by Claire | 3 Jul 2023 | Uncategorized
There were some tough farming lessons learnt last month. Our youngest herd of calves have been struggling on and off for the last wee while, with one of them becoming quite sick. I called the vet and we did a raft of tests. They came back with high parasite counts,...
by Claire | 4 Jan 2023 | Uncategorized
(this blog has nothing to do with farming!) I hate Christmas. Actually that’s not true, I’ll rephrase that; I hate Christmas in the southern hemisphere. It is completely pointless being in the middle of the summer. Although it’s currently masquerading as a Christian...
by Claire | 4 Jan 2023 | Uncategorized
20 years ago a friend bought me a book “small is still beautiful” by Joseph Pearce which is a fresh look at the concepts of EF Schumacher and his book “small is beautiful ” written 25 years before. This after I had been loudly (and very eloquently, I’m sure)...
by Claire | 4 Jan 2023 | Uncategorized
Cows tend to grow horns. They are all wildly different, just like their personalities. Current practice is to chop them off or disbud them while the calf is very young. It is obvious why; a 600 plus kg animal with sharp things growing out its head can present a few...
by Claire | 23 Aug 2022 | Regenerative Agriculture
10 years ago I had a newborn who I pushed around the farm everyday come rain or shine. As I walked I observed the edges and corners of the paddocks that the tractors couldn’t quite get at. These small margins had been left to their own devices over the years to...
