Farm of the Week: Fresh start for North York Moors family with conservation farm and speciality cheese business

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Starting over some years later was not in Chris Carr’s plans having made the decision with his wife Clare to move away from livestock but five years ago they took up with sheep once again and three years ago pedigree cattle returned when the Yorkshire Dexters herd was formed at Orchard Farm in Goathland.

The move to pedigree Dexters, having previously reared Aberdeen Angus successfully on the 95-acre farm they purchased 37 years ago, came through their daughter Sara’s drive for producing a unique cheese. Chris says he’s happy to be back farming cattle, is enjoying growing the herd and that they are now working their way towards that goal of using the Dexter’s dual-purpose ability.

“What is important to us is that they come from that dual-purpose background and were farmed for milk as well as beef. He performed brilliantly last year with 100 per cent calving from his work with the herd. Calving of this year’s crop has just started.

 

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