5 new calves in one day!

It's been like a maternity ward at Ivy House Farm this week with around 8 new additions to the farm, on Thursday 5 were born in one day. We've been busy making more calf pens, restoring sheds, gateways and pens ready for the winter. With the weather getting colder and the nights becoming darker everyone seems to feel winter approaching... except the donkeys' Sally and Joseph who seem to be ever so determined to be free range day and night and refuse to go to bed!

Why we should all be drinking more milk

Last weeks issue of Dairy UK proved a very interesting to all at Ivy House Farm as it supported our true belief that everyone should drink more milk! Dairy UK spoke about the many health benefits of drinking the white stuff. Dairy UK wrote how dairy protein whey is found to improve several risk factors related to obesity and diabetes. For example whey has been shown to potentially enhance body composition, through reductions in body weight and increase in muscle mass. Dairy protein whey may also increase feelings of fullness leading to a reduced intake of food. In addition this whey can help blood sugar control and has been associated with reductions in blood pressure. (Dairy UK News issue no. 410 Aug 31st 2012). So carry on drinking everybody :)