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Dairy farmers in East Sussex

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January News

As we pass from one year to another, we carry with us the legacy of 2012, while stepping into the unknown territory of 2013. What will it bring in terms of weather, cow performance, feed and milk prices? No one… Continue Reading →

December News

The younger Mrs Ford, now one year into marriage, still loves the reaction she gets upon telling people she is a farmer’s wife. The public seem to have a rather nostalgic fondness for agriculture, perhaps more rooted in farming 50… Continue Reading →

November News

It’s mid October, it’s pretty wet, and silage trailers continue to roll in and out of the yard. This is not the best harvest we’ve ever had. One seven acre field only managed to yield one trailer load of maize,… Continue Reading →

October News

Last month external forces were on our mind, both natural and man-made. This month, it’s all about the circle of life. Calvings, serving and sadly, inevitably, death; the merry-go-round of the dairy farming year. Unfortunately since last month, we’ve had… Continue Reading →

September News

John and Helen Ford, their son Matthew and his wife Liz, milk 500 cows through a 40 point rotary parlour in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. The herd is managed on a seasonal calving system with the majority of the calves born… Continue Reading →

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