As I write this, there’s snow falling outside my window and that’s two days after we’d turned the milking herd out for the spring grass! After that…… Read more “It’s a Topsy- Turvy World sometimes!”
Author: farmerbarnesdairy
Hello, I'm Jane Barnes and together with my husband Mark and son Harry, we run a dairy farm, specialising in producing milk for locally made Stilton Cheese. We have two breeds of cows, black and white Friesians and red and white Ayrshires. I also give talks about my life as a Dairy Farmers' Wife and host visitors to the farm on Farm Tours throughout the summer. I love horses, dogs, walking and going horse racing when I get time!
Halloween Night in the New Parlour!
Just yesterday, as I write this blog, we began evening milking through our new parlour! It was with great excitement that all our builders, parlour fitters, bulk…… Read more “Halloween Night in the New Parlour!”
Summer Post!
I know farmers always complain about the weather – and it’s a subject we all have opinions on, but what a funny year we’re having! My last…… Read more “Summer Post!”
Rearing calves is just the same as rearing children!
It was in 2008 that Mark and I decided to buy our first five pedigree Ayrshire cows from the Dudley Wood herd and what a lot has…… Read more “Rearing calves is just the same as rearing children! “
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