Thanks to the support of our crowd – generous individuals who’ve funded me since Happy Cow 1.0 shut up shop – we’ve had the opportunity to re-think our approach to kinder, greener, fairer dairy. Today, I want to explain what …
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Factories used to be built on the banks of rivers. Water flowing down the river would turn a water wheel, which would power a drive shaft. This main drive shaft would power things like a millstone to make flour or …
At Happy Cow Milk Co, we’re decentralising milk processing Read More
I spent some time researching hot water heating systems last week. Obviously, we want to use renewable energy wherever possible. It seems logical that renewable energy such as solar will reduce the CO2 emissions relating to electricity generation. While it …
The milk we drink today is the result of technological progress over the past 30 years. That means milk today is very different from what we called milk 30 years ago. Cows generally produce milk with 3.7 per cent fat …
What actually happens to milk in modern milk factories? Read More
OPINION: In 2009 I visited Nick Pyke who was the head of The Foundation for Arable Research at the time. I wasn’t having any luck convincing a Canterbury dairy farmer to trial my wacky “happy cow” dairy farming system. I wondered …
Wheat cropping helps cut nitrates polluting rivers Read More
In 2009 I visited Nick Pyke who was the head of The Foundation for Arable Research at the time. I wasn’t having any luck convincing a Canterbury dairy farmer to trial my wacky “Happy Cow” dairy farming system. I wondered …
