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Photo Shoot with Skye my Border Collie – Sheepdog Training
As I grow my social media presence through YouTube and my film production tutorials, I was fortunately to have Jack my tutor and friend to call at my farm to photograph Skye whilst she was working and training. This photo […]
Ram Lambs Growing Well
2022 Lambing at the farm commenced in March and yielded a good percentage especially as it was my first ever lambing season since setting up my farm in 2021. Lambing only 39 shearlings I had 72 lambs but unfortunately losing […]
It’s time to plan tupping time 2022
Wow it’s that time again and it’ll be my second year of tupping season. Last year I put Whisky my coloured Ryeland tup in with my shearlings around the 28th of October so it’s time to start planning. With just […]
Update on a busy few weeks on the farm
Despite my plan to bring more video content to my YouTube channel the last few weeks have been manic. So I thought it’d be easier to combine all the events into one video. We’ve erected around 2500 metres on new […]
Extreme Weather Affecting Farming In The UK
This last week has seen temperatures soar to over 30 degrees. This has affected many farmers across the UK. Unlike farms in the south, I’ve had green grass that has enabled me to graze my livestock. The only issue I’ve […]
Farm24 – Tessleymoor Farm
It’s great to be part of Farm24 this year. This is an initiative set up by The Farmers Guardian to show the public the passion and commitment it takes to produce the food we eat. I’m just over a year […]
New Ways To See What’s Happening At Tessleymoor Farm
I’m happy to launch a new and exciting way for you to see what’s happening at Tessleymoor Farm. Over recent years in my dog training business, there’s been a massive move to online training. Covid contributed to this with the […]
Second dog attack and this time it’s fatal
I reported on Tuesday about the horrific dog attack on my favourite mule sheep. Unfortunately on Tuesday night another attack occurred where my Ryeland Ewe wasn’t as lucky. Unlike my Hexham Blackface Mule, the Ryeland breed isn’t as strong and […]
Dog Attack On The Farm
This morning I was doing my checks on the sheep as usual. I noticed my favourite ewe, who has successfully raised triplet lambs, stood on her own in the field with just one lamb. As I approached her I saw […]
Difficult Birth To End Lambing Season
Wow what an experience. This was not only my first year as a new farmer but I experience what lambing is about jumping in the deep end with both feet. I have never farmed no even lambed a ewe, but […]