Fernald Dairy Farm Visits CBNA
CBNA FFA member Molly Detrude with Mr. Fernald and dairy calf
Recently, the CBNA Chapter of FFA hosted John Fernald of Fernald Dairy Farm, Nottingham, NH. Mr. Fernald, a 1999 graduate of Coe-Brown and former CBNA FFA spent three periods with the Animal Science classes at Coe-Brown sharing his experiences and thoughts on dairy farming. Students learned about his family’s traditional farming style, feed for dairy animals and the biosecurity of milk products. During his visit he also shared dairy products of milk and ice cream with the students and brought a two week old calf with him for students to visit with. Mr. Fernald was with his wife, Heather, who has the distinction of being the 2015 NH Young Farmer of the Year award recipient.
