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Milkshake mania - selling direct to public opens up new opportunities on Lancashire farm

Making the most of their location by installing vending machines selling milkshakes, ice cream and coffee, has enabled a dairy farming family to generate additional income streams

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 9 min read
Left to right: Lianne Gibson, Julie, Jimmy and Mary Hewitt. Front: Freddie Hewitt and Rosie Metcalf.
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Left to right: Lianne Gibson, Julie, Jimmy and Mary Hewitt. Front: Freddie Hewitt and Rosie Metcalf.

Brother and sister, Rosie Metcalf and Freddie Hewitt, are the third generation of their family to farm at Park Farm, Garstang, near Preston in Lancashire, milking 250 Holsteins. Historically, one major...

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