Farmers aimto spend £50mon big dairy herd
A team of British farmers has submitted a planning application to create the UK's biggest dairy cow herd.
Peter Willes, a director of West Country cheese producer Parkham Farms, Robert Howard and David Barnes hope to invest 50m to establish an 8,100-strong herd on more than 4,000 acres of land at Nocton, near Lincoln, The Grocer reported
Milk production is expected to start by October, generating approximately 80 million litres of milk per year at Nocton Dairies, the magazine said.