A TASTE of the ocean to keep Acorn Dairy cows ship-shape and free from antibiotics. In the spring and summer our short-horn cows graze on nutrient-filled grass, clover and herb leys, grown free from any added chemicals and research has shown organic milk to be much richer in antioxidants, healthy fatty acids and Omega 3 […]
After two overnight breakdowns (on top of two vans already in the garage,) fast adaptations on the farm to operate through hard frosts and the general hassle that comes with running a business, our customers always boost us just when we need it. Thank you James Fairman from Gosforth, for your wonderful email this week. ‘I […]
Apple cider vinegar is back on the menu for the lucky cows, producing your organic milk. With winter on the horizon the farm team are rolling out the barrel again. The grass is losing it’s nutritional quality quickly now and the cider vinegar is loaded with Vitamin C and gives our cows’ immune systems are […]
It’s Raining Dairy Farmers at Acorn Dairy The aim of this three day annual tour by the British Grassland Society, organised by Durham Grassland Society this year, is a two way sharing of information and best practice among the members. Not all are organic dairy farmers, most are not. However as the name of the […]
Come to Acorn Dairy & Meet the Cows Producing your Milk this September. Where does the year go?! September will soon be with us and Graham & I have already had a pow wow on a plan of action for your entertainment! Some dates for your diaries, before the summer exodus. September Thursday 20th 5pm […]
What is Going on at Acorn Dairy? Find out here with your latest customer newsletter sharing life on the farm producing your organic milk. We are talking bulls, meet the people looking after the cows, update on your combined reduction in plastic, Tweddles farming at Archdeacon Newton for 90 years (& GDPR!) (Click image below.) […]
Join the Acorn Dairy Organic Cows Dancing into the Fields Autumn 2017 was kind and the cows were able to graze into the second week of November – almost unheard of. However this was followed by the other extreme of unseasonably cold and wet weather across the country and a late spring. The grass simply […]
Customer Open Days Once again we are opening the farm to you, our customers, this September and look forward to showing you how your milk is produced. Come and meet the ladies & calves. This year we will be opening the bottling plant, so you can follow the process your milk takes into its bottle and see where your butter is churned. […]
Fresh from the hills of Kelso, the new Aberdeen Angus Bull is looking good to Acorn Dairy’s organic heifers. We mentioned the need for a new bull in your Spring newsletter. Our dairy shorthorn heifers are relatively small compared their Holstein counterparts and as such we do not want a socking great big bull crushing them with his award […]
Help us Name our Christmas Day Heifer Calf Our expected Christmas Day arrival was born on cue. In the early hours, while Santa Claus was at his work, a super heifer calf arrived. Mum and daughter doing very well, making it a very Happy Christmas for us. It is some years since Cranberry arrived on 25th Dec […]