The farm has also chosen a New Zealand Friesian-Jersey cross, rather than the Holstein Friesian that is typically found on UK dairy farms.

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Mr Davies was well-known for breeding prize-winning Friesian cows but had sold his 50 to 60 strong herd during the last two years to people restocking after foot-and-mouth.

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Inside, they transform fresh milk from their flock of East Friesian sheep into a handful of artisan cheeses, such as the washed-rind Trefoil or the Singing Brook which is wiped down with olive oil as it ages in the basement cheese cave.

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At the repas, the big meal after the event, Hutton was forced to stand in the midst of all the tables and people, for it was his 40th birthday, while 'Happy Birthday' or its equivalent was sung in English, Breton, French, Friesian, Spanish, and Tunisian.

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