Chris approached me to film ๐ฅ as part of a series heโs creating capturing the connection between farmer ๐ฉโ๐พ and their animals ๐
Wasnโt sure id be able to share it as mental as it sounds itโs a bit of my soul โค๏ธ
Full video available
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Just a little bit excited ๐ and proud ๐ฅน
Letโs get this journey started ๐ซ
๐ friends and family and of course
@NuffieldFarming
Trehane Trust
Cow ๐ of a lifetime
12 years young 9 calves under her belt
A sensational prodigy in the herd
The only cow to give more ๐ฅ in the afternoon than morning ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐๐
#petcow
@AbiReader
@JRfromStrickley
of course sheโs a shorthorn
And it begins the journey of a lifetime
@NuffieldFarming
thank you Iโm excited
To those who are supporting me totally grateful โค๏ธ
First up a few days in London Town before heading to CSC in Brazil ๐ง๐ท say what!
Scared excited but above all else grateful
Shout ๐ฃ out to โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
My dad โค๏ธ
My hero ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ
My Number 1 fan๐บ
Leveller๐งโโ๏ธ
Had the most diverse career ๐ท ๐บ ๐ฌ
On another level grandparent ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง
Tea ๐ซ maker
Signs messages off with โ
Thinks lol stands for lots of love ๐
Your the man thank you ๐ for everything ๐
Never thought Iโd ever get into ๐ฉ so much
Trialing learning adapting composting trial in action
With the aim to be able to put on during growing season
#everydaysaschoolday
@howemill
Hi hi ๐โโ๏ธ im Sophie organic dairy Dorset Devon border first gen she would be very welcome to come and see what we do.
Tell her the best tractor driver ๐ on the farm is a girl ๐ง 19 not from ag background
The
@IFarmers
#mob
trial has started
Taken one field out of normal rotation to measure ๐ the impact of
#mobgrazing
and compare to the rest of the group
๐ 360 cows on 5hectares for 36 hrs multiple moves at double standards ๐ฑ height
@ArlaDairyUK
#teamdairy
First calf of the season all beginning with letter B this year
Meet Beatrice ๐ค
Lovely udder conformation there Ermentrude ๐ sheโs an oldie now
#rarebreed
#whitepark
Back to the farm after a mind expanding few days
Been put to work after with weighing bolusing heifers move them to the run off block
Cows in for milking
Now to dry off 30/100 autumn calvers
Due mid August
#teamdairy
Different view to last weekend
Italy ๐ฎ๐น to look at
#organic
systems and cheese ๐ง making as part of my
@NuffieldFarming
culturally connected to food โฌ๏ธ than anywhere been ๐ to
@TrehaneTrust
for my giving me this opportunity
Organic for health being the biggest driver here
Biggest achievement this year? ๐๐jokes ๐ managing to sneak some brands into a BBC interview without them getting cut! ๐ So proud of my team for sharing the positive side of working in agriculture. ๐ฑ
Long weekend ๐ด 4/4 milkings sometimes think this time of year why did we go split block but it works for the farm
This is our pressure point full winter routine but will start to dry off the springs end of month and then itโll be spring before we know it
Lucky ๐ I love them
A post calving update. 89% calved by second cycle, the cows are now averaging 26litres, with breeding due to start next Monday. First cut is done, and weโve reseeded 35 acres into undersown wholecrop. Both R1โs and R2โs have really shined the last few weeks aswel, happy man ๐
Why follow the herd ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ
Pet cow ๐
Age: pushing 11
Breed : Shorthorn
@JRfromStrickley
how do you cope with a whole herd of these ๐คช
Babe score:12/10 ๐ฅ
Ability to turn ๐ฑ to ๐ฅ: needs attention
#teamdairy
#inyourowntime
After hearing the tragic news today a family farming friends daughter took her life such a young life the work of the charities
@_Run1000
is supporting this year is essential
Only a short one with the hounds ๐ถ today to clear the head
Exciting times ahead ๐ ๐
We are now ready to take on and train another person
If you love animals ๐
Have an interest in nature ๐
Want to learn more about whatโs below our feet ๐
Then this could be the role for you
Another long rewarding day milking โ with a new chap whoโs grandad came out of dairy ๐ฅ 3 years ago heโs super keen only 16 and at a local college doing ag. Going to do Saturdays splits ๐ฅExcited to see how he progresses and hoping he will join us for an apprenticeship next year
Laters ๐ team ๐ ๐ฅ
Off on an adventure ๐ ๐จ
They tell me growth ๐happens outside
the comfort zone
Letโs do this
#teamdairy
#outsidethefarmgate
What a day to be alive ๐ฅ
Some of you will know my near obsession โก๏ธ getting kids learning about where their food comes from๐ฅ
โก๏ธ on farm going โก๏ธ the classroom or
@DiscoverFarming
tent
@TheMelplashShow
Today our team absolutely smashed it I was v proud to receive an award ๐ซถ๐ป
Not sure how that happened ๐
Gate just opened itself
but for now
#grazing2023
is on ๐ฑ
Not sure can use
#grasstograss
for 3 hours A day but for the less ๐ฉ to scrape itโs worth it
Boot room full of boots ๐ฅพ can mean only oneโ๏ธthing a room full of farmers
Great hosting
@AHDB_Dairy
#entrepreneurs
in dairy ๐ฅ group yesterday
@OldMillRural
chatted tax & business structure
Shared farm set up & 4 things i๐ฃ everyone if you want to get into farming โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Dinky dinky kicking off calving with a heifer outta a heifer
Naive to think weโd get anywhere close to planned start date of 1st march
#teamdairy
#ValentinesDay
#kickoff
Day 2 another day of contrasts
#dairy
tour
@NuffieldFarming
โจ autumn herd doing 620 kg ๐ฅ solids & a huge ๐ฅ from ๐ฑ โก๏ธ once a day also doing a massive amount of ๐ฅ from ๐ฑ
Biggest constant on this trip is the value in breeding the right ๐ sounds simple but often overlooked
Your best fact about dairy ๐ฅ farming โฌ๏ธ below please๐๐
For school visit today
Reception to year 2 (4-7 year olds)
๐
@ArlaDairyUK
@AbiReader
@LEAF_Farming
Today along with others I joined
@FCNcharity
for their mental health training day ๐ง
We were taught how to spot signs of mental health
A farmer who had struggled came and spoke ๐ฃ
A professional from steps2well-being spoke about where to sign ๐ชง post people
Feel so blessed to have opportunity to be welcomed into so many different farms and families on my ๐บ๐ธ trip
๐บ๐ธ love โค๏ธ special milk ๐ฅ wasnโt preparedโก๏ธ how massive the ๐ฅ aisle is
๐ฅ A2
๐ฅ fairlife
๐ฅ organic
๐ฅ organic grass fed
๐ฅ regional milk in supermarkets
โ 100 more
Sunday funday double pulling tits ๐ฅ
Only sub 50 left to calve 360 in milk ๐ฅ eta 7th March cracked on with it
%%%% of the grazing platform ploughed 99.9%
Booked next
@NuffieldFarming
trip to Hungary ๐ญ๐บ Austria ๐ฆ๐น solo this time ๐ฐ๏ธ
Big up to my A team โญ๏ธ
Thanks
@herdyshepherd1
sign posting people this way ๐คฃ Twitter is pretty new to me post alot probably too much on Instagram ๐ธ under farmer_in_training will attempt to share more on here probably more picture based for now
As always this is how we do it every..farm is different
๐ Meet Maddie & Paige, future dairy farmers from our
#SkimmingTheCream
series! ๐พ Paige is diving into ag at College, while Maddie's love for cows has her balancing A-Levels with farm life. ๐๐ They're the passionate, determined faces behind your next pint! ๐ฅ๐ช
#FutureFarmers
"Artificial fertilisers are like a sort of junk food for plants" Well said
@herdyshepherd1
on the huge damage nitrogen fertilisers do to our ecosystem from the soil upward.
#Regenerativeagriculture
offers a real alternative to chemical use for farmers:
Waiting eating ๐ฅฃ to go back to ๐ฑ
Itโs wet my plastics have a hole in them but am I lucky to do a job I love โค๏ธ
Absolutely ๐ฏ
Thought a lot about that on the train ๐ back from
@NFUEducation
last night
#teamdairy
#superfood
#lovecows
Hear middle child shout thereโs a calf out. Next thing I hear is donโt worry we have it tied up?!! Walk round to the youngest taking it for a walk?!
Marching into 33 ๐ ๐sure it was 23
A week at ๐ฑ using all the gate ways
Might seem desperate but full winter routine is more desperate ๐คฎ
200 going through the parlour now with 6 weeks till
#calving
kicks off
Split block calving dream ๐ด
With our huge autumn herd to calve thatโs 10% done ๐
90 in this block now
All to beef ๐ฅฉ looks like the Hereford was a busy boy
#popping
#splitblock
#autumncalving
#bbqon
Just back from
@WomenInDairy
conference totally
#inspired
Left loving the dairy ๐ฅ industry even more
Just in time ๐ฐ to shut the gals ๐ back for the night
Batt latch set see you at 5 am gals
๐ค
@pasturetec
๐ซ The light is there to be found even in the darkest times ๐ซ
Remind myself daily โฌ๏ธ
4 years ago today my magical mum left this ๐
She lost the battle with her mind ๐ง
I often think what I would say to her if I got the chance and there is only one thing that everyone ๐
Cows still out day and night for now but getting some grub too during milking ๐ฅ
Footbathing daily ready for them to come in
Still ๐ฉ rubbish on a tractor ๐
#lastchoice
#teamdairy
#shiftingpoo
Bye โ๏ธ beef ๐ฅฉ babes off to the village to be finished by a local legend could chat to him for hours when he collects
So many stories to tell ๐จโ๐พ
A day well spent helping friends who are also
@ArlaDairyUK
organic๐ฅ farmers
@1dangammon
host
@OpenFarmSunday
@dairy_clairey
+ myself on trailer tours lots of laughs especially when the last of Claireโs passengers were treated to the reality of farming with a flat tire on ๐
So great to host our first
@ArlaDairyUK
farmhouse meeting last night (I was super ๐ฌ nervous)
We thought it was important to get people together after so long to....
So
#proud
of
@ArlaDairyUK
farmer ๐ฉโ๐พ ๐จโ๐พ owners picking up awards ๐ last night across the board
@dairyawards
Right from young farmer of the year to organic farmer
@chedgeyo
to environmental awards to three ๐ inc John Beckett Memorial Cup for the Wills Brothers
@leach_becki
And thatโs them in by night for the winter ๐ they will keep grazing ๐ฑ by โ ๏ธ day for now
So grateful to have had another nearly month out out at ๐ฑ ๐ compared to 2020