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Next Saturday (7/29/23) we will be celebrating our headquarters Longley Farm 75th anniversary.

It all starts in 1948 when the two brothers Joseph and Edgar Dickinson founded LongleyFarm.

They inherited a 30-acre farm near Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Initially, they farmed the land and with a small herd of Jersey cows began producing cream in 1954, after food rationing had ended since World War II.

Then they diversified into making yogurt as well. In a couple of years, after a visit by Joseph Dickinson to a dairy in the United States, they also started producing cottage cheese.

Today, with a wide portfolio of products and under the leadership of Robert, son of Joseph, Longley Farm and all its units celebrate their origins! 🇬🇧

For more information ➡ https://longleyfarm.com/

Last week we were congratulated by for obtaining the Uruguay Country Brand license under LSQA Dejamos Huella certification. We are delighted to be an effective part of the list of first companies to obtain this great distinction.
Thanks to all those involved!

Tyers Hall Farm is another of Longley Heritage Group’s livestock properties. They have assumed the leadership position on the east side of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, in different initiatives for a sustainable development of the business unit.
From Uruguay, we congratulate, exchange and learn with these initiatives.
For more information on Tyers Hall Farm:
https://lnkd.in/dVVGs_6f

Yesterday, we received a visit of CONAPROLE Vice President, Alejandro Perez and the manager of our area, Diego Rodriguez.
It was a pleasure to receive them and to be able to exchange and talk about the future.

Today we received Carolina Lasa, auditor of LSQA Dejamos Huella for the certification of the use of the Country Brand “Uruguay” managed together with Uruguay XXI. Focusing on good business management practices, the Uruguay Country Brand seeks to evaluate the added value of national companies and ensure their continuous improvement. The survey of the certificate is based on 4 dimensions:

▶️ Leadership and Management
▶️ Sustainability
▶️ Origin
▶️ Export Capacity

We are happy to start the process and be able to join the group of Uruguayan companies that promote the country and distinguish itself in its different fields. And happier for the opportunity to do that as from a dairy farm to be able to contribute to such a strategic industry to the world.

Faye O’Connor OBE, UK ambassador to Uruguay, visited Longley Farm yesterday and was welcomed by the group president, Jimmy Dickinson.

A tour of the factory was organised and finished with a special tasting menu featuring the all-natural Longley Farm products.

Longley Farm is the headquarters of the worldwide Longley operation and will turn 75 in July of this year.

Thank you very much for the lovely visit, Ambassador!

We had a very busy week here…

For the second consecutive year, we began to receive the students of the agricultural bachelor’s degree, who are studying dairy in their second year of the degree, from the UTU – General Directorate of Technical-Professional Education, from the President Tomás Berreta Viticulture School, accompanied by their teacher, Nefi Echevarría.

We also went to honor and learn at MERCOLACTEA Inforcampo Exposiciones S.A. Where we had the opportunity to listen to incredible live conferences from great references: Walter Baethgen, Gustavo Schuenemann, Francisco Peñagaricano, Alejo Menchaca and Guillermo Brogliatti

We received at the farm Ad van Velde, President of Global Dairy Farmers for a visit along with Stella Maris Huertas Canén.

A busy and extremely productive week!

Together with our unit in Australia Richmond Dairies we celebrate World Milk Day.
Cheers!

This week we had a visit of Conaprole for a training on “Sustainable milk production” where we reinforced knowledge about the axes of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
🌱 Environment (biodiversity, soil, water, forests, air)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Society (employees, customers and communities)
💲Economy (profitability and business growth)

The focus of the training was:
✅Safe use of agrochemicals
✅Regulation of the machine
✅Safety at work
✅Solid waste management
✅Management and care of soil and water
✅Biodiversity

Topics that transcend dairy but are so present in our routine.
Thank you very much Yoana D. Florencia P. and Diego Rodriguez!
#campolongley #uruguay #ganaderia #lecheria #leche #uk #ukinuruguay #milk #milkingfarm #milkproduction #agribusiness #dairy #sustainablefarming

Last week, in the midst of visits and our routine, 1️⃣0️⃣ pregnant heifers were sold. In addition to being very happy to continue to disseminate the #jersey breed and our genetics in Uruguay, this selling has two more details that make us VERY proud:
1️⃣ the buyer is the same producer as last year;
2️⃣ the lot we had for sale had already calved and even so, the producer was interested in taking a lot of heifer pregnated by one of our bulls.

Why is this so important? Because even though they are not pregnant with sexed semen, which increases the chances of being born female, valuing the acquisition, the producer wanted these ones. Besides, being naturally pregnant with our bull is a double demonstration of the confidence in our genetics.

It’s a lot of happiness in a single shipment🥳🎉