Dairy, Horses
& Small Animals
Dairy
 The
best milk in the region
can be found at the Stonewall Farm dairy. We are proud to announce
that our herd and dairy staff received the Top Quality Award on
December 8, 2003, from Agri-Mark. This is not just any award. This
award is presented to the best dairy in the region; which is made
up of 104 farms in New Hampshire and Vermont. Stonewall Farm's dairy
staff have consistently proven their ability to meet high standards
for cleanliness of equipment, quality of milk and performance of
our herd. It is also based on more technical results such as bacterial
and somatic cell counts. Congratulations to the dairy staff and
all of the girls in the barn. They really know what they're doing!
(also see Cabot
Cheese)
STONEWALL FARM RECEIVES AGRI-MARK MILK QUALITY AWARD
Many local people know that Stonewall Farm
produces the highest quality milk around. Now it's official. The
non-profit working farm and education center was awarded Agri-Mark's
2003 First Place Quality Award for Region 9, which encompasses 104
farms in New Hampshire and Vermont. The award was made December
9, 2003 at Agri-Mark's annual Region 9 meeting in Bethel, Vermont.
Stonewall Farm
earned the award based on its outstanding performance in a comprehensive
evaluation of its herd and its facilities by Agri-Mark, New England's
largest dairy cooperative. The farm scored 100 out of a possible
100 points.
"Ensuring our milk and the farms that produce it are of the highest
quality is very important to Agri-Mark," said Erin Robblee, Agri-Mark
Field Representative for Southern New Hampshire. "We like to recognize
those farms that meet or exceed our high standards. Stonewall Farm
demonstrated its commitment to quality by earning a perfect score."
Stonewall Farm is the last dairy farm in Keene and has a variety
of educational and recreational programs open to the public year-round.
The Agri-Mark dairy cooperative is the largest supplier of milk
in New England, marketing more than 300 million gallons of farm
fresh milk each year for more than 1,400 of the region's dairy farm
families. Agri-Mark serves members whose farms are located in all
six New England states and New York State. Other Resources: Other
Resources:
Agri-Mark
New
Hampshire Stories
For more information about becoming a Stonewall Farm raw milk
customer, please call 357-7278.
Stonewall Farm's cows are milked daily at 4:30 am and 4:30 pm. Please feel free to stop by and see the entire process straight from the cow!
DID YOU KNOW...When migrant European tribes settled the Rhine Delta region
called The Netherlands close to 2,000 years ago, they wanted animals
that would make the best use of the land. The black animals and
white cows of the Batavians and Friesians were bred and strictly
culled to produce animals that were the most efficient, producing
the most milk with limited feed resources. These animals genetically
evolved into the efficient, high producing black-and-white dairy
cow, known as the Holstein-Friesian. Today more than 19 million
animals are registered in the Holstein Association's herdbook. The
ancestry of most of these animals can be traced to animals originally
imported from the Netherlands.
Holsteins are large, stylish animals with color patterns of black
and white or red and white. A healthy Holstein calf weighs 90 pounds
or more at birth. A mature Holstein cow weighs about 1,500 pounds
and stands 58 inches tall at the shoulder. Holstein heifers can
be bred at 13 months of age, when they weigh about 800 pounds. It
is desirable to have Holstein females calve for the first time between
23 and 26 months of age. Holstein gestation is approximately nine
months. Holsteins can now be found on every continent and in almost
every country. Such convincing evidence of genetic superiority has
created an active export market for Holstein genetics. Currently,
live Holstein females and males and frozen embryos and semen are
being exported to more than 50 countries and used extensively to
improve foreign food supplies and dairy producer incomes.
BELGIAN HORSES
BELGIAN HAYRIDE RIDE TOURS Stonewall Farm and its teams of Belgian horses are ready and waiting.
We offer hayrides
and sleigh rides
by reservation, weather permitting. You can also reserve the teams
for birthday parties or other family activities here at the farm.
For additional information please call (603) 357-7278.
 Prince is also about 9 years old. Prince is a hard worker and will take on any task.
Magic
is the half-brother of Prince and is 9 years. Magic is easy going and loves to work.
If you really like being around the big guys (and girls), stop
by the Sap Gathering
Contest, a day of maple sugaring festivities in late March. HORSIN' AROUND AT THE FARM
- Our barns are open from dawn to dusk. While you're visiting, you may see Prince & Magic out in the paddock or playing in the pasture. These gentle giants are a sight to see as they graze and prance around. Stop by for a visit and make sure to ask questions.
WE HAVE HAYRIDES/ SLEIGH RIDES FOR ANY OCCASION - Make your reservation early and share this nostalgic 45-minute ride through the trails and fields with your family and friends (12 adults or 20 children). After your ride, we?ll provide refreshments and the use of our facility. FEES: $140/ Group with Stonewall Farm membership or $160/ Group at the non-member rate. All rides are weather dependent.
SMALL ANIMALS
The animals found in this area, located just in front of the Learning
Center, are very friendly and enjoy visitors. The Small Animal Barn
was renovated during the summer of 2003 & 2004 to provide a special area
for our visitors to have a chance to touch and wander with the smaller
creatures found here. We have several types of... |
