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Dairy farmer. milking 300 autumn block calvers. with the help of my wife, and 2 boys.

Joined November 2013
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What do people think of teat cleaners like sanicleanse. What are the pitfalls and running costs like ?
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Look for our Free to Graze* logo on Arla Cravendale, Arla B.O.B and Arla Big Milk bottles! 🐮🥛🐮 Find out more here: 👉 arlafoods.co.uk/care/ *Free to Graze as often as weather conditions allow, and provided it will not compromise their health or welfare.
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Cows tucking into a bale of Lucerne used as a buffer. Calving has slowed right down now giving us time to enjoy spending some quality time with the girls.
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Happy cow appreciation day. This is one of our heifers that will calve in about 6 weeks time
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Even the herbal leys struggling in the drought
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Organic dairy using Regen principles turning 🌱 to 🥛 in Dorset Focus on bringing on the next generation 👩‍🌾 👨‍🌾 No experience required just can do fun attitude Accommodation on farm if required Send me a DM or email 📧 [email protected]
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Maize looking good the ultimate drought tolerant crop grass is all burnt up I keep expecting to see a string of camels 🐪 on the distance
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Please retweet and spread the word of you are in or near Sussex and Surrey
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To the #milk consuming public, please, please don’t think that what you saw on #Panorama last night represents #Dairy farmers and workers of the UK, that would be like assuming Kurt Zouma represents the UK’s@cat owners. I was as horrified as anyone at what was shown last night 😢
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Cows out today as well as the heifers 3 weeks earlier than last year
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Heifers hopefully all in calf and can now go out to eat the brassicas
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Smile Time!
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Nick Ranson retweeted
Would you like to receive one-to-one mentoring on your grazing management? Focusing on problem solving and goal setting on your own farm, mentoring is open to all (any age, size of holding, class of livestock, level of grazing experience). Find out more: britishgrassland.com/grazing…
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Really frustrated with @HighwaysSurrey closing the road again without any prior notice for planned work’s completely bringing the farm to a standstill. Costing me a fortune in contractor charges
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Wild flowers that we planted on road verges and rough bits of ground around the farm to benefit the pollinators and birds #arlabeeroad
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Didn’t think this field looked that good 2 weeks ago. More Lucerne and Timothy
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