The Herd

The Herd

Last but not least, our herd of traditional dairy breeds! Our herd of Holstein-Friesians, Ayrshires and Jerseys produce all the milk for our dairy products and are milked by Lely robotic milk machines.
Craig

Craig

Cattleman Craig is an experienced stockman with over 25 years’ experience with dairy cows. Craig is responsible for the overall health and wellbeing of the herd. He also has a keen interest in breeding and has responsibility for developing the Rootfield herd.
Amy

Amy

Production/parlor assistant Amy ably supports Katie in production. She makes yoghurt, ice cream and pasteurises milk for our vending machine. Amy also carries out stringent checks on stock and cleanliness in the Farm Shop and in the production parlor, freezers and...
Katie

Katie

Production/parlor manager, Katie has a background in food product development and exceptional standards in environmental health, food safety and all the inherent procedures involved in running an exemplary production kitchen. Katie’s role is very hands on and is...
Mollie

Mollie

Sisters, Daisy and Mollie, are chief taste testers for new ice cream and milk shake flavours and also help out with labelling and naming new cows in the herd.