At Morrisons, we are passionate about fresh food and the brilliant British farmers who supply us with it. That’s why we now have our very own farm and research programme in Scotland – The Morrisons Farm at Dumfries House.
By farming ourselves, we will get an even better idea of the challenges that face farmers and we hope the lessons we learn will benefit not only our suppliers, but many other farmers in Scotland and the rest of the UK. The Morrisons Farm at Dumfries House will also be open to visits from schools taking part in Let’s Grow, so kids can see for themselves where their food come from.
“After my very first meeting with Morrisons, I had a lovely feeling about it all. I came home and said to my wife that this was a concept I felt I could be part of.”
Alastair Wyllie, farm manager at Morrisons Farm at Dumfries House
Alastair Wyllie is the man in charge at The Morrisons Farm at Dumfries House and he says the challenge of almost starting from scratch is what attracted him to the job. He also loved the idea of running a research farm that would share its knowledge on environmentally sustainable farming with the rest of the farming community in the UK.
According to Alastair, the farm will rear traditional British breeds of cattle and sheep and the aim is to also to grow crops for animal feed, with research projects focusing on animal feeding, housing and welfare. Great care is being taken with the sourcing of the livestock. There are already 514 sheep and 110 cattle and calves on the farm, with more due any day. Beef and lamb from the farm will be on sale in local Morrisons stores in the future and we are sure it will be a popular addition to our range of traditionally prepared, top-quality meat.
Dumfries House is the beautiful stately home on the farm. It was built in the late 1700s and the house and its contents have remained almost unchanged for 250 years. You can pop in and have a look around from March to October when the house is open to the public.
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