Our animals
Welfare first, on every farm
Great cream comes from healthy, comfortable cows. That is why welfare sits at the top of the standard we ask our farmers to meet, right next to carbon.
Our farm standard
Bespoke standard for our supplying farms
Welfare first
Top priority alongside carbon
Project TEVI
Knowledge building exercises and expert guided workshops on animal welfare and carbon
Sponsoring Tours
Cross country visits to dairy farms sharing best practices
Evaluating farms
Seeing how every farm is doing against our farm welfare scoring matrix
Cattle support
Enriching animal welfare across farms through stress free cattle handling workshops and stress management on farms
Cooler cows
Preparing farms for heat stress in hot spells with support of the Cornwall National Landscapes project
Accessibility of funding
Enabling interaction with funding specialists
Raise the bar
Review the standard as we progress with targets
Bespoke farm standards & tevi
Tevi – Farm Efficiency Programme
Tevi supports farmers in improving farm efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of the milk they supply to Rodda’s. The programme establishes a baseline carbon footprint, then uses a series of farm meetings to identify key areas for improvement and practical actions to reduce emissions.
Rodda’s Bespoke Farm Standards
Rodda’s bespoke farm standards go beyond Red Tractor requirements, focusing on six key areas: udder health, mobility, comfort, survival, infectious disease and antimicrobial use (AMU). Independently audited by third-party animal welfare experts, these standards aim to ensure high levels of animal welfare across all our supplying farms.