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Cragend Farm Breeding Programme for Rare Breeds

The Whitebred Shorthorn cows are pregnant and have a gestation period of 8 months.

We used an A.I. (Artificial Insemination) programme as they are a rare breed.

Hopefully we will be calving 3 calves in mid-May 2019.

About the author

Lou is the owner of Cragend Farm with her husband Shaun, and deals with everything from Holiday Accommodation inquiries to egg collection from the chickens; she is the social media and web design finger-tapper.

Find Out More About Cragend

Cragend Farm has a interesting and diverse history, from technical innovations to historic buildings. Tied in closely to the neighbouring Cragside Estate home of Victorian inventor and industrialist Lord Armstrong.