Peelham Farm near Foulden had its first birth when a cow heifer produced a bull calf last Monday.
Seeking a name for the infant male, farm owners Denise and Chris Walton decided their first arrival of the season should be named after the Peelham's newest recruit to the workforce, Ning Teeratham Sawaengsuk.
The similarities between the pair may not just be confined to their names, as Denise Walton explains.
"At the start of the working day a cow heifer gave birth to a bull calf, which was its first.
"I light heartedly said we would name it after Ning and put a diamond stud in its ear like he has and the name has stuck.
"Many of our calves are named after something funny but Ning was very pleased to have the calf named after him."
A 16-year-old from Thailand, Ning moved to Eyemouth a number of years ago.
He began working on the farm and its on-site butchery unit in January thanks to Berwickshire Housing Association's (BHA) project, Borders Working Rite.
It aims to take unemployed teenagers on a 'Rite of passage" into adulthood through six month work placements with small contractors in Berwickshire, with Ning's apprenticeship at Peelham Farm being one of four similar arrangements.
Mrs Walton, who is the farming representative on the Borders Working Rite steering group, added: "Ning is a young lad learning to work consistently within a working environment.
He is working with one of our farmers, Jim Moorhead, feeding pigs, bedding cattle and herding sheep.
It transpired that his family in Thailand had pigs, chickens and farmed fish so he does have a livestock background.
"At Peelham you see the whole cycle from birth to butchery.
"We are organic and sell direct so he will also get the chance to sell goods at farmers market and talk to the customer.
"When he first started it was appalling weather and very cold but he has shown enthusiasm and applied himself.
"Working in a farm environment is very different from what a lot of youngsters would consider.
"The project was introduced to us by David Gilchrist (BHA Work Rite Co-ordinator) and we signed up as a business with Working Rite."
Mr Gilchrist of BHA added: "Naming Ning the calf after Ning the trainee is really good and he is chuffed.
"He left school with no qualifications and was just interested in roller blading so it says a lot for Ning to get to Peelham Farm from Eyemouth every day in the rain and snow we have had.
"We want the lads to come out of hanging about on street corners, which is a big problem in Eyemouth.
"If they don't leave with all the skills its not a problem as long as they gain life experience to release their potential."
The next intake of trainees for the Borders Working Rite, which is funded by Johnson and Johnson, The Scottish Government and Scottish Borders Council, are due to start next month.
Others who have taken on unemployed teenagers on through the initiative include Brian Kelly Plastering of Chirnside, David Dalby Joinery from Eyemouth and Greenlaw's Slater Contracting.
But with the lambing season coming up, Peelham Farm could yet see Ning the sheep join its namesake trainee and calf.