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How is that for a view from Ross Farm?

January 9, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The beautiful Isle Of Man, just sat there in the sea.  It looks so close sometimes and as clear as a bell yet other times hidden from our view by the weather.  What a beautiful place we live when we can see so much and so far without leaving the farm.  It is no wonder

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Winter is here!

December 14, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The grass is going and the weather has turned.  Woolly sheep, hairy cattle and lots of hard work on the farm at this time of the year!  We always look forward to the Winter solstice, after the 21st December the days start getting longer again.  We will be planning to scan the sheep in January

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View from the Office in November.

November 14, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

All jobs have good and bad points, ours too.  As we head off around the farm on the quadbike to check the stock it is sometimes great to just stop and take in the view……how lucky are we to have a view like this from on the top of Meikle Ross?  No wonder the sheep

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Keeping an eye on things.

October 4, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Our beautiful horse Simba is keeping an eye out, and watching the farm goings on!

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Free ranging!

September 1, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Here is one of the farm cockerels roaming around the fields enjoying himself, scratching for worms and anything else good!

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Silaging.

August 31, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Time for the second cut of silage to be made for the winter feed for the cattle at Ross.

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It’s silaging time at Ross Bay

June 21, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The fields are buzzing with activity as the first cut of silage is gathered in.

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Time lapse of Ross Bay

June 6, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Thanks to our guests staying in Dairy House in April for creating this wonderful timelapse film

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Freedom!

April 29, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

A few of the cows and newly born calves heading out up the fields.

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Looking contented on the hill.

April 29, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Its nice to see the sheep and lambs settled and taking in the view sat upon the Mull of Ross.

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