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Croft Side Farm

The three partners in Croft

are able to meet the quantity

be fair, they were on hand

they need. It is a very sensible

immediately when we needed

Side Farm, which is situated

plan.”

them most. They came to us

just off Healey Green Lane, are

and told us that all the time

George, his wife Pauline and

remained loyal to Milk Marque,

we had been dealing with

their son, Christopher. They

which became Zenith and then

DFB we had been filling a

also have another son, Edward

Dairy Farmers of Britain, right

tanker that was going to them

who isn’t involved with the

through until when DFB went

anyway, just 10 miles away.

farm and daughter, Jill who

“We want to double the

bust before they joined up with

All they asked was whether

helps out and is particularly

dairy herd and increase our

Longley Farm. George now

we were happy carrying on

involved with the dairy cow

production for Longley Farm in

considers their loyalty could

sending our milk to them in

show team.

conjunction with our discussions

have been misplaced.

the same tanker and using

The Fleetwoods had

They own 110 acres at Croft

with Rachel,’ George added. But

the same tanker driver, but

Side and rent a further 230

we don’t want to grow too fast

change and that is typical of

having a contract with them

acres with most of their farmed

and we’d firstly like to get back

farmers’ loyalty that doesn’t

rather than DFB. We said ‘yes’

acreage ring-fenced except for

to the numbers we used to milk.

always make a lot of sense.

without hesitation and it’s

25 acres at Kirkheaton. The herd

We were milking 140 previously

Farmers will often stay with

been great ever since. We have

average currently stands at 7710

but then changed our policy

someone even though it’s

a regular meeting with Rachel

litres and they have recently

to a mix of dairy and sucklers.

not the best deal. Longley

Lines who looks after liaison

brought in a number of heifers.

We’re now looking at increasing

Farm had approached us

between farmers and the dairy

They have ambitions to grow the

the milking operation while

before DFB’s demise and to

and offers us great support.”

herd when the time is right.

maintaining the suckler herd.”

“We’re not ones to swap or

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