A Week on the Estate: Inspiring Farmers, Serious Construction & Trail Photography
Topsy-turvy weather seems to be the new normal. Last week brought us highs of 6C and lows of -6C. The coming week might bring the double-digit daytime highs we saw between Christmas and New Year, drawing out a few early blooms and some very confused bees and butterflies. Hopefully our wildlife-friendly pastures will help our flora and fauna adapt and flourish, and our hardy native-breed Lincoln Reds look well set to make the best of things in all weathers.
We’re honoured to be accredited by the Pasture for Life Association (PfL) for our regenerative approach to agriculture. Last week, PfL took over the ‘Farmers of the UK’ Twitter page for a day to showcase some of the East Midlands’ fantastic regenerative farmers. We were chuffed to be included and we’re grateful to Liv Achurch-Knight, PfL’s regional facilitator, who farms her own small herd of Hereford X cattle in Rutland.
Here’s our write-up: ‘South Ormsby Estate in the Lincs Wolds AONB has one of the biggest herds of original population Lincoln Reds, all certified with PfL. They mob-graze across temporary leys in arable fields, and out-winter on standing hay – all focused around minimising inputs.’
