Mon, 12 Feb 2018 Ffermio

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-To move on and develop,

-investment is crucial.

-Is now the right time to do that?

-We visit a new show

-aimed at the dairy sector.

-Good technology

-pays for itself in a short time.

-Also on the programme, a company

-takes a step back in time...

-..to create a better future.

-We're hoping to change every

-plastic pint into a glass pint.

-The research of one student

-could make milk even healthier.

-We can reduce the chances

-of heart disease, depression...

-..and help children

-with their developmental skills.

-Februdairy - an important point

-of discussion in the dairy sector.

-Where better to discuss this

-than at a new event...

-..which promotes sustainability

-and the latest technology...

-..within the sector.

-Dairy-Tech is being held here

-in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

-There's a variety of stands

-and pioneering devices.

-Tech expert Tom Allison

-from Pembrokeshire is our guide.

-Well, Tom, you've arrived safely.

-What's the purpose of today?

-The purpose of the day is exhibiting

-new technology to dairy farmers.

-It's all under one roof

-which is very important.

-Is now the best time

-to organise something like this?

-Milk prices are falling.

-The answer is complex

-from what I can see.

-It's too late to invest

-once the horse has bolted...

-..but having said that...

-..efficient technology pays

-for itself in a short space of time.

-The challenge is more

-than just the price of milk.

-It can be about quality

-and labour costs.

-There are solutions

-available to farmers here today.

-We're setting you a challenge...

-..to discover three things

-that impress you.

-Come on then, let's go.

-There are over 200 stalls

-and 40 new devices.

-Plenty of choice for Tom and

-all the visitors who are here today.

-According to many

-different reports...

-..the dairy industry

-will fare best after Brexit...

-..but with milk prices

-currently falling...

-..is now the best time to invest?

-Over the past two years...

-..the price farmers receive

-for a litre of milk in Britain...

-..has fluctuated

-between 18p a litre and 32p.

-Is this likely to happen

-in the future?

-It's important to remember

-that we're in a market...

-..that takes in Europe

-and the entire world.

-There tends to be a cycle.

-Prices go up and down.

-Production goes up

-and down in the same way.

-We must accept

-that this is likely to continue.

-In the long-term,

-it's important to ensure...

-..that businesses

-are as robust as they can be...

-..in terms of performance,

-technology and funding.

-We must also ensure that we're

-promoting the produce to the market.

-As we look ahead, how can we ensure

-that businesses are robust...

-..during a period

-of fluctuating prices?

-It's important to look

-at every aspect of the business...

-..such as technology,

-breeding and feeding.

-It's important to look

-at the figures...

-..and look at the business

-during profitable times...

-..and invest wisely for the future

-when the market is less favourable.

-We need to invest in technology...

-..become more efficient

-and waste less...

-..at every stage of the process.

-Following the Veganuary campaign...

-..the dairy sector

-has struck back with Februdairy.

-It's a month to celebrate

-the dairy sector.

-The campaign is led

-by Dr Jude Capper.

-What has been the response so far?

-It was amazing, really good

-from the industry, fabulous posts...

-..fabulous tweets

-on Facebook and Instagram.

-We've really stepped up to be

-far better at showing people...

-..what we do every single day.

-On the negative side,

-there's been criticism...

-..and nasty tweets from the more

-militant people opposed to dairy...

-..and dairy farming in general.

-My hope is that the activists

-will calm down after March 1...

-..but we need to keep going,

-we need those positive posts.

-We need to reassure consumers that

-they're making the right choice...

-..for them, their family,

-their health and their planet.

-A clear message from Dr Jude Capper.

-You can watch the interview in its

-entirety on Twitter and Facebook.

-We'll leave Dairy-Tech for now.

-We'll return later

-to see Tom Allison's choices.

-Recently, I visited one company

-that's turning back the clock...

-..to help the environment.

-Getting rid of all plastic waste

-from the UK by 2042.

-That's the aim

-of Prime Minister Theresa May.

-It's a very ambitious

-and challenging aim for us all.

-How much plastic is on our farms

-from day to day?

-Food bags, buckets,

-medicines and silage wraps.

-The list is long.

-Organic dairy company Daioni

-from Abercych, Pembrokeshire...

-..have benefited from the recent

-interest in using glass bottles.

-There's been a lot of talk

-about switching to glass bottles.

-We're trying to change

-all our plastic pints...

-..into glass pints.

-The idea came from our customers.

-It's something

-we've wanted to do for a while...

-..but we introduced it

-through our Facebook page...

-..to try and gauge the response.

-It was a better response

-than we could have expected.

-There's no turning back now.

-I hope more companies

-will follow suit...

-..and sell more produce

-in glass containers.

-Tell me about the response.

-The response has been brilliant.

-It pushed us to get it out

-to the shops quicker.

-We wanted to get it out

-two months from today...

-..but because of the response,

-we rolled it out last week.

-Daioni is looking to the future...

-..but how much of an effort was it

-to move from plastic to glass?

-A lot of work

-on the processing side.

-It costs more to do but we haven't

-passed that cost onto our customers.

-Our message is

-that glass is better than plastic.

-Everyone can buy glass over plastic

-and it won't cost them more.

-We're an organic company.

-As an organic company,

-we want to follow through.

-We're showing that we can adapt...

-..and maintain our ethos

-to create a cleaner environment.

-In terms of the glass,

-you can recycle it many times over.

-Yes, from what we've

-looked at so far...

-..one bottle can make 30 trips

-back to the factory.

-There's a lot for us to do

-as a company...

-..to make people aware that

-they have to return the bottles.

-We can refill them at the factory

-and get them back to the shops.

-You also sell to the doorstep.

-What's the response been like?

-It's the best response we've had.

-We have a milk round which covers

-ten miles from the farm.

-We've been supplying to over 20

-miles since we switched to glass.

-That means we're using more diesel

-for the cars going out.

-We're looking to switch the vehicles

-on the milk round to electric.

-Milk in glass bottles

-are sold in 20 shops at the moment.

-One of those is Siop Y Pentref

-in Cilgerran.

-Another nearby village, Aberporth,

-is doing the same thing.

-They've started to reduce plastic

-in the village in pubs and shops.

-We thought it was a great idea.

-I contacted Daioni

-and a local milkman...

-..about delivering glass bottles

-to the shop.

-We've been doing this for a

-fortnight and they're very popular.

-What's the response been like?

-Everyone loves them.

-Many locals have fond memories.

-"I remember glass bottles

-when I was young!"

-If they have children,

-the children return the bottles.

-It helps young children

-to understand the importance.

-What do you think of the idea

-of selling milk in glass bottles?

-I welcome this initiative.

-I think it's important

-as we seek to reduce waste.

-The plastic ends up in the sea

-and causes all kinds of pollution.

-I think it's a great idea

-to re-introduce glass bottles.

-Is it more of a problem

-to carry glass than plastic?

-No, I don't think so.

-We used to do it in the olden days.

-Why can't we do it now?

-Daioni was established 15 years ago.

-How much change has Eira and Tom

-witnessed in that time?

-How important is it

-to adapt a change with the times?

-We have to try. It depends

-if people will care enough.

-It's so convenient

-to carry plastic everywhere.

-Hopefully,

-we're making a small difference.

-It all depends on customer feedback.

-It's a lot of work dealing

-with bottles and returning them.

-They're a lot more dangerous

-to handle in shops.

-We're doing our best, step by step.

-Tom, if I can turn to you...

-..in terms of Daioni

-and the milk you sell...

-..how much

-will your business change?

-It'll be interesting to find out.

-This is the first time

-we've done something like this.

-We know that larger drinks companies

-are looking at deposit schemes.

-They're trying to convince people...

-..to move away

-from using plastic all the time...

-..and throwing plastic away.

-How can we move on with this?

-I think we'll have plastic forever.

-I think it's changed the world

-and made a difference...

-..but we have to look

-at other ways of using it.

-We have to use less or recycle more.

-We have to think locally

-and globally...

-..how we deal with plastic

-in the future.

-We hope customers will adopt it and

-accept that plastic is a problem.

-This might be that little something

-that we can do to promote this.

-That's it for Part 1.

-In Part 2, we visit

-Harper Adams University...

-..where an experiment

-is being done...

-..to improve the quality

-and value of milk.

-See you soon.

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-Research plays a crucial part

-in the development of agriculture.

-Here, at Harper Adams University

-in Shropshire...

-..a Welsh woman from Beddgelert

-is leading prominent research...

-..into the way milk

-can be produced with more Omega-3.

-Bethan Till is a PhD student here.

-Her background

-is in beef and sheep farming.

-She's researching the idea...

-..of including micro algae

-in the dairy cow's diet...

-..to create milk products

-that are as beneficial as oily fish.

-The research is funded by Alltech.

-I'm feeding the dairy cattle

-with algae...

-..because algae is rich in Omega-3.

-I wanted to see if we could increase

-Omega-3 levels in milk and cheese.

-What kind of algae?

-It's micro algae.

-Micro algae is seaweed.

-Micro algae grows in the sea,

-in lakes, in rivers.

-How do you undertake your research?

-We first select the cattle.

-We split them into different groups.

-One group consumes 50g a day,

-one group consumes 100g a day...

-..and one group consumes 150g a day.

-We mix the algae with the TMR, with

-the maize, silage and concentrate.

-They feed in the bins.

-What were the results

-of that research?

-We've seen a rise in levels

-of Omega-3 in milk and cheese.

-We haven't seen any change

-in the taste.

-We had a second study

-looking at the fertility of cattle.

-We included 60 cattle in this study.

-They were split into two groups.

-The algae group

-received 100g a day of algae.

-There was a reduction

-in prostal gland PGFM.

-That's important during

-the first stages of pregnancy.

-With low levels of PGFM,

-we see an increase in progesterone.

-The cow then recognises that she's

-pregnant in the first few days.

-And less likely to lose a calf.

-Less likely to lose a calf

-in the early stages.

-A lot of the work is done

-in the laboratory.

-Bethan has been busy

-assessing the results.

-We bring the milk here

-and we remove the fat from the milk.

-We look at the different levels

-of fatty acids...

-..especially the levels of Omega-3

-and DHA, Docosahexaenoic acid.

-That's the main fatty acid

-we search for.

-We also bring milk here

-and make cheese from the milk.

-We test the cheese

-for the Omega-3 level.

-In terms of the milk and cheese,

-where will we see an improvement?

-If we can raise the level

-of Omega-3...

-..Omega-3 is healthy for humans.

-If we can increase

-how much Omega-3 we're eating...

-..we can reduce the chances

-of heart disease...

-..we can reduce depression...

-..and help children

-with their developmental skills...

-..from a young age.

-The micro algae is natural.

-Nothing artificial

-is included in the cattle feed.

-We don't add a thing in the labs.

-We make cheese the same way

-everyone else makes cheese.

-The only difference

-is what we feed the cattle.

-Is there a cost to the farmer?

-They do have to pay for the algae.

-If the farmer wants to feed algae

-to the cattle...

-..he'll want to make a profit

-some other way.

-This would be a premium product.

-Yes, it would be premium milk

-with high Omega-3 levels.

-If we can prove that it aids

-fertility, reduces mastitis...

-..and improves the quality

-of the cattle's feet...

-..that reduces the cost to a farmer

-in vet's bills.

-Do you foresee that this kind

-of milk and cheese...

-..will be stocked in shops

-very soon?

-We hope so.

-Hens and pigs have been fed algae

-recently because it's easier...

-..to produce products

-from hens and pigs.

-More work is being done but

-we hope it happens in the future.

-By her side,

-to make sure everything works out...

-..is her tutor,

-Professor Liam Sinclair.

-Bethan's research is important

-on a number of different levels.

-We know that coronary heart disease

-is a major problem...

-..in Western countries

-such as the United Kingdom.

-People aren't consuming enough of

-the fatty acids she's investigated.

-If we can get that into cheese...

-..that will be

-a major benefit to human health.

-It will also benefit

-dairy cows as well.

-One of the actions that the oils

-in the marine algae does...

-..is potentially improve

-the fertility of the cow.

-It can also reduce

-the methane output.

-The marine algae has benefits

-for human health, cow fertility...

-..and the environment.

-With so much change

-in the industry right now...

-..it's crucial that farmers push

-the boundaries and try new things.

-That's precisely

-what Bethan is doing.

-We know the benefits

-of milk and dairy products...

-..but what you're developing here

-is going to be even more beneficial.

-We already know that milk

-is healthy for us.

-It already contains

-a little Omega-3.

-The milk produced by cattle

-that eat algae...

-..will contain higher levels

-of Omega-3.

-What's remarkable is that this

-doesn't already happen in the UK.

-I think the biggest problem...

-..is that the algae

-wasn't readily available.

-With developments in technology,

-more algae is being grown.

-Availability in Britain

-has increased.

-You're about to complete

-your research work in Harper Adams.

-Are you confident of seeing bottles

-of milk that are more beneficial...

-..on our shelves before long?

-I do hope so. People want to eat

-and drink healthier than they were.

-It'll help farmers, it'll help us

-and it'll help cattle too.

-We're back in Dairy-Tech

-in Stoneleigh Park.

-We challenged tech expert

-Tom Allison...

-..to choose three things

-that caught his eye.

-Let's see his choices.

-Here's your first choice. You can

-speak from personal experience.

-It's a milking cluster.

-It shows me two things.

-Technology doesn't have to include

-electronics and software to work.

-It can be something simple,

-a simple device.

-There are three parts

-to the system...

-..the liner,

-the insert and the shell.

-It controls how the liner moves

-when the cow is milked.

-We do use it at home.

-We were the first farm

-in the Northern Hemisphere...

-..to adopt this system.

-It improves the quality

-of pulsation during milking.

-That can help cut down

-on mastitis...

-..and the medicine bill

-from the vet becomes a lot lower.

-We're talking less than

-half a penny per litre.

-This is Mootral.

-It's a food additive that can be

-added to pellets in cattle feed.

-The system was originally developed

-in Aberystwyth, in IBERS.

-This additive reduces

-carbon emissions...

-..during the production

-of milk or meat.

-The company claims

-it provides a 30% reduction.

-This looks like

-a very interesting device.

-It's a pioneering system.

-This is the AfiLab.

-It measures the protein,

-butterfat and lactose in milk.

-It measures every cow

-at every milking session.

-If you change the quality of food,

-that shows when you're milking.

-When the cow is ill, it'll change

-the lactose in the milk.

-The company claims you can make

-savings of 160 per cow...

-..if you use the complete system.

-Tom is very impressed.

-What about the rest?

-It's been a good day

-seeing all the technology...

-..that can help dairy farmers

-in the future by reducing costs...

-..and helping cattle

-produce more milk.

-It's been great to see

-new technology...

-..that helps us

-make things easier on the farm...

-..especially during TB tests...

-..because it's such

-a big thing these days.

-You can find a lot of apps

-on your phone.

-You can use them

-as you're walking around the field.

-That saves a lot of paperwork.

-That's very interesting.

-Is now the time to invest

-with milk prices falling?

-When is the best time to invest?

-That's the question.

-It's time to look ahead to the

-future and hope for a better time.

-We have to continue investing

-in farming or we'll be left behind.

-That's all for this week

-from Stoneleigh.

-This is the first time this event

-has been held here...

-..but having seen so many people

-attending today...

-..it shows that there remains

-confidence in the industry.

-Thanks for your company. Cheerio.

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