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Why Is Mossgiel Milk Tastier Than Normal Milk?
Why does Mossgiel milk taste different? Taste is personal, but Mossgiel milk has a character that comes from how it is farmed and how little we interfere with it. Four things shape the flavour Organic farming Milk from organic family farms reflects pasture, seasons and careful farming standards. Non-homogenised The cream is not mechanically broken … Read more
How do you maximize forage and keep emissions low? Lots of grazing and not so much silage?
We use the ideals and principles of ‘Holistic Management’ to let our grasses grow taller; to better the root depth and soil structure. Then we can keep the cows outside longer and don’t need as much silage. Upsides – less housing cost Downsides – grass quality can be a challenge.
How long are calves kept with their mothers & allowed to suckle?
The calves are with mum for 7-10 months and suckle for 4 of them; we use ‘Quiet wean’ tags to allow them to stay in the herd but weaning them without intervention.
Has the work you’ve done to reduce emissions been affordable or have you tried to show what can be done and ‘heavily’ invested?
It has been a big investment, but each change we made so far has saved money over time. For example, the Electric Vans cost 30% more to buy, but fuel & service cost savings actually cover MORE than the extra finance costs. The biomass too saved a lot on electric bills and we tied the … Read more
Do you think more small dairy farmers will go cow-with-calf or are there too many barriers?
We want to work with more farmers to do this. It’s an option that people ARE asking for and it suits a small family farm with labour challenges well. It’s our intention to be a platform for farmers thinking of this to be able to sell their milk to us, and we can then supply … Read more
Why do you use glass bottles?Â
Find out why we’ve returned to using good old-fashioned glass bottles…
