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I'm a 3rd generation dairy farmer near Haywards Heath in West Sussex. We milk 240 Organic cows who all calve in September and October. We're passionate about the health of our soils and animals and spending plenty of time with our family

Dan Burdett

Keeping an open mind

Dan Burdett·May 4, 2019

Dan Burdett is back from his recent travels to the USA with an update on his Nuffield experience...

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The beginning of a new journey

Dan Burdett·March 9, 2019

Dan Burdett is back and on a new adventure reporting on farms making change happen in the UK...

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Cockhaise Farm: Growing In More Ways Than One

Dan Burdett·July 3, 2017

Dan Burdett is back with an update on the latest news and some exciting plans for growth in...

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Cockhaise Farm: Looking to the Future

Dan Burdett·April 7, 2017

Recent articles and social media posts claiming dairy farmers to be murderers and rapists are saddening for me...

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Cockhaise Farm: New Year Highs and Lows

Dan Burdett·January 30, 2017

This month has seen contrasting events on the farm, from the giddying heights right down to the darkest...

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Cockhaise Farm: The Bleak Mid-Winter?

Dan Burdett·December 26, 2016

The fact is that the climate is changing, whether we like it or not, and we must do...

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Cockhaise Farm: Food for Thought

Dan Burdett·November 18, 2016

Over the past couple of months I’ve been alarmed to see dairy portrayed as a nasty food group,...

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Cockhaise Farm: Forward Thinking

Dan Burdett·October 4, 2016

As we head into October the workload on the farm is once again beginning to ease off just...

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Cockhaise Farm: Calving Rollercoaster

Dan Burdett·September 4, 2016

This month Dan Burdett returns from a well earned family break and is now mid way through calving...

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Cockhaise Farm: Living the Dream

Dan Burdett·July 24, 2016

As I sit here in the baking office on a sultry July afternoon, I find myself looking backwards...

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Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes

Meet the High Weald Farmers: Helen and Neil Ridge

Meet the High Weald Farmers: Sam Newington

Food

The truly local loaf – my home grain experience

How to start a meat box business

Q&A: Martin & Hazel Tkalez – Pevensey Cheese Company

Culture

Becoming Airbnb farm stay hosts

How to build a modern farmhouse – self build top tips and lessons

Getting ready to share our shepherd’s hut on Airbnb

How To

How to start a meat box business

How to start a microgreens business from scratch

How to build a modern farmhouse – self build top tips and lessons

Podcasts

Farmerama Radio: Episode 30 – Gove, agri-culture, Human Ecology, Sanfoin and Pollarding

Farmerama Radio: Episode 22 – Beauty, land, rewilding, upland sheep farming and spiritual ecology

Farmerama Radio: Episode 21 – Care Farming to cover crop porridge

Dan Burdett

Keeping an open mind

The beginning of a new journey

Cockhaise Farm: Growing In More Ways Than One

Cockhaise Farm: Looking to the Future

Cockhaise Farm: New Year Highs and Lows

Cockhaise Farm: The Bleak Mid-Winter?

Cockhaise Farm: Food for Thought

Cockhaise Farm: Forward Thinking

Cockhaise Farm: Calving Rollercoaster

Cockhaise Farm: Living the Dream

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