Tag Archives: My farming week

My Farming Week – Mart, Multi-Tasking, Weddings, Work and Writing

8th March 2015 by Lorna
No comments

It has been such a busy week, I lay down on the sofa after Sunday lunch and slept for over an hour. It’s not often I nap and I woke up feeling that my afternoon had vanished – so much for relaxing with my crochet or a book for a while.

Multi-Tasking Farm Bride

February has been a busy month all round. We’ve had a christening and a wedding in the family and all on the same day. Off we went to [...]

My Farming Week – Cows, Calves, the Creamery and Croke Park

1st March 2015 by Lorna
4 comments

It’s been an interesting farming week at Garrendenny in terms of the calves born. At exactly the half way mark of 65 calves, 40 dairy heifer have been born (plus three Hereford cross heifers) so it’s an excellent ratio for us. As dairy farmers, we prefer heifers – they are higher value and it gives us more choice in two years time regarding which ones we want to keep in our own herd (we sell the others to other dairy [...]