There is one main question that we are frequently asked and I have tried to answer it a simply as possible. It is not a complete answer but does sum it up relatively well.

Here goes. The question is.........

What is the diffrenece between 'normal' farming, free range and organic?


It's all about controlling the environment!

Intensive Farming - where area is kept to a minimum, usually indoors and feeds can be ruminant or cereal. Greatest Control but can lead to low welfare standards.

Conventional Farming - Greater area to roam, can be a mix of indoor and outdoors, and feeds can be ruminant or cereal. High level of control with good to high welfare standards.

Free Range - 'chocolate box farming' - Kept outdoors open fields or large pens within fields (gives a good level of control), feed is grazing but may be supplemented by cereals. More natural to the animal as it can forage for food. Medium level of control but High welfare Standards.

Organic - Same as free range but feeds are produced without artificial fertilisers and pesticides. However, these feeds are not free from such things. A field that is growing organic cereals will be influenced by wind and rain which will inevitably carry with them artificial fertilisers or pesticides. Therefore, the organic feed does not exceed a certain level of these substances.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Kevin