Paula Hynes: Emilie is not in Paris, but Aherla instead
(Left to right) The Rathard show team at Clonakilty show, Pete, Becky, Paula, Georgie, Emilie, Richard, Ben, Charlie and John.
Our French student Emilie has been with us for just over a week now. She hails from Brittany, living not far from Mont Saint-Michel. While not from a farming background, her uncle is a dairy farmer with a herd of 80 Normande cows, which they also show quite successfully. Her uncle's farming system is quite similar to ours, so he grows a lot of grass and also has clover swards to reduce nitrogen usage.
Emilie fitted in straight away, no sooner had we picked her up from Cork Airport and arrived home, when she popped on the overalls and wellies to help milk the cows and get to know the heifers. She speaks very little English, and while shy, she has settled in straight away.
