Cheryl Poole

I am sure that I am not the only person asking themselves that, as we find ourselves hurtling towards the longest day of the year. Time flies when you’re having fun, they say, well it certainly flies when you are busy! So, what have we been up to? Firstly, calving season on the farm has now been and gone. This year things went well thankfully. Our amazing children have successfully bonded with and reared to weaning, another batch of calves. It is an incredible joy to see that every year...

Last week we had an amazing opportunity to visit the EU parliament. We were there as guests of COPA-COGECA. COPA-COGECA represent farmers interests in Europe, and run a bi-annual Innovation Award for Women Farmers. The theme this time around was “Making Waves”. I was contacted in June by Tirlan, to see if I was OK with being nominated for the award, by ICOS. I never really expected anything to come from it, so when I was contacted in September and told I was in the final five, I could...

Hedgerows on the farm have many jobs, from a farming perspective they give shelter to livestock and provide boundaries. For nature they...