‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis
Grosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGrosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco. It is surrounded by fields where animal feed such as wheat, maize, barley and rye is grown, set in 4,685 hectares (11,577 acres) of land.View image in fullscreenMark Roach, managing director of Grosvenor Farms, says oversupply has led to price reductions of up to 50% this year.
- ▪Grosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGrosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco.
- ▪It is surrounded by fields where animal feed such as wheat, maize, barley and rye is grown, set in 4,685 hectares (11,577 acres) of land.View image in fullscreenMark Roach, managing director of Grosvenor Farms, says oversupply has led to pr
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Grosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGrosvenor Farms produces more than 34m litres of milk a year and supplies Müller and Tesco. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianFarming‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisisAmid world pressure from heatwaves and fertiliser shortages, billionaire’s business has invested in circular farming and biomethaneJulia KolleweMon 10 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 10.04 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThere is a distinctive smell of cow manure in the air at the Duke of Westminster’s dairy farm near Chester.
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