Also known as being a contrary madam and refusing to be told what to do 🤣🤣

Walking our bulls off the conservation grazing job they’ve been on for a couple of months - off to fill their bellies on deferred grass.

I’m at the #NorthernRootsForum in Tallinn this week - what an incredible venue, line up of speakers and programme for the next couple of days 😃

Walking along the lane past #TheWeeMob with the dog today and some of the younger cattle came to say hello 👋

A little dawn wander down the road this morning for our Angus group (including bonus Dilly Bean at the back!!)

We’ve had some challenging weather over the last couple of weeks, but the cattle have been thriving! The big thaw started overnight, looking forward to an easier week ahead… 🌱

Took Corrie out for her first full day beating today -hunted (+ even pointed ❤️) beautifully, still on the longline to ensure a solid recall. I love beaters wagons - 20 dogs in here & not one grumble, bark, growl or snipe - all beautifully behaved & keen to do the jobs they were bred & trained for

Next month, Thursday 6 February: Rootstock, a future farming conference for the South West. Looking forward to speakers including Minette Batters, Hodmedods' Josiah Meldrum, @howemill.bsky.social, @jamesgyke.bsky.social, @no1farmerjake.bsky.social rootstock.ag #Agroecology #Devon #Cornwall

Lovely late winter sun. Temp is almost in double digits, which is weird and not very festive…but enjoying some down time though. Hope you all have a lovely festive time Bluesky pals! 🎄

A windy morning for the Angus micro mob! Fresh bite, and they can tuck into the treeline if they need to for shelter so they should be absolutely fine as this weather blows through 🌱

Ooft! Bit of a day - woke up to unexpected snow, headed out to find the cows not being where they were meant to be, a vet visit for an injured leg on our only remaining gallloway cow and then half the herd got out again this evening in the dark 🤦🏼‍♀️

What a braw day it was yesterday 🤩 With around 6.5 hours daylight at this time of year, I make a real effort on desk based days to get out for some afternoon winter sun ☀️ A great mental reset 🧘🏼‍♀️

Water coming off the hill nice and clear. Permanent pasture delivering the goods after snow and rain 🌱🌱

Over the moon and beyond elated that both our herds scanned at 100% in calf yesterday 😃 Here’s hoping for an easy(ish) winter weather wise so we can cruise through to spring 🌱

Great day today with Pasture For Life at the Moredun event: The role of livestock in future food security. A privilege to represent grass fed systems and talk about what we do with HRH The Princess Royal. Thank you @pjskuce.bsky.social for the invitation

With ongoing calls to reduce meat & dairy consumption, important to remember different production systems deliver really high levels of efficiency given that people can’t eat grass & that grass fed systems deliver beneficial health outcomes for people👇 www.pastureforlife.org/research/re-...

Our little Angus group have been doing really well this week in the snow - the melt is on, and they were enjoying some shelter from the wind this morning in the trees 🌳 🐂🌳 #CowsInTrees

In Gloucestershire today and having driven a ten mile stretch this morning the difference between pasture run off 💧 and cultivated run off 🟤 was so so stark. Calls for reduced livestock numbers and a need to create more resilient farms are becoming increasingly incompatible 1/2

What a joy to be listed alongside some legends!! Thank you 🙏🏼

I’m in Edinburgh this week then heading to Somerset for the LandAlive conference - quick check on our wee Angus group before I left home! ❄️

@robyorke.bsky.social good to see you here 👋

Cracking on with some winter routine Canada style here in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - no bales yet! #StockpileGrazing #DeferredGrazing

Absolutely love these boys. Short, solid lads who are thriving on nowt but grass 🌱

Nothing better than seeing all these orders coming in for our 100% pasture-fed beef!! 🌱🥩 It is SUCH a privilege to do this - to manage land with cattle and produce highly nutritious food for folk 🐂 grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

100% Pasture Fed Beef availability updated on the website!! Limited boxes left after pre-orders: order your festive beef now 🥩 www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

If cows look like this when I go to move them, then I’m happy. If they are desperate to move and stressed they are not putting energy into laying down fat or making milk. Outwintering requires fat, content cows. #CowsInTrees

The dung beetles are alive and well in this little corner of Aberdeenshire 🪲 Now the 🪱 and 🦠 are hard at work, turning this 💩 into plant available nutrients 🌱

We have some of our wonderful 100% pasture fed beef available in the next couple of weeks - pre-orders are now open on our website for nationwide delivery! www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/store-ObrzV

After moving #TheWeeMob Yeaterday I spotted this lovely toad crawling through the residuals. Tall grass creates lots of cover and habitat for a range of grassland species, including amphibians! 🐸 (Although they would usually be heading into hibernation at this time of year 🫤)

Such a great day yesterday hosting Rob Havard - we talked about functional cows, decision making for herd development and profitability. Lunch and dinner were amazing thanks to local chef team from Lethan Croft… And Dilly made sure she visited everyone for a cuddle 🙊

Really great trip to Ireland 🇮🇪 Thanks so much to NOTS for inviting me over to speak and to the amazing community of farmers and growers who made me feel so welcome this week 🙏🏼

Nice spot for loading a couple of Shetland steers from the field this morning. Beef incoming…

@howemill.bsky.social are new here but are a reliable voice, doing solid work with mob grazing, a gentle #regenerative technique which keeps #livestock on the move, developing better habitats for biodiversity and carbon sink. Featured briefly in this article: www.thenational.scot/culture/2431...

Stunning morning to move our micro Angus mob…autumn being kind to us up here so far🤞

Good morning #CowsInTrees

It’s that time of year when lots of cattle head indoors, with only ours and a small group of our neighbour’s kept out over winter in this valley. So from now on, dung dwellers start to struggle for habitat & food. Particularly where it’s still mild so they are still active 🪲

Karen went straight to this alder when they got let into their new paddock #CowsInTrees

AFN Champion Charlotte Wheeler starts her Winter Webinar series on 28/10 with 'Agroforestry Research &the REFOREST Project' where we'll hear about agroforestry's potential contribution to net zero, its knowledge infrastructure &recent evolution tinyurl.com/5bhdmzvb

Quick lunchtime move for the boys across the wetland restoration area onto their new grazing paddock. What a lovely calm and well behaved bunch!

Lovely scenes on the hill with the micro mob this morning…

Lots of people suggesting I give this place another go…so here I am! #TheWeeMob had somehow managed to escape and cover over 1/2 mile ground…easy job to walk them back!