Documentary Explores Progressive Dairy Farming for Animal Welfare

A Dairy Story review – giving cows and calves a happier life through progressive farming

Filled with shots of emerald pastures and gambolling animals, this documentary shows that challenging accepted practices can benefit animals and the environment A new addition to the ranks of neo-rural cinema that is getting its hands dirty with the realities of the modern countryside, this mellow Scottish documentary lauds the emerging practice of cow-and-calf farming. It focuses on Rainton Farm in Dumfries and Galloway where, instead of the dairy-industry norm of separating calves from thei...

By Phil Hoad