Independent organic dairy steps up to support farmers after processors stop collecting milk

Mossgiel Organic Farm wants to plot a better way forward to support small farm businesses which face volatility and uncertainty from the mega dairies

Chris Brayford
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Mossgiel Organic Dairy's managing director and farmer Bryce Cunningham said: "This is the biggest step we have taken so far towards building something better not just for Mossgiel, but for small dairy farms that deserve a real future."
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Mossgiel Organic Dairy's managing director and farmer Bryce Cunningham said: "This is the biggest step we have taken so far towards building something better not just for Mossgiel, but for small dairy farms that deserve a real future."

An organic farm in Ayrshire has vowed to take on the mega milk processors while giving a future to small family farms after announcing its first national expansion. Mossgiel Organic Dairy, where Scotland's...

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