First Milk
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First Milk is a British farmer-owned dairy co-operative with a vision of enriching life every day to secure the future.
Britain
Joined December 2011
📺 Did you catch us on Great British Railway Journeys this week? We were delighted to welcome Michael Portillo to one of our member farms in Cumbria and our Lake District Creamery. If you missed the episode, you can catch up now on BBC iPlayer:
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Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria and Dumfriesshire takes him to the rolling countryside around Aspatria to meet a couple who swapped their old life for organic dairy farming.
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🌍🎉 Happy B Corp Month! 🎉🌍 This March, we join a global community of over 8,000 businesses celebrating #BCorpMonth. It’s a time to recognise and promote companies committed to balancing profit with purpose. #BCorp #ForceForGood #Sustainability #RegenerativeAgriculture
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🎉Celebrating the one year anniversary of BV Dairy joining the First Milk family! To mark the occasion, colleagues came together to plant 365 trees - one for each day that BV Dairy has been part of the First Milk family - showcasing our commitment to sustainability 🌳
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Meet Aled Rogers, one of our engineering apprentices at First Milk. He chose an apprenticeship because it offers real work experience, career advancement, and the chance to learn while earning. #SkillsForLife #NAW2025 #Apprenticeships #Apprenticeshipjourney #CareersInDairy
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As part of #NAW2025, we are showcasing our apprentices, including Business Administration Apprentice Harley Twentyman. Since joining in September, Harley has been spending time in different departments and one day a week at a local college. #SkillsForLife #Apprenticeships
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It’s National Apprenticeship Week and we are excited to be celebrating! As part of #NAW2025 we are looking forward to shining the spotlight on some of the fantastic First Milk apprentices – stay tuned! #SkillsForLife #apprenticeships #Apprenticeshipjourney #CareersInDairy
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⛈️Given the recent weather conditions, we’d like to recognise the efforts of our colleagues and haulier partners who have ensured the safe and timely collection of milk. 🤝Collaboration and long-term partnerships help us keep the milk flowing, even in difficult circumstances.
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🚛At First Milk, we work hard to keep the milk flowing, even in difficult circumstances. 🛣️During a recent road closure, haulier colleagues navigated a tricky forest route to successfully collect milk. Thanks to all at TP Niven and McKerrals for making this happen.
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🎄🎅Wishing you a very happy Christmas and all the best for 2025 from First Milk!
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🌱Proud to lead in regenerative dairy! This year, First Milk members expanded their regenerative farming practices across more land, now totalling 84,000 hectares. 🌍On #WorldSoilDay, we celebrate efforts to protect our planet and produce resilient farms for future generations.
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🌱 On #WorldSoilDay, we celebrate the 163,834 regenerative actions committed to by our farmer members to improve soil health: ✨ Minimising soil disturbance 🌾 Maintaining living roots 🌿 Boosting species diversity 🐄 Integrating livestock 🦋 Enhancing biodiversity
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On day 2⃣ of LandAlive our Marketing & Sales Director Leona McDonald will be presenting ‘Evidence to Support the Activity; What Consumers Think About Regen’ 🌱 📅 22-23 November 2024 📍 Bath & West Showground 👉 To book your ticket, visit: https://t.co/7NISecCumZ
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🌱Are you coming along to LandAlive? Don’t forget to join our Chief Impact Officer Mark Brooking and member farmer Lucy Noad to discuss ‘How Healthy Soil Leads to a Healthy Business’ on the morning of day 1⃣ 👉 To book your ticket, visit: https://t.co/7NISecBWxr 🎟️
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Who’s looking forward to @LandAliveSW next week? 🌱We are delighted to be sponsoring the new event, which will be making the case for a transition to a regenerative farming and food system in the region and across the UK. 🎟️Book your ticket now➡️ https://t.co/iIdTScHqzq
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🏆 We were thrilled to be recognised at the Nestlé Supplier Awards Underlining our regen commitments, we won the Green Force for Good award, while Lee Truelove and Derek Lynch picked up individual prizes for collaboration and outstanding customer service. Congratulations all 👏
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☀️A sunny October day out on Cotehill Farm earlier this week! 🌱We saw a great example of rotational grazing in action and a herbal ley sown this year, with impressive regrowth after its first grazing. Learn more about our approach to #regenag ➡️ https://t.co/xXZuFYdC0h
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🏆Award success for First Milk continues at the highly revered Global Cheese Awards! 🧀We were delighted to secure a total of 24 class awards and two champion trophies. Congratulations to everyone involved, including our farmer members and creamery teams👏
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🐄Our final member spotlight for #BackBritishFarmingDay is on Jenny & Mark Lee from Cumbria. 🌱Jenny & Mark are trailblazers in regenerative farming keen to share their story in an inspiring way. Find out more about First Milk farms➡️ https://t.co/yLGc9827Jy
@MCSavours
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🌱We believe dairy can be a force for good! This means focusing on practices which restore our soils & increase biodiversity. We have 100s of farmers working to regenerate the earth every day while producing British dairy produce➡️ https://t.co/3xuPfinvo7
#BackBritishFarmingDay
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🇬🇧This #BackBritishFarmingDay we are celebrating our member farms and all they do to produce high-quality British food. 🥛The milk Dean Sparkes’ cows produce on the Mendip Hills in Somerset could be in the delicious yoghurt you enjoy for your breakfast! @Simon4NDorset
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