| The dairy wagon- what is it? | | The Peak District Dairy Wagon is a mobile dairy processing facility, where Peak District farmers and their families can learn dairy skills. It is owned by the Peak District Dairy Wagon Co Ltd. It has the equipment to make cheese, ice cream, butter, creams, yoghurts and other dairy products. The Dairy Wagon is driven by a technician who teaches the farmer how to make the products. | |
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| Why is it needed? | | In 1933 the Milk Marketing Board was set up to buy all the milk in England and sell it on to retailers and manufacturers. This meant that farmers didn’t need to know how to make cheese or other dairy products anymore so those skills died out. In the 1990s the milk price dropped dramatically and farmers were urged to add value to their primary product and get closer to customers. Dairy farmers have to milk their cows twice every day as well as being on hand for calving and running the farm so they couldn’t just go to college to re-learn their lost skills. The Peak District Dairy Wagon solves this problem and travels to the farm so the farmer and the family can learn on site with their own milk. | |
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