The milking way, how it all began

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  Back in 1932 when Seamus Drayne and
  his two brothers Aidan and Dermot started
  Draynes Farm, the Glenavy Road was in
  the heart of the country. But our enterprising
  forebears saw a market opportunity in the developing town that was on their doorstep.
  They started deliveries on horse & cart,
  with fresh farm milk straight from the churn.
  

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  Eighty years or so down the
  road, and Lisburn has changed
  a lot. It’s nearer to the farm for
  a start, but that has helped to
  bring us even closer to one of
  our main markers. And it’s not
  just Lisburn that’s changed.
  Seamus, Aidan and Dermot
  would hardly recognise the

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  farm…or at least not the
  buildings and our technology.
  But what they would recognise
  is the passion for modern dairy
  farming that sill runs through
  everything we do at Draynes
  Farm. That’s because we
  remain an independent family
  business producing, processing
  and distributing directly from

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  our 200 acre farm in Lisburn.
  And we think Seamus,
  Aidan and Dermot would
  feel proud that the business
  they started all those years
  ago, is still delivering the
  finest home grown milk and
  cream to thousands of homes
  and businesses in Lisburn
  and across Northern Ireland.
  

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Our recipe for great tasting milk

Some distributors say that all milk is equal. But we believe our milk is more equal than others! That’s because here at Draynes Farm, we regard milk as a wholesome foodstuff that responds to dramatically to amount of care, rigour and passion put into its making.

• And that means caring for every animal in our full herd of prime Holstein Friesians and creating a stress–free environment for them. It

• means processing the milk in our own modern facility. And it means distributing it using our own dedicated fleet of vehicles.

• So we use the most modern automated, computerised milking system that lets each cow decide when it’s ready to be milked. And we maintain a comfortable and hygienic

• living environment for our herd. We’ve even laid on an automated bovine back scratcher…which they love! After all, happy cows make great–tasting milk.

• Then we pasteurise and bottle the milk right here on our farm and distribute it to you direct from our farm, so you get your milk from us quicker and fresher.

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