Published:
5:11 AM July 30, 2021
Jeremy Buxton (left) with his new solar-powered drinking water system at Eves Hill Farm near Reepham, along with Zac Battams (centre) and Ed Bramham-Jones from the Norfolk Rivers Trust
- Credit: Chris Hill
A Norfolk farm has harnessed solar energy to pump fresh drinking water for its cattle - while resolving a potential pollution issue on the neighbouring river.
The new mobile system installed at Eves Hill Farm in Booton, near Reepham, draws water from a stream for the herd of Hereford cattle.
It removes the need for containerised water to be delivered to the field every day.
Free-range hens have been added to the regenerative agriculture "jigsaw" at Eves Hill Farm in Norfolk - working with mob-grazing Hereford cattle to revive the soil.
Published:
10:26 AM February 8, 2021
Updated:
10:38 AM February 8, 2021
Norfolk cattle farmer Jeremy Buxton helped deliver a new calf before being called into action to pull stranded cars from snow drifts
- Credit: Jeremy Buxton
A Norfolk cattle farmer has helped pull stranded motorists from mounting snow drifts - hours after battling freezing overnight conditions to help deliver an overdue calf.
Jeremy Buxton keeps pedigree Hereford cattle at Eves Hill Farm in Booton, near Reepham.
The new member of his herd arrived eight days late just after midnight, giving him just a couple of hours sleep before he needed to take a bull to an abattoir in Taverham early this morning - indicating the farming industry s constant need to maintain food supplies in all weather.