First Milk to close its Arron Creamery
Posted on: 02/08/19
Commercial Dairy Farming on the Isle of Arran will almost certainly end in 2019 and with it the production of branded Isle of Arran cheese. Only two farmers remain and First Milk decision to close the factory will likely be the final nail in the coffin.
It is understood that post the closure of the Arran factory First Milks have offered to collect milk and transport it to the mainland but only for a very short period during which time the cows will have to be sold.
In addition the prospect of selling the Campbeltown Creamery to anyone other than the local Kintyre farmers looks extremely challenging having had the for sale board up since April 2018.