Welcome to Ardbarron Holsteins
We are a family run farm situated in the Southern Sperrins just outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, and have been milking cows for over 100 years though it wasn't until 2003 that we upgraded to pedigree status. Since then many new Cow Families have been added some which you will find on this site.
At present we are milking 140 cows through a 18/18 herringbone parlour, with the use of sexed semen numbers are steadily increasing and we hope to have upwards on 200 milking within the next couple of years. All cows are fed on a grass based diet, grazing in the summer and grass silage in the winter.
At Ardbarron we aim to breed a cow that has a natural willingness to milk with good components and exceptional type. Current sires in use are Shottle, Knowledge, Final Cut and Loader.
We are a family run farm situated in the Southern Sperrins just outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, and have been milking cows for over 100 years though it wasn't until 2003 that we upgraded to pedigree status. Since then many new Cow Families have been added some which you will find on this site.
At present we are milking 140 cows through a 18/18 herringbone parlour, with the use of sexed semen numbers are steadily increasing and we hope to have upwards on 200 milking within the next couple of years. All cows are fed on a grass based diet, grazing in the summer and grass silage in the winter.
At Ardbarron we aim to breed a cow that has a natural willingness to milk with good components and exceptional type. Current sires in use are Shottle, Knowledge, Final Cut and Loader.