Our Programs

We steward historic livestock genetics through disciplined selection, prioritizing long-term performance, adaptability, and relevance over short term trends.

The English Longwools

Cotswold and Teeswater Sheep

The English Longwool Collection represents a long-term investment in the stewardship of registered Cotswold and Teeswater sheep—historic English longwool breeds developed over centuries and now maintained as living genetic resources.

Built through years of deliberate selection and careful management of bloodlines, the collection reflects a commitment to structural correctness, breed-defining fleece characteristics, and documented lineage. Animals are evaluated and retained with an emphasis on durability and consistency rather than short-term production outcomes.

Maintained as registered breeding lines, these sheep serve both as a working agricultural resource and as a means of safeguarding the future of rare English longwool genetics. The collection is managed with a forward-looking view, ensuring that these breeds remain viable, functional, and relevant for generations to come.

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From the British Isles, Shaping Modern Beef and Dairy

Angus and Jersey Cattle

The British Isles Foundations reflect our approach to cattle breeding: conserving proven genetics and advancing them with discipline rather than fashion. Jersey cattle, developed on the Channel Islands, and Aberdeen Angus cattle, refined in Scotland, emerged from island environments where efficiency, durability, and adaptability were essential. These breeds were shaped by systems that rewarded balance, sound structure, and sustained performance—principles that continue to guide our selection decisions today.

As these cattle were established in North America, they were subjected to a far broader range of climates, forage systems, and production demands. Over successive generations, performance—not novelty—determined which genetics endured. Our breeding program is built around those same pressures: cattle are retained for their ability to perform consistently across environments and management systems, not for conformity to short-term trends or extremes.

Our program preserves the performance-driven genetics that earned Jersey and Aberdeen Angus more than two centuries of relevance. By intentionally retaining older genetic influences and prioritizing long-term function, efficiency, and resilience, our breeding decisions are made with continuity in mind. The result is cattle selected to remain productive, adaptable, and durable within modern agricultural systems—now and well into the future.

Continental Dairy Goats of Enduring Utility

French and American Alpine

Our breeding program is centered on registered Alpine dairy goats developed for sustained usefulness rather than short-term production extremes. Originating in continental Europe and further refined in North America, Alpine goats have long been valued for adaptability, efficiency, and consistent dairy performance across varied climates and management systems.

French and American Alpine lines within this program are selected with a clear functional bias. Breeding decisions emphasize sound structure, udder longevity, milkability, and temperament—traits that support dependable production over multiple lactations. Selection pressure favors goats that perform reliably in real dairy environments, whether as foundation breeding stock or as productive animals within established herds.

By prioritizing durability, adaptability, and long-term relevance, this program preserves Alpine genetics proven through use. The result is dairy goats suited for producers who value performance that endures—animals bred not for trends or exaggeration, but for sustained contribution within practical, working dairy systems.

Poultry of Distinction

French Bresse Chickens and Heritage Sweetgrass and Chocolate Turkeys

Poultry of Distinction reflects a breeding philosophy centered on utility, restraint, and outcome rather than scale or speed. This program brings together poultry breeds developed for specific purposes—table quality, structure, and adaptability—and maintains them through selection practices that prioritize consistency and functional performance within practical systems.

Bresse chickens are maintained as a continental table fowl, refined for balance, structure, and eating quality through disciplined breeding and management. Selection favors sound conformation, appropriate growth, and suitability for pasture-based systems, preserving the traits that established the breed’s reputation through use rather than industrial acceleration.

Heritage Sweet Grass and Chocolate turkeys are stewarded as distinct populations valued for hardiness, foraging ability, and calm disposition, alongside their suitability as traditional table birds. These turkeys are selected for structural soundness, reproductive reliability, and adaptability, ensuring they remain viable, functional, and productive within small-scale and diversified agricultural systems.

Across all species, this program preserves poultry genetics defined by purpose. By maintaining birds within the contexts that originally gave them value—measured growth, appropriate diet, and thoughtful management—Poultry of Distinction is guided by the belief that quality is achieved through restraint, intention, and long-term stewardship rather than volume or trend.

Livestock Dogs - Purpose-Bred for Work and Stewardship

Border Collies and Great Pyrenees

Livestock dogs developed in agricultural systems where function determined value and usefulness was refined through daily work. In these environments, dogs were not interchangeable or ornamental; they were shaped by landscape, stock, and necessity. Traits that endured—judgment, steadiness, independence, and durability—were carried forward because they worked.

Our livestock dog program draws from that foundation, maintaining breeds whose roles were defined long before modern agriculture reduced their scope.

Border Collies emerged from the border regions of Scotland and England, where managing livestock across open ground demanded intelligence, balance, and responsiveness. Refined through practical selection, these dogs became specialists in stock control—capable of moving animals quietly and efficiently under a wide range of conditions.

Within our program, Border Collies are selected for natural stock sense, biddability, and mental steadiness, prioritizing usefulness in real farm work over specialization or flash.

Great Pyrenees developed in mountainous pastoral systems where flocks required constant protection from predators. These dogs were selected to live with livestock, operate independently, and provide a calm, authoritative presence rather than reactive force.

Our Pyrenees continue that role, valued for their livestock bonding, territorial awareness, and ability to function reliably as guardians within an active farm system.

As with all programs on the farm, livestock dogs are maintained with a long view toward function, continuity, and suitability for purpose, ensuring their roles remain relevant in modern working agriculture.