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What makes British farming great? Our world-class welfare standards? Definitely. Our contribution to the British economy? Sure. But here at KW we think the one thing that truly makes it amazing is the people. Many would say farming isn’t a job, it’s a way of life and we want to celebrate this.
Now, British farming is known to the majority as a more traditional, dare we say old fashioned, occupation. But people in the industry like Sally Spence, UK dairy farmer and KW customer, are changing this and educating us brits on the farm to fork story.
Having recently diversified and installed a vending machine for her local community Sally told us she was so surprised to see how many people didn’t know where their food comes from and how it is produced, ‘kids just think milk comes from a bottle and that’s it’. Although this is a new venture for Sally and the farm, the feedback she received so far has been amazing. Questions are being asked and answered and people get to see what on farm living is really like.
Passed down through generations, Sally is a part of her family run farm who want to make the future of British farming something we can all be proud of. ‘Some people are set in their ways and they say, ‘this is how my father did it so that’s how I’ll do it’ and don’t take on board all the new technology. But if I can see something is going to make our work a little easier, we will trial it as when it is successful, we are more productive on farm and as a business.’
So, what makes British farming great? We would love to hear what you think. Tweet us @KWFeeds or comment on our latest tweet.
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