We love milk. Our farm used to be a dairy farm, many years ago and my husband and his family worked so hard, milking twice a day. The dairy cows had long gone when I arrived but the family’s love of milk was infectious and both myself and the children enjoy the white stuff throughout … [Read more…]
Lorna Sixsmith runs a dairy and beef farm in South East Ireland with her husband Brian James. They have two children (Will and Kate), two dogs (Sam and Lou), numerous farm cats, 120 cows plus fatteners, yearlings and calves. Lorna has been blogging for many years at LornaSixsmith.com and selfpublished her first book in 2013. … [Read more…]
I think you would have had to be walking around with your eyes shut in the last month or so to miss the current milk crisis. From farmers rolling up at supermarkets in their tractors to cows trotting down the refrigerated aisles, it’s all going off at the moment. I have bided my time to … [Read more…]
Like me on our farm, Irish farmers who make Kerrygold, like their animals to be happy. The Kerrygold story is a simple one. They work with small co-operative farms where small herds are free to graze on lush Irish meadows. It means Kerrygold cows are healthy and happy, free to roam outside. It’s these cows, … [Read more…]
