Greensfield Crunch Glade followed up her win at the Devon show with a first prize at Honiton in a strong In calf heifer class and this daughter of Jens Gold Aaron Crunch is naturally polled. She is in calf to Springhill Jackpot and her calf will have a Parent Average GMI of +190. Her polledContinue reading

Congratulations to Andrew and Sue Hope who picked up a Bronze Medal at Natwich for their Guernsey Gold Yoghurts.      

I met yesterday (Sunday 27th July) with two gentlemen from Nepal at Wood Farm , Wroughton Wilts by kind invitation of the Gosling family who allowed us to inspect the milking herd and explained the organic farming system. Mr Gurung from Nepal , had been asked to investigate the import of Guernsey semen to beContinue reading

Colin Gleed has provided a list of animals scored during the first half of this year. Ex Cows- 71   VG Cows- 145      VG Heifers – 33. Here is a comprehensive list in order of month and Prefix. I have not written in the Sire where it is included in the animals name. (Edited by Kim Sales.)Continue reading

Richard Norman has married Belinda Hann on Saturday July 5th. Richard farms at Marston Magna, Near Yeovil and is well known for his Je’Taime Guernseys along with the Cadbury Guernseys he owns with Cathryn Mills and latterly the newly formed Avalon prefix with the Sales Family. Richard and Belinda held their reception at the beautifulContinue reading

The facilities at the NEC are first class, the organisers making the effort to help exhibitors (no other show unloads the kit and moves it to the stalls) and in general the other dairy breeds are taking advantage of 10,000 dairy farmer visitors. In total there were 7 exhibitors having made entries with 4 milkingContinue reading

4 heifer calves have been born in the Netherlands from some of the 25 heifers exported last November, as a result of a visit to Beechgroves at the weekend more Guernseys are wanted in Romania. Two groups (around 40 heifers) are available to start a herd in Italy, and a new herd has been establishedContinue reading

This years Royal Cornwall Show was held on June 5th to 7th at Wadebridge. Four exhibitors had 10 cattle forward for Judge Richard Emm to place. Notable absentees were the Warren Family from Penzance, who had once again fell foul of  TB movement restrictions. This meant there were only two animals in milk present. ExhibitorsContinue reading