About Us

The Sandisfarne Herd

Andrew and Sue Sanders, along with sons Matthew and Julian (Sanders Farms) own the Sandisfarne Herd on the Isle of Man. Here are some of the achievements of the herd:

Winning the Gold Cup

  • 38th in ‘Top Herds’ listing August 2011 MDC Genetic Evaluations
  • RABDF / NMR Gold Cup Winners 2003
  • No. 1 NMR Production Herd in the UK 2003, 2004
  • Farmers Weekly Dairy Farmer of the Year 1994
  • ‘Tomorrow’s Farmer’ 2011 Sanders Family, Isle of Man Dept of Agric

More details about the herd include:

HUKI June 2008 Journal Cover

  • 426 pedigree Holsteins including 78 classified Excellent, 170 VGs, 100 GP, 20 G
  • Herd CLOSED for the previous 34 years. No individual feeding nor special treatment for ANY cow
  • Mainly British, European, Dutch and US sires, including Gibor, Leif, Garner, Lauden, Garrett, McCormick. SW/Red Sires:- B Jurist,St Hallebo. Ayrshire sires include Tryst, Easlad, Napier
  • Over 70 cows achieved LP100 in the last 8 years
  • Four families have achieved three generations of LP100 on the farm, living at the same time

Young cows and freshly calved heifers and bulls are for sale privately.