Reply
  16. Kelbel Williams says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:32 pm

    shame! hahahahahahaha

    Reply
  17. Dianne Feldman says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:32 pm

    GOOD!!!!!!

    Reply
  18. Raman Kaur Sall says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Good

    Reply
  19. Julie Maggs says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:48 pm

    Boo hoo

    Reply
  20. Raven Michelle says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    Ettienne Heydenrych

    Reply
  21. Cathy O'Brien says:
    October 11, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    Cow’s milk is for calves, NOT for humans. So glad to read that dairy farms are closing. Dairy farmers value money more than the welfare of animals. SICK.

    Reply
  22. Jay Rich says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    Woohoo

    Reply
  23. Sandor Sebastiaan says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:10 pm

    Bye bye dairy! I will not miss your cruel industry!

    Reply
  24. Michael Corcoran says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:13 pm

    Good! Dairy is cruel and unnecessary

    Reply
  25. Tammie Muscat says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:16 pm

    YAY YAY PRAISE GOD! WooooHoooo this makes me so happy. God Bless the cows!

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  26. Tammie Muscat says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Me too! The people should have got an education.

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  27. Jessica Maule says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    Amen

    Reply
  28. Dorothy Ann says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:20 pm

    Can’t wait for these cruel farms to be shut down! Hope they all go to hell in a hand basket for the extreme cruelty they have perpetuated on millions of animals, and continue to! Veal, milk, tortured cows! How these “farmers” sleep at night, I will never know!

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  29. Frances Linney says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    Excellent news!

    Reply
  30. Karen Houle says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    Close them all

    Reply
  31. Sue Frost says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Great news

    Reply
  32. Kristen E Eckman says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    Now safe farms need to rescue the dairy cows because their fate will be dinner.

    Reply
  33. Dianne Feldman says:
    October 11, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    And cow’s milk and all animal products are really bad for you.. I haven’t had any meat for almost a year and went Vegan about 3 months ago.. When doctors say eat a good diet they really mean fruits and veggies!!!!!

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  34. Anne Kaplan says:
    October 12, 2016 at 12:02 am

    How bout creating cruelty free dairy?

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  35. Carol Cooper says:
    October 12, 2016 at 12:02 am

    Good !! Grow organic veg instead

    Reply
  36. Maria Blake says:
    October 12, 2016 at 12:30 am

    These farmers could always grow crops. Soya, beans and veg

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  37. Michelle Schroeder says:
    October 12, 2016 at 12:47 am

    Good

    Reply
  38. Linda Ardell says:
    October 12, 2016 at 1:01 am

    So many heartless vegans. Never mind the fact there are families who were already struggling, who can no longer provide for their families. This is why I never call myself a vegan. So disheartening to see these animal lives being favored over humans. Can’t even take you all seriously. Wow.

    This is why vegans are frowned upon by others…

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  39. Fionnuala Murphy says:
    October 12, 2016 at 1:12 am

    I live in Ireland. Dairy land! Now that my eyes are opened its so sad. And there’s nothing I can do!

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  40. Dissa Peer says:
    October 12, 2016 at 1:33 am

    Good!!! Those farmers need to switch it up. Start growing almond trees or other nut trees. The world needs them more than puss filled milk.

    Reply
  41. Doreen Smith says:
    October 12, 2016 at 1:50 am

    Yayyyy

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  42. Annette Deering says:
    October 12, 2016 at 2:41 am

    Good 🙂

    Reply
  43. Jeffrey R Lacroix says:
    October 12, 2016 at 2:43 am

    What’s heartless, as a business owner they should be aware of the future of their product and adjust. Apparently, they weren’t paying attention to what was going on with their product or refused to believe it was actually happening. There are so many alternatives available now for farmers they could of easily switched to a produce base farm. Oh, well don’t feel sorry for them. Change is coming if they can’t see it then it’s their fault.

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  44. Christian Lucy says:
    October 12, 2016 at 2:51 am

    Milk is unhealthy, unethical and unsustainable. You’re surprised that vegans don’t feel bad for people who promote unhealthy, unethical and unsustainable industries?

    Reply
  45. Jaime Afawubo says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:08 am

    Yeeeeeeee cant wait til there all shut down and all animals live the life they were ment to live in peace and harmony

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  46. Helle Valenzano says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:22 am

    Great awesome lets close them all… put the antiquate cruel behavior out of business

    Reply
  47. Zoe Marble says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:42 am

    Wooooohhhh change happens slowly!

    Reply
  48. Zoe Marble says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:43 am

    Find any other different business! Wasn’t sad for the south after the civil war, not sad now either!

    Reply
  49. Victoria Kay says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:52 am

    Yay!

    Reply
  50. Laurie Kaplan says:
    October 12, 2016 at 5:02 am

    then the us govt bails them out instead of understanding supply and demand

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  51. Laurie Kaplan says:
    October 12, 2016 at 5:03 am

    they can choose to firm something else. about supply and demand. progress. hides them in government build out the dairy farmers anyway

    Reply
  52. Nelli Meladze says:
    October 12, 2016 at 5:11 am

    I would pick an innocent abused animal over a farmer and his family any day!

    Reply
  53. Nelli Meladze says:
    October 12, 2016 at 5:13 am

    You can call me heartless if you want. I call myself compassionate!:)

    Reply
  54. David Johnson says:
    October 12, 2016 at 5:56 am

    So be it. Farmers should use the land to grow plants (i.e. food).

    Reply
  55. Christina Kis says:
    October 12, 2016 at 6:22 am

    Cypris Farkas Kis

    Reply
  56. Pam McNary says:
    October 12, 2016 at 6:30 am

    Good!

    Reply
  57. Tracy Kim Benjamin-Claro says:
    October 12, 2016 at 7:30 am

    If people had treated thier animals better perhaps karma would not have reared its head

    Reply
  58. Lia Bobieo says:
    October 12, 2016 at 8:27 am

    Reinvestment assistance needs to happen for the sweaty brows of American farm owners that are under informed about how to move their life saving a or liquidity into more deversified options than just their acres.

    Reply
  59. Kieran Daly says:
    October 12, 2016 at 9:04 am

    Good. Do something else. Something useful

    Reply
  60. Kieran Daly says:
    October 12, 2016 at 9:08 am

    Absolute nonsense. A troll.

    Reply
  61. Beth Guthrie says:
    October 12, 2016 at 10:36 am

    well if they have land they can do other types of crops I think when you have to be creative you will be more so, its a win win for all

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  62. Caprice Poore says:
    October 12, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    Good

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  63. Virginia Catherine Hart says:
    October 12, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    Good! Dairy is the most unethical unsustainable food source !! So unnessesary !

    Reply
  64. Virginia Catherine Hart says:
    October 12, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    You are a complete idiot if you are actually sad for these people who profit off raping abusing and stealing milk from a mother and her babies . I seriously hope you don’t have children!!

    Reply
  65. Lucy Gowan says:
    October 12, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    James Gowan

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  66. Dee Riccio says:
    October 12, 2016 at 7:27 pm

    Hip hip horary

    Reply
  67. Kate Auslen says:
    October 13, 2016 at 3:12 am

    They’ll find another career, and one theycan be proud of! No more subsidizing industries that we don’t need!

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  68. Kate Auslen says:
    October 13, 2016 at 3:13 am

    They can find another job, just like anyone else!! WHats wrong is us being forced to financially support an industry that does so much harm.

    Reply
  69. Melody Requena says:
    October 13, 2016 at 3:19 am

    Awesome!!

    Reply
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    November 22, 2016 at 11:30 am

    We are an established (1989) and reputed ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturers and exporters of a wide range of ANIMAL HEALTH products covering IODOPHOR Sanitisers, Disinfectants, Cleaners, Detergents, etc., catering to POULTRY, DAIRY AQUACULTURE farming. We currently export our products to NEW ZEALAND and ISRAEL, besides Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Our products are readily accepted mainly in view of their superiority, higher efficacy, besides economics. Regular use of our products helps improve Health, Hygiene and Sanitation besides productivity.

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