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    Hurdlebrook Farm
    Hurdlebrook Farm
    We were very excited to be invited to Hurdlebrook Farm in Somerset. David Paull and his wife Rosie were fantastic hosts we were joined by other QMP members and the Guild of Food Writers, which is great publicity for QMP.
    Meet David and Rosie Paull of Hurdlebrook Farm
    Meet David and Rosie Paull of Hurdlebrook Farm
    Hurdlebrook has been producing high quality, raw milk and cream from their award winning Guernsey cows since the early 1980's - with Taste of the West and Royal Bath and West Show awards. Their goal is to always keep their customers happy and healthy
    Hurdlebrook
    Hurdlebrook
    Guernseys for goodness sake!
    A tour of the farm
    A tour of the farm
    Our day started with a farm tour, the Guernseys out at pasture with an idylic backdrop.
    Question Time
    Question Time
    David and Rosie were more than happy to answer all the questions from the group
    On route to the parlour
    On route to the parlour
    The 180 stong herd choose when they come into the parlour for milking
    On route to the parlour
    On route to the parlour
    Rosie and David utilise a 3 block field system on an 8 hour rotation
    The entry system to the robotic parlour
    The entry system to the robotic parlour
    Off to the parlour
    Off to the parlour
    Hurdlebrook's implemented the robotic system in summer of 2018 and it took the herd just 5 days to learn and adjust to the system
    In the queue
    In the queue
    Each cow awaits its turn at the robot.
    The robot in action
    The robot in action
    Lasers guide the cluster unit onto the teats following a washing and sterilisation regime
    The heart of the milking system
    The heart of the milking system
    The brain of the robotic system
    The brain of the robotic system
    The computer which controls the robots
    Electronic collars
    Electronic collars
    These collars feed all the data needed for each individual animal to the robot
    Question Time
    Question Time
    David and Rosie were happy to answer all our questions about the high tech robotic system they use
    Milking finished
    Milking finished
    Post milking the cows exit via the grazeway system
    Off to pasture
    Off to pasture
    "Marigold"
    "Marigold"
    This cow really loved posing for our pictures
    A visit to the calf pen
    A visit to the calf pen
    Our tour of the farm ended with a visit to the calf pens. Here is Meera from the Guild of Food Writers meeting the calves
    The Calf pens
    The Calf pens
    The Guild of Food Writers along with QMP and lots of other Jersey and Guernsey dairy producers thoroughly enjoyed the day at Hurdlebrook
    The taster table
    The taster table
    We all got to sample the delicous Guernsey products from Hurdlebrook
    Hurdlebrook Yoghurts
    Hurdlebrook Yoghurts
    A small selection of the delicious produce we got to sample
    A small selection of the delicious produce we got to sample
    Silvia from the Guild of Food Writers remarked about Babcary Brie,
    "I love the richness of the milk thats reflecting in the cheese"

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