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Should a newborn dairy calf be separated from its mother? It is the most divisive question in dairy farming. A Dairy Story follows farmers David and Wilma Finlay of Rainton Farm in Dumfries and Galloway, as they abandon conventional methods and transition their farm to become the first in Europe to make a cow-with-calf dairy system commercially viable. What begins as a question of animal welfare opens into a film about climate, environment and, ultimately, something far more personal: a story about change, about trusting nature, and about the time we have together.
This screening is part of the Little Theatre’s Green Screen programme with Transition Bath, and the event includes a special Q&A.
Q&A details:
Ed Ayton, Sustainable Sourcing Advisor for Abel & Cole, will be bringing some cheese and biscuits for attendees to try as he hosts a discussion with David Finlay, the farmer at the heart of the film and Jon Cook of Dora’s Dairy near Swindon, a fourth-generation family farm where calves stay with their mothers.