Snipe & Woodcock Open
At last the site at Wheatacre is builder free!! The last few weeks have been very hectic and therefore no blog additions, Snipe and Woodcock(pictures very soon) are now completed and up and running, our first guests in these two properties seemed very impressed. Although smaller than the other holiday barns, Snipe and Woodcock do not lack any character, a careful restoration from the old granary ensured our 'smiley' barn stayed very much the same from the exterior.
The opening of Snipe and Woodcock coincided with the start of the show season for our cows, the first show being the Suffolk Show. A very busy week of travelling up and down the A12 enabled the barn to be fully kitted out and I was able to help with the show preparation of the cows. Not much sleep but a surprisingly successful show, the 'girls' excelled their selves beyond or hopes as this year as most of the herd is calving later and therefore not able to go to the shows - a reserve team headed to Ipswich and gained Champion British Friesian, Reserve Champion Holstein and Reserve Interbreed Champion. Last week we headed off to the East of England Show at Peterborough, a lull in bookings meant I could stay at the show all weekend phew! saving the travelling. Dairy numbers are significantly down at this show but the organisers are trying to encourage the dairy industry back - we had a few successes and a few surprises with our calves a good sign for the future! Next week we head off to our local show the Royal Norfolk at Norwich. The Royal Norfolk seems to hold numbers in competitors quite steady and competition is always hot! Although the beef breeds have risen sharply over the years - this is a certain sign of the times with decreasing numbers of dairy herds in the county. Hopefully the 'girls' will strut their stuff! All of the family are now home from University so its all hands on deck for the show.
On the farm rain has delayed the spraying programme but our vining Peas for Birds Eye were harvested between heavy showers. Before we know it harvest will be upon us, lets hope for a sunny few weeks for us to get in the harvest and my new visitors to enjoy our Farm in the sunshine.
The opening of Snipe and Woodcock coincided with the start of the show season for our cows, the first show being the Suffolk Show. A very busy week of travelling up and down the A12 enabled the barn to be fully kitted out and I was able to help with the show preparation of the cows. Not much sleep but a surprisingly successful show, the 'girls' excelled their selves beyond or hopes as this year as most of the herd is calving later and therefore not able to go to the shows - a reserve team headed to Ipswich and gained Champion British Friesian, Reserve Champion Holstein and Reserve Interbreed Champion. Last week we headed off to the East of England Show at Peterborough, a lull in bookings meant I could stay at the show all weekend phew! saving the travelling. Dairy numbers are significantly down at this show but the organisers are trying to encourage the dairy industry back - we had a few successes and a few surprises with our calves a good sign for the future! Next week we head off to our local show the Royal Norfolk at Norwich. The Royal Norfolk seems to hold numbers in competitors quite steady and competition is always hot! Although the beef breeds have risen sharply over the years - this is a certain sign of the times with decreasing numbers of dairy herds in the county. Hopefully the 'girls' will strut their stuff! All of the family are now home from University so its all hands on deck for the show.
On the farm rain has delayed the spraying programme but our vining Peas for Birds Eye were harvested between heavy showers. Before we know it harvest will be upon us, lets hope for a sunny few weeks for us to get in the harvest and my new visitors to enjoy our Farm in the sunshine.
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