Heard through the grapevine, Ed Sheeran has given much consideration to diversifying his career into dairy farming and is particularly interested in the production levels on Worthy Farm, Somerset.
Michael Eavis is the owner of Worthy Farm and co-founder of the Glastonbury Festival, covering 1,200 acres in Somerset, Avalon.
He is expected to give top tips on efficient grass measuring and use of a plate meter on the day.
Cows among festival goers
Eavis’s 400 Holstein Friesian cows are among 200,000 festival-goers at this year’s event and will continue to produce over 10,000 litres of milk per day over the course of the festival.
The cows are not expected to pay the top dollar of £7,000 for premium tents.
Instead, the ladies will enjoy the comfort of their shed, leaving campers quite envious of their good fortune.
The cows will indulge in some R&R, being fed more generously throughout the festival to keep milk yields high.
Now 81, Michael inherited his father’s 150 acre dairy farm and 60 cows when he was 19 years old. However, has since hung up his milking apron.
Free milk
The first festival took place in the 1970s with an attendance of 1,500 people paying just £1 for a ticket. Festival goers were even gifted free milk from the farm.
Things have changed dramatically since with £238 needed for a full weekend ticket for the 2017 festival.
The turnover for this year’s event is expected to reach £14m, £1.2m of which will go to Greenpeace, Water Aid and housing for local people.
Next year will see a halt to Glastonbury Festival as one in every six years sees a break in festivities, when Michael leaves the land fallow for the year to give the farm, the locals and the cows a breather from all of the excitement.
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