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A short video of activity in the calving paddock this morning! In need of ‘pick me up’? This video has your name on it… The agility of a calf that is less than 2 hours old is very impressive, as is her determination to find Mum’s udder. Any advance on ‘Electra’ as a name for these calves born through the recent thunderstorms are gratefully […]
Read moreSay hello to Maisy, one of the cows at Acorn Dairy producing your organic milk. Maisy is a red head, four years old with a curvaceous shape. She enjoys being able to roam around outside between milkings and eating the best quality, chemical free grass and clover on offer. Her hobbies include chillaxing with companions at Acorn Dairy, having the sun on her back and trying to head […]
Read moreYesterday in Two Photos! The start and end of an excellent day collecting in the first cut of silage. Having cut the grass on Sunday, it wilted and dried on Monday. At 7am on Tuesday the contractors started bringing it in to the clamp we refurbed last month. We brought in 150 acres of grass and […]
Read moreOur Beloved Cranberry has her first Calf We love all our ladies and this face you may recognise too. Cranberry, with her recognisable ? shaped blaze, was born on Christmas Day 2012. Named by Acorn Dairy doorstep milk customers, we have enjoyed following her progress from calf to heifer and now cow. Over the same Saturday lunch time […]
Read moreAcorn Dairy direct doorstep milk customers in Darlington, Northallerton, Richmond, Aycliffe, Barnard Castle (& villages in between) will soon have the opportunity to order local, organic asparagus too. Lasting little more than a month, the local growing season for this tasty veg is short (but delicious.) For several years our cousin Stephen Tweddle has kept some […]
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