Category Archive: News

1. Duffields in the South West for 10 years!

   July 31, 2014 3:41 pm Comments Off on Duffields in the South West for 10 years!

   On the 1st August 2014 Duffields will be celebrating their 1oth anniversary of the purchase of  Pen Mill in Yeovil.

   This was the first acquisition outside of East Anglia in the then 114th year of Duffields.

   Since 2004 Duffields have invested heavily in the factory,transport and people at Pen Mill.The business has seen large growth and development.

   Group Managing Director  Alistair Duffield would like to thank all Duffield South West customers for their support and business over the past 10 years,together with all the staff based at the site.

    

    

    

2. Dimond Farming win Best Herd at Holstein South West Society

   July 15, 2014 3:29 pm Comments Off on Dimond Farming win Best Herd at Holstein South West Society

   

   Duffields South West would like to send huge congratulations to another long standing customer, Mr Ian Dimond, his wife Dawn and daughter Georgie of Dimond Farming Ltd, based at Castle Farm in Sherborne, Dorset.  Duffields supply the feed through Charlie King Agriculture.  They attained first place in Best Herd, Large Herd and Large Herd Dorset at the judging of the Holstein South West Society.  A special mention should be made for “Dorset Rosa Queen” who won The Bob Carter Cup and first place for Lifetime Yield – she has given 145T of milk during her 14 year lifetime!  They will now be going forward to represent the South West in the National competition and we wish them every success.

3. PG Rushmer Norfolk Show Success

   July 8, 2014 8:42 am Comments Off on PG Rushmer Norfolk Show Success

   Duffield customers PG Rushmer of Thurlton have won The Chamen Perpetual Challenge Trophy, presented by Mr & Mrs G P Chamen, for the Best Jersey Cow at The Royal Norfolk Show 2014

   They won the trophy with MARSHLAND LEGAL PRIDE 

4. CR Cawston Norfolk Show Success

   July 7, 2014 3:22 pm Comments Off on CR Cawston Norfolk Show Success

   Congratulations to long established customers, CR Cawston of Woodton Bungay who has won the Supreme Dairy Champion of all dairy breeds at the Royal Norfolk Show 2014.

   This was with Poringland Ruby 7,who was also Supreme Dairy Champion at the Nottinghamshire County Show, Suffolk County Show. She was therefore unbeaten at the three shows where she has competed this year.

   She was born on 05.10.08, her sire is Plain-O Durham Ross and her dam is Poringland Ruby 4, and of course she is home bred.

   

5. Three Counties Show success

   July 3, 2014 1:50 pm Comments Off on Three Counties Show success

   Once again Martin Snell, a Duffields South West customer, has enjoyed huge success showing his Large Black pigs at the Royal Three Counties Show.  A selection of his winning certificates are shown.