Episode 21. Sarah Chant

Sarah Chant milks about 270 Jersey cows, on her family farm, which she took over from her dad 7 years ago after he passed away from Cancer. Although taking over the farm hasn’t been easy, especially amongst so much grief, Sarah always knew she was going to be a farmer! 

In this chat we discuss the transition from it being her dad’s farm to Sarah's own farm, her passion for breeding jersey’s and herd improvement, her experience with showing cows & the community within dairy and what she’s hoping for in the future. Sarah is incredibly honest about the stress and pressure she felt in the early years taking over the management of the farm, but it was never the pressure of her dad’s expectation, rather the pressure she put on herself to not stuff it up. 

Sarah has an incredible passion and energy for her cows and farming. 

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