The farm and shop here at Briddlesford have enjoyed another couple of busy months what with the Easter break and now the school holidays.
The cows have now gone out and stay out at night in order to graze the grass but as it is not yet growing very fast we still need to buffer feed them indoors before and after milking. The mix consists of soya protein, maize and grass silage and some straw. Freshly calved cows who are giving a lot of milk need a high energy diet or they will lose weight, so the grass needs to be supplemented right through the grazing season for these animals or they will not stay healthy and we will have more difficulty getting them to conceive again.
Delicious new season Isle of Wight asparagus from the Garlic Farm, Newchurch (http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/) is now on sale in the shop, if you haven't tried it yet - you must!! Superb, just lightly steamed and served with melted butter and black pepper, it is the perfect flavour of the Isle of Wight in springtime.
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