After two heifers attempted qualifying for the Grand National by jumping out of their pens, we successfully cleared another TB test.
It means we can sell some Hereford bulls and a few store cattle that have been enjoying sweet hay, which even the ponies have been trying to get at!
Over the years I’ve helped him place hundreds of little bale wads onto floors of freshly disinfected pens and pour fresh water into tens of buckets before and after school. It’s a different childhood to many school friends, but the experiences and memories of a farming upbringing last a lifetime. After rearing five batches of calves, it was so heartwarming to hear that they see a long-term future in the enterprise.
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