Recent content by Spudley

Normande x Norwegian red

Could spring finally be on its way? Yearling heifers have gone out today with the bull and we've made a start on the slurry

A cheeky little Ayrshire calf

Ours is 80 as well

We have a Joz scraper in a slatted shed and hydraulic scrapers in the old cubicles and youngstock shed. The Joz works on sensors drilled into the floor. It only goes off track if a cow knocks it or if we're feeding bales and it gets caught up on silage on the floor. It's a lot more reliable...

Yes, it will be fine.

Is that a goose?!? I'm terrified of geese!!

He's not just a Labour member, he's a Labour and Cooperative Party Member! And a Clean Air Champion!

We've had them out to see what they were offering - they wanted cows to be grazed but are paying only on litres and butterfat, nothing on protein. I don't know how many suppliers they've actually signed up, last I heard they only had one!

New blog post today from Jac https://jacothenorth.net/blog/welsh-government-wages-propaganda-war-against-welsh-farmers/

There has been a cap on TB payments in Wales for a long time now. Its nowhere near 6 figures- £4000 for a pedigree and £1800 for a commercial.

My daughter showed me this earlier. Her ayrshires like jam sandwiches and chocolate chip brioche. 🙄🙄🙄

Bertha! Was she easier to get in calf this time?

They are still milking.

These are my neighbors. We are next door but one to one of their satellite farms. I don't think I can publically say what I feel about them.