Eve Howard has lived at Woodoaks Farm in Maple Cross all her life
“My Dad Chris works as a herdsman at Woodoaks, a dairy and arable farm. Many farmers are being driven into crisis as retailers slash the milk price further so along with other dairy farmers in the UK we are campaigning for a fair price for milk. In 2011 there were over 20,000 Working Dairy Farms in the England and Wales, now there are under 10,000. We are appealing to everybody to help us save the Dairy Farms. Woodoaks supply 350,000 litres of milk a year to Dairy Crest that’s distributed in West London. The farm has a long dairy history going back to late Saxon times – it used to be called Woodwick or Woodwicks which means the ‘dairy farm near the wood’ !”
Just click on the link below to sign the e-petition to set a minimum milk price payable to the Farmer to protect their business, livelihood & the future of the industry.
https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/73628
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Colin Chesterman commented on our Facebook post...
It’s madness that we are killing off our dairy industry like this. I have signed the petition. Please let us know if they have a farm shop as a more immediate way to help them out would be for us to buy direct …
Eve replies …
We can’t sell the milk in a farm shop, as we do not pasteurize on site at the moment For the moment people need to buy milk from the supermarkets that have agreed to the fair price for farmers. So even if the milk is sold at a reduced price the supermarkets will pay the farmers the difference.
Other things people can do to help make a difference to British Dairy farms are:
* Buying milk from Local farm shops, Waitrose, Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury’s
These supermarkets are paying fair milk prices to their suppliers, which although slightly reduced it is based on the cost of production.
* Choosing British butter, cheese and yogurt
While all fresh liquid milk is sourced from UK farms, many other dairy products are from elsewhere in Europe. By purchasing British grown foods, you’ll not only be putting your money back into the British economy but also towards the UK farms too. For the easiest way to tell whether an item is of UK origin, look for the Red Tractor logo.
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