Welshpool farmer in ‘super dairy’ plan
Tuesday 1st March 2011, 2:51PM GMT.
A Mid Wales farmer is making a fresh bid for a controversial “super dairy” in the region after objections from the Environment Agency and residents.
Fraser Jones, of Leighton, near Welshpool, plans to build one of the first parlours of its type in Wales for a herd of 1,000 cattle.
The Environment Agency was concerned about the risks to groundwater and how manure would be managed.
Mr Jones said those concerns had been addressed and he would plant more trees and extend an anti-noise wall.
The project was unveiled in August last year, and Mr Jones held a public meeting in Leighton, where the dairy is planned. But following concerns from the Environment Agency the original plans were withdrawn.
Powys County Council said it had also received a “high number” of objections from local people. The National Trust also complained that the dairy could spoil the view from Powis Castle, which is located nearby.
Mr Jones confirmed he had submitted new plans and that he had made alterations over manure. A new consultation process has started and the new plans will be on display at Roger Parry chartered surveyors, in Welshpool on Thursday from 2pm to 6pm.
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This is a disgrace, why do we need a super-dairy?
Messing with nature again! Cows are meant to graze in fields, not end up being intensively farmed in this manner.
What happened last time farmers decided to feed cows with offle? Who knows what they feed the cows in these battery cages?
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this MUST not be allowed – cows are feeling beings they need to eat grass and be free to roam!
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Cows need to be well looked after and well fed in order to increase milk yield. Even the slightest stress and discomfort will reduce the amount of milk they produce so the farmer stands to lose a lot if he doesn’t give them high quality nutrition and living conditions.
The set-up at Lower Leighton Farm is exactly the same as that of most dairy farms in the UK, except on a larger scale. This does not mean the cows welfare will be compromised because to do so would not be beneficial for the farmer. Farmers WANT healthy, stress-free cows so wouldn’t subject them to ‘battery’ style conditions.
And where in this article does it say the cows will not be allowed to ‘roam free’? That is not the case.
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