an organic livestock marketing co-operative run by farmers for farmers
Aims
- To sell quality Organic livestock produced in Cornwall & Devon
- To achieve a fair price that reflects the cost of Organic production
- To encourage best practice amoungst Organic livestock farmers
- To promote the principles of Organic and sustainable food production for the benefit of farmers and consumers
Benefits
| Simplicity | a one stop shop for all livestock marketing arrangements |
| Experience | a marketing manager with a strong track record |
| Security | bad debt insurance |
| Cost effectiveness | reduced cost from shared transport |
| Information | price grids offering the opportunity to forward plan |
| Efficiency | prompt return of grading data aiding stock selection |
| Support | a friendly voice at the end of a telephone to sort out your requirements |
| Reassurance | a network of farmers who share your aims |
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Rewards
- A producer group has greater negotiating powers than an individual
- By working together we can ensure that a fair organic premium is sustained
- Development of useful links with other organic producer groups
- Shared cost can deliver greater efficiency and savings
- Funding can be attracted to promote the group and develop new markets
WHY NOT JOIN US AND BUILD AN INDEPENDENT FUTURE FOR ORGANIC LIVESTOCK FARMERS of CORNWALL & DEVON?
"Yes, we must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately"
Benjamin Franklin, 4 July 1776