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Saturday 4th August 2018
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It's time for slurry spreading our crofts again!
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Saturday 19th May 2018
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Our cows are now outside for the summer enjoying the new grass and the lovely sunshine.
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Media
"Farming family with the bottle to restart milk production in the islands"
Article in 'The Press and Journal'
Published: 21st April 2018
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Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Our pasteuriser working hard [left] as we test our our cream separator [centre and right].
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Sunday 31st December 2017
From the MacKay Family of Brogaidh's Dairy, we wish a happy New Year to you all! We want to give a special thanks to all those who have helped us build the dairy over last 2 years and for all your kind support. Our milk testing can't come quick enough as we look forward to finally beginning sales to our customers!
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Monday 25th December 2017
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Merry Chirstmas from us all at Brogaidh's Dairy! Hope you are enjoying the festivities as much as Darrah, our newest arrival born on Christmas Eve.
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Tuesday 5th December 2017
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Special thanks to Scottish Agricultural College Stornoway for their Farm Visit to Brogaidh's Dairy today. It was a pleasure to meet and share experiences with people from all sectors of the agricultural and crofting industry from all over Lewis and Harris.
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Saturday 25th November 2017
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Tank full to the brim tonight! Our pasteuriser cream separator, homogeniser and bottle filler are all commissioned and ready to go. Just waiting on the council to test our milk and then we are ready to bring our milk to our customers' doors. All of our cows are home and milking well and with 10 cows to calf in the next 4 to 8 weeks it's a very busy but exciting time for us here at Brogaidh's Dairy.
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Tuesday 21st November 2017
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We now have a 31 strong herd as our Ayrshire cows have arrived to make a great addition to our current Guernsey cows! Here are a few of them settling in well and getting used to the dairy parlour.
Saturday 21st October 2017
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With our buildings completed, all of our Gurnsey cows have been moved down to our dairy in Bragar this evening ready for milking to begin!
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Media
News segment on our dairy
News clip from 'An Là'
First Shown: 9th October 2017
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Link to clip to follow soon.
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"Family sets up new dairy farm"
Article on 'We love The Westside'
Published: 30th September 2017
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Saturday 26th August 2017
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With our second shed up to house the herd and our new milk crates delivered, the dairy is coming along!
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30th June 2017
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Our herd out enjoying the warm summer and taking in the fresh sea air along our beautiful Atlantic coastline.
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Friday 31st March 2017
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The dairy is coming along nicely with our new Manus milking parlour now installed.
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Tuesday 10th March 2017
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Our first building in now almost finished and ready for the cows to be moved in and for milking to begin.
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Saturday 31st December 2016
As the year comes to a close here's a little update on our progress with Brogaidh's Dairy so far; with our first building up and nearing completion and our dairy plant being installed, we are now coming up to the final few stages before the dairy is up and running.
2016 has been a great year for us and we hope 2017 will be even more of a success! So, from us all at Brogaidh's Dairy, we wish you a very happy new year! Slàinte mhath!
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Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Very happy with the new signage on Brogaidh's Dairy's first delivery van which arrived earlier this month.
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"From the moo to you - delivered to your doorstep"
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Monday 1st August 2016
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Our new bailer and John Deere tractor getting to work behind the dairy.
Thursday 10th March - Friday 26th August 2016
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It's all go as we make progress with our first building work down in Bragar which will be used to house our main dairy plant and machinery.
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Wednesday 25th November 2015​
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A long awaited update - We have been granted funding to start the dairy which means we have the go ahead to get started on our planned building work on our croft in Bragar next year. It will be a busy few months as our little project begins to take shape!!
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Saturday 5th September 2015
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Meet Nicola! The first little calf to be born at Brogaidh's Dairy, pictured here enjoying life on the croft where she can usually be found getting up to mischief!
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Tuesday 13th January 2015
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A cold winters day here in our croft on the Isle of Lewis - making the most of some snow which never lasts very long on the island.
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Friday 28th November 2014
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Meet Legend, our first Guernsey bull who is the latest arrival here at Brogaidh's Dairy.
Media
"Fresh island produce milk soon a reality"
Article from the Stornoway Gazette,
Published: 6th April 2014
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Wednesday 19th February 2014
Our first lot of Guernsey cows have arrived safe and well and are settling in to their new home on the Isle of Lewis.
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