We are situated on the north coast, 3 miles from the world famous Giant's Causeway and 2 miles from Old Bushmills' Whiskey Distillery.
We are a family run farm under the day to day management of Iain, Joyce & John McLean. We farm about 130 pedigree holstein milkers and 200 youngstock with a sprinkle of colour in the form of 16 jerseys, 30 ayrshires and 9 dairy shorthorns. The herd runs on about 118 hectares. The milking herd are housed on a mixture of waterbed & new cubicles (this includes the show cows).
The herd was only upgraded to pedigree status in the 1990s. In 2008 we invested heavily in Canadian and American cow families through the purchase of embryos. These have produced stylish off-spring which we have in turn flushed.
Herd classification
32 Excellent
67 VG
34 GP
Current herd rolling average (2x daily)
9982 litres
4.18% butterfat
3.31% protein
4.83% lactose
92 SCC
9 Bactocount
Northern Ireland Holstein Herds Competition Results
2009 - 1st Medium Herd Junior Section
2010 - 1st Medium Herd Senior Section
2011 - 1st Medium Herd Premier Section
2012 - 1st Small Herd Premier Section
2013 - 2nd Medium Herd Premier Section
2019 - Overall winner herds competitions Northern Ireland Region
NMR/RABDF Gold Cup Competition (the United Kingdom's premier dairy competition)
2008 - Gold Cup Finalists and winners of the NMR Perpetual Silver Salver
2009 - Gold Cup Finalists and winners of the NMR Perpetual Silver Salver
Northern Ireland Jersey Herds Competition Results
2012 1st Small Herd
