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Meet Jo, she's 29 and lives on a dairy farm in Sussex with her husband and their dog Bess. Her father is the farmer and the third generation of their family to farm this holding on the Goodwood Estate. When she's not milking cows or cleaning them out, she's running the mountain board centre there. Join her here each month when she blogs about what's happening down on the farm.

Apr 24, 2013
by Jo North

A new arrival

detectivework milkblog heroWith the arrival of a new bull, hosting a group outing to the farm, and tending to the land to make the most of the warmer months, it’s been a busy couple of months!

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Feb 05, 2013
by Jo North

Detective work

detectivework milkblog heroAs Jo North welcomes more calves to the herd, it's also time to detect if the girls are in calf with their Aberdeen Angus babies

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Nov 21, 2012
by Jo North

What's in a name?

farmer jo blog trophy HEROWhat's in a name?

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Oct 11, 2012
by Jo North

Welcoming new calves

farmer jo blog trophy HEROHarvest is nearly done and our twin calves are calving!

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Aug 16, 2012
by Jo North

Harvest time

farmer jo blog trophy HEROThere is no better sound than the combine harvester roaring into life!

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Jul 27, 2012
by Jo North

The 'first cut' and a day of training

farmer jo blog trophy HEROJune 2012 was the wettest on record and it looks like July is going to shape up the same.

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Jun 14, 2012
by Jo North

Topsy Turvy Times on the Farm

farmer jo blog trophy HERO Well that must have been the wettest drought ever!

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Apr 18, 2012
by Jo North

Spring madness and flying cows

farmer jo blog trophy HERO Early spring is such an exciting time of year if you are a heifer

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Mar 09, 2012
by Jo North

Unexpected visitors and Valentines day

farmer jo blog trophy HERO A Valentine's calf for the farm!

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Feb 07, 2012
by Jo North

New arrivals on the farm

farmer jo blog trophy HERO Finally winter is here and the weather has turned cold...

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Jan 11, 2012
by Jo North

A sad loss on the farm

farmer jo blog trophy HERO One of our heifers, who was pregnant for the first time, slipped badly and had to be put down

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Dec 07, 2011
by Jo North

Winter is finally here.

farmer jo blog trophy HERO Winter is finally here. Outside the window of my little cottage on the South Downs the sky is grey and rain is falling.

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Nov 10, 2011
by Jo North

Autumn on the farm: short days and long nights

20110720 MG 3217 While our assistant herdsman has been on holiday this month, I’ve been getting up at 4.30am to help the head herdsman, Iain, milk the cows.

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Oct 03, 2011
by Jo North

A busy summer on the farm

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Summer was a busy time on the farm, what with harvesting, preparing for next year’s crops and lots of cows ready to give birth. Mid-summer we spent one day putting all the first time mums-to-be (heifers) ready to give birth in a field right by the dairy to keep an eye on them. We also have a number of older cows waiting to calve. We stop milking our expectant mums two months before they are due to give them a well earned rest. They hang out in a group of other expectant mums until they have their baby and then they return to the milking herd.

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Aug 14, 2011
by Jo North

Meet our farmer Jo

Hello, I'm Jo and I live on Droke Farm in the South Downs, Sussex. My dad, John, is the farmer, married to my mum, Janet, who is half-Italian. They have six children. Yep. There are six of us. Five girls and one boy. I'm the eldest, at 29, and at the moment I'm the only one who works on the farm. Esther is a teacher, Kathryn is a mother of two, Rosie is a sales executive, and Sarah is doing her A-levels. Only my 19-year-old brother Harry wants to join me on the farm. He has just finished agricultural college & in the future will become the fourth generation of my family to run it.

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