This year’s Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies over-all Milk Hygiene competition winners are JJ Peters & Son, Sunny Hill, Crundale, Haverfordwest, and this on their first time of entering the competition.

The competition, sponsored by Diversey is becoming a very sought after award, and this year’s competition was no exception.

The judges John Griffiths, Coleg Sir Gar/Gelli Aur; and Michaela Rowlands, Diversey (Industry sponsors) both agreed that Sunny Hill are very worthy winners.

Mr. Peters said they are the only organic dairy farm in Pembrokeshire that sell milk through a vending machine.

They set up selling milk through a Milk Vending Machine on the farm in August 2021 which included adding a pasteurising unit.

Mr. and Mrs. Peters are helped by their daughter Annie who is currently a student at Gelli Aur College. She spends every spare minute she’s not in college or studying helping on the farm with managing the herd and processing the milk, as well as dealing with all of the social media marketing enquiries.

Initially they were presented with the Small Producer Award (up to one million litres per year) and then went on to win the main category for over-all Welsh winners.

Margaret Peters said:

“We are delighted to have won the award in our first year of entering! Six months ago, we opened a milk vending machine on our farm yard, selling our pasteurised organic milk to the general public.

“We are very proud on winning this award, which will obviously be excellent publicity to support and promote the quality of our milk.”

For further details on the enterprise you can follow them on Facebook / Instagram - @sunnyhillfarmdairy.