Dairy farming goes on as farmer seeks new owner for 180 cows and crab operation

Dairy farm proprietor Andrea Keller is searching for a replacement to take over her business, which consists of 180 dairy cows and 160 hectares, due to her cancer's reoccurrence.

Dairy farming goes on as farmer seeks new owner for 180 cows and crab operation

In the picturesque town of Steffeln, Rhineland-Palatinate, farmer Andrea Keller is looking for a successor for her family's farm. The farm, known as Roemerhof, spans over 160 hectares of lush agricultural land and houses 180 dairy cows - a mix of 100 Jerseys, 20 Brown Swiss, and 60 Holsteins.

For years, Andrea has been at the helm of the farm, implementing changes to improve its efficiency. She has started inseminating cows and bulls with meat breeds, raising calves with foster cows, and selling them at 4 to 6 weeks old. This strategy has proven successful, with the farm's dairy products being supplied to Arla, a leading dairy company.

The milking process takes place in a modern 20-unit milking carousel. Despite the farm's success, Andrea has recently been diagnosed with cancer, which has returned and is present in her lymph nodes and lungs. She has been receiving treatment with an inhibitor and an antihormone therapy.

In two years, there will be no more own offspring on the farm. The question of whether they can get by with fewer cows or buy in will depend on Andrea's health. She has given away areas of her agricultural land to professional colleagues for growth, but the specific location or details about the succession search are not provided in the available search results.

Andrea's son, Andrea Keller's son, works on the farm alongside one farm manager and one employee. The farm's website, roemerhof-steffeln.de, provides more information about the farm and its products.

As Andrea continues her fight against cancer, she looks for a successor who will carry on her legacy and continue to make the farm a thriving part of Steffeln's community.