Newball Manor Farm

01/09/2026

Spud's been on tour this week. Exploring the North York Moors.
Thank you so much to our friends and family who have looked after the farm and our animals to allow us some time away.
Now back to reality. Thank goodness things are looking more green in the fields. Hopefully we might even get another cut of silage before the end of the season.

27/08/2026

That should help a bit!

25/08/2026

This morning's unexpected job.
Overnight the cows somehow managed to move and tip over the water trough in the back field 😱🤦‍♀️.

So Rob is now fixing it in place with scaffolding poles driven into the ground to stop them moving it.

Just another job that he didn't expect to be doing at 8.30am...

24/08/2026

And now bringing some other ladies and their teenager calves back home to wean... and because there isnt enough grass for them in this field.

24/08/2026

Hooray.... finally getting the youngest calves and their mums out to a field that has a vague hint of green to it! 💚

23/08/2026

Sixty more silage bales on the heap for winter. Every little helps!

22/08/2026

Another day and the boys and I are out fixing fencing again (to be fair they did most of the work, i was just there as the driver).
This post had snapped so had shorted out the electric fencing again. So a new post put in (thank goodness for the recent rain meaning the ground isnt like concrete anymore and we could hammer the post in). And a quick check round for any other weaknesses as well as a new battery on the fencer unit.
Ironically we are planning to bring these cows home again in the next few days as the calves need weaning.

21/08/2026

What a difference a couple of days with rain makes. Before and after shots of our attenuation pond which we had cleaned out last week as it had completely dried up.
At least it demonstrates that the drainage system is working well for our run off water from the yard.

21/08/2026

A great explanation about egg shell colour. And a fantastic 7 year old young lad who is following his dream to be a farmer

🥚🌈 Look at the colours of some of today’s eggs! 🐔

Did you know…?

• Eggshell colour is mainly determined by the hen’s breed and genetics.

• The colour of the outer shell doesn’t change the taste of the egg inside at all!!

• Despite what the media tries to convince you… Brown eggs aren’t healthier than white eggs, the nutritional value is the same.

• The colour of the shell doesn’t tell you what the yolk will look like. Yolk colour is influenced much more by the hen’s diet. My hens eggs are a deep orange.

• Some hens can lay eggs with blue or green tones, thanks to specific genetics, and crossing different breeds can produce some amazing different shades!

• Just like fingerprints, each hen can have subtle differences in the colour and finish of her eggs.

20/08/2026

Today I've been to drop off our next beast at the abattoir.
Beef boxes will be ready 3 weeks today (10th September)😋
I'm taking reservations now