Prospect

The Little Big Dairy Co is more than just a business, it reflects a lifestyle the Chesworth family have lived and breathed for more than 100 years. The passionate dairy farmers explain how they're thinking big, hopeful a new venture will secure their viability for future years amid a challenging environment.

Enjoying a cold glass of fresh milk that has come straight from a herd of dairy cows hand raised and grazing in lush pastures is still a quintessential vision that's conjured up when one thinks about dairy farming. However, continuing pressures on our dairy industry, from its deregulation to price wars, are issues that have left many producers simply struggling to survive.

These issues were also an influence in the Chesworth family's decision to take the bull by the horns and establish a new on-farm factory to produce their own brand of milk to be sold direct to consumers.