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HAVENDALE A few miles from Crosslow


Bank is the Flower family’s Havendale herd, now run by Ed who is in partnership with parents Tom, Sue and uncle Ian. Currently a 235 cow herd the Flower family took over the tenancy of Old House Farm in the winter of 1946, before purchasing the farm in 1975. Initially they milked a herd of Ayrshire cows before changing to Friesians in the 50s and then first registering the Havendale prefix in 1982.


In 1995 Tom became more interested in genetics and breeding resulting in the purchase of two calves from the Moet Sale – Moet Aleo and Moet Lass. This was followed by a trip to Canada in 1997


Pictured on the left is third calver Havendale Maestro Rolls 3 EX92 and on the right her full fourth calved sister Havendale Maestro Rolls 2 EX90-2E.


which resulted in the purchase of Stanhope Beth Milan,


Wedgwood Megabuck Papoose, Wedgewood Luke Jean and Stanhope Fiji Rudolph.


In 1999 the last live import was purchased at the Open House Sale of Stanhope Wedgewood,


a half share in Rayverly Belinda Rudolph with Liz Wolfenden. “Belinda was notably my best purchase, she is a daughter of Rainyridge Tony Beauty. Other families have been established through the purchase of


embryos from the Gem, Doris,


Kerri and Ed Flower with daughter Elizabeth and Ed’s parents Sue and Tom.


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