# A new dairy entrant's tips for getting into milk production - Farmers Weekly

> Michael James and Rose Charnley, neither with a farming background, now milk 162 Holstein Friesians on a 134ha farm at Blacknuck Farm in Pembrokeshire. They built capital by renting land and rearing calves while keeping full-time jobs, then signed a 10-year farm business tenancy in July 2025. The article is a profile of their route into dairy.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T21:16:14.352Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99999-a-new-dairy-entrant-s-tips-for-getting-into-milk-production-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

It is a farm-level profile with no new supply shock, so it has little direct effect on feed demand or dairy prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-09-18 | [Mielke Market Weekly: Dairy Product Production Slips From June Levels - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34108-mielke-market-weekly-dairy-product-production-slips-from-june-levels-edairy.md) | +0.1% | -8.5% |
| MILK | 2024-02-29 | [Global dairy forecast: 2024 milk production and trade - Dairy Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31686-global-dairy-forecast-2024-milk-production-and-trade-dairy-global.md) | -4.1% | -4.8% |
| MILK | 2026-03-28 | [Milk production rising in major export regions - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6430-milk-production-rising-in-major-export-regions-dairy-star.md) | +8.7% | +4.3% |
| MILK | 2020-04-24 | [Dairy prices fall as milk production rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6500-dairy-prices-fall-as-milk-production-rises.md) | -13.8% | -7.5% |
| MILK | 2017-06-28 | [Weekly Digest: Milk fat demand outpacing production growth -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10592-weekly-digest-milk-fat-demand-outpacing-production-growth-ag-proud.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/dairy/a-new-dairy-entrants-tips-for-getting-into-milk-production

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