THE Farmer’s daybook

Robin and Maya went on an AI course recently which means they can now carry out this important work in-house.

The story of how raw milk became a novel product reveals much about the evolution of our food systems. Robin Hall, Herdsman, tells the story of how processed milk came about. However, the advances in science of the 20th and 21st Centuries and rigorous hygiene and testing mean that raw milk is safe and arguably more nutritious than it’s processed counterpart.

When we think of seasonal produce we tend to think of tomatoes, rather than milk. However, the amount of milk a cow produces is very dependent on the food they are eating; this is especially true for our Meuse-Rhine-Issel cows.