When you see or hear the word Valentine, romance may be the first thing that comes to mind. For us, it’s Valentine the calf, who has just celebrated her first birthday on – you guessed it – 14th February! Welcoming new calves is a special time at Acorn Dairy and so we wanted to […]
Name: Jarko Ear tag: 304561 Age: 3 years, 10 months Breed: Mostly Holstein MRI Likes: Jumping in the fresh straw during ‘bedding up time’ each day and the automatic back brushes – happy to queue and wait her turn, however Dislikes: Our pet Labrador (for no good reason) Moo, I’m Jarko! I am […]
Another year has flown by and as the temperatures dropped significantly, our farm team began transitioning the cows to indoor life. Whilst we try to keep them out on the pasture for as long as possible, part of the annual cycle includes bringing them in for a few months, when it is cold and there […]
A North East dairy has the best butter in the UK, according to a consumer organisation. Acorn Dairy creates its own products from its low-carbon, organic farm in Archdeacon Newton, near Darlington. The family business, run by directors Caroline Bell and her brother Graham Tweddle, has been farming since 1928 and converted to […]
We have been passionate about farming since the 1920’s, and since converting to organic farming in 1992, we’ve been striving for greater sustainability. In April 2021, we were honoured to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Having Her Majesty and the Prime Minister recognise not only our hard work so far […]