Newsletter - February 28th
Can you believe it’s the end of February already?! Despite a bitterly cold last few days, it’s definitely starting to feel like spring is...
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News from the farm... (+ recipe of the month)
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
Newsletter - January 5th 2023
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve enjoyed the festivities. New Year’s morning saw a new member of the herd born, as Florence - one of our...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
Newsletter - December 6th 2022
Season’s greetings! Warning - the newsletter is slightly longer than usual this month, but we felt we had a lot of important things to...
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
October 2022 Newsletter
The dairy herd has swelled in numbers. The five new pedigree Ayrshires joined us from Shirley Farm’s dairy in Derbyshire last month and...
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
September 2022 Newsletter
There’s been some rain and the grass is growing but probably not at the rate we would like to see. It still seems quite dry out there for...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
August 2022 Newsletter
The drought continues here in North Aston, and we find it somewhat strange that it was only recently declared official when there has...
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
July 2022 Newsletter
It’s been a struggle in the heat for both bovines and humans at the dairy. Record high temperatures meant we had to ensure the cows had...
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
June 2022 Newsletter
There’s been plenty of goings-on over at the dairy during the past few months. We’ve had the builders, plumbers, electricians and...
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
May 2022 Newsletter
I’ll try and keep it brief as someone mentioned it was a bank holiday(?) today. It’s been a bit of a good news/bad news month. The cows...
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
April 2022 Newsletter
Turnout took place last week and it’s great to see the cows out and enjoying the fresh pasture during the daytime. We’re still keeping...
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
March 2022 Newsletter
The lovely weather didn't last long and it's gotten rather cold again. The grass isn't growing a great deal so it might be a few more...
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
February 2022 Newsletter
Last week Lottie calved a handsome Angus-X male. With our milk yields currently high and us not desperate for Lottie's milk, we're hoping...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
January 2022 Newsletter
The winter has been kind so far and it’s great to see the cows performing well and producing enough milk to meet our orders. The new...
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
December 2021 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Our five new Friesian cows have settled in well with the rest of the herd. They arrived from an organic dairy in...
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
November 2021 Newsletter
It’s been a trying few weeks at the dairy to say the least. The cows came in from the cold early November and it was soon apparent this...
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
October 2021 Newsletter
Usually by the time the clocks go back the cows are settled inside the barn for the winter, but we’re pleased to see there’s still enough...
- Oct 3, 2021
- 4 min
September 2021 Newsletter
The cows are now being kept inside between the evening and morning milkings, and with the recent wet weather they’re really appreciating...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
August 2021 Newsletter
All is well on the farm and with the cows, though the pasture is beginning to look a little tired as we come towards the end of the...
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
July 2021 Newsletter
A very brief one this month as there’s not too much to report on the farm… no news is good news after all. The cows are all well and are...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
June 2021 Newsletter
There have been some much needed upgrades on the processing side of the business this month. We’ve got a brand new pasteuriser and a new,...
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