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'You can taste the land': the Somerset farmer bringing wildflowers back to cheddar | Farming

UK · 2026-09-28

Key takeaway

Westcombe Dairy adopts diverse pastures, lowering milk yield but aiming for premium cheese differentiation.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerWestcombe Dairy shifts to diverse, multi-species pastures, reducing milk yield per cow but enhancing cheese flavour.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onLower milk output raises per-unit input costs for cheese production, but improved flavour enables premium product positioning and higher pricing.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs sourcing premium cheese face higher input costs but can leverage quality differentiation to adjust their own pricing or product mix.

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Source: theguardian.com

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