Ribblesdale Cheese Chat with: Michael, Boyne Valley Farmhouse Cheese, Ireland
Tell us a bit about you When I came home to farm, we had to make a lot of changes; my father was getting old and wanted to retire. The dairy cow herd was sold because the milking facilities were too old and that is when the idea of goats came up. My pastimes are riding horses in the winter months and playing a bit of tennis in the summer. I got into cheesemaking because the milk price can be volatile. It occurred to me that if I had a product of my own it would insulate me a