Farmers Guardian Classified 31st May 2024

Wednesday 5th June 8am Cast Ewes and Rams followed at 10am with Prime Lambs & Prime Hoggs (Ballot 10am) Friday 7th June 10am - Sale of 250 Rearing Calves and Weaned Stirks 12noon - Sale of 300 Ewes and Hoggs with Lambs at foot Bakewell

T HURSDAY LUNCHTIME WEEKLY SHEEP SALE Entries/Enquiries, contact Peter Oven: peter.oven@bagshaws.com or 07973 982443 Or Ivor Lowe: ivor.lowe@bagshaws.com or 07977 449126

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POPLARS FARM, BARTON IN THE BEANS CV13 0DJ

SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 2024 AT 10.30AM

Deutz Agrofarm 100, JCB 4CX & MF 4255 Sanderson Teleporter, Trailers, Machinery County 1124 and 3 Classic Tractors Collectables, Anvil, Non-Vat Items Together with Over 120 Lots From Local Vendors Including 12 Tractors Inc MF 35, 135, Nuffield 154 Mini, Ford 3610, 5000, Leyland 245 Fordson Super Major, Fordson Dexta and many more BRUMLEA FARM, BONSALL, MATLOCK, DE4 2AW

FRIDAY 14TH JUNE 2024 AT 10.30AM

John Deere 6155 R Ultimate Edition c/w 643R Power Loader (21’-1,600 hrs)

JCB 526-56 Agriplus Telehandler (19’-5,030 hrs) Q Fit Headstock

JD C441R Twin Axle Round Bale Combi Wrapper (19’) Bailey, Griffiths & AW Twin Axle Trailers, Krone Front & Rear Mounted Mower Conditioners Ifor Williams Tri Axle Livestock Trailer JD 359 Conventional Baler General Machinery, Bulk Feed Hoppers Sundries and Effects

Catalogues are available to download at www.bagshaws.com Email: olivia.fernihough@bagshaws.com

NATIONAL CLASSIFIEDS

James Morrish - Market Manager 01200445376 Rachel Capstick 07713075659 Jack Pickup 07710708326 Eleanor O’Neill 07706347505 Matthew Middleton 07860659803

WALSHAW BB8 3PH on behalf of A OUTRAM Catalogue online now. Noted entries: McHale F5400 Round Baler (4700bales), McHale 991 High Speed Wrapper (2600 bales,) Massey Ferguson 571S 2020 Dyna4 890hrs, Deutz-Fahr 5125 2019 cw Stoll Loader 1850hrs, Clough 24ft Bale Trailer, Clough 14ft Tipping Trailer, Major 1300g Slurry Tanker, Major 6ft Grass Slasher, Bateman Crush, 30ft Race, Sliding door, 16ft Slurry Stirrer, McHale Bale Handler, Smart Crop Sprayer Kverneland 2324m Mower, Vicon Fanex 524 Tedder, Vicon Andex 394 Rake, West 1600 Dual Spreader, Ford 3600 scraper tractor, Hackett folding Harrows, Twose 9ft Roller, Ring Feeders, Wood, Telegraph poles, Cattle equipment Enquiries welcomed to Tom 07572249983 or Eleanor 07706347505

Saturday 1 June

9.30am WEEKLY CAST SHEEP followed by PRIME LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS Please call Matthew Middleton 10.00am 3 BREEDING BULLS, 40 IN CALF & OUTFITS, 61 YOUNG BULLS, 346 STORE STEERS & HEIFERS online. Enquiries to Rachel this week please Tuesday 4 June MONTHLY MACHINERY SALE

To include strong selection of trailers. All entries will be welcomed to the yard Monday 3rd June 8am-2pm Loadall onsite

Thursday 6 June

10.30am PRIME BEEF followed by CULL CATTLE 10.30am REARING CALVES

11.00am DUGDALE NUTRITION with LELY SHOW & SALE OF DAIRY to include 35 in calf Friesian Cows entries please to Eleanor 07706347505

Saturday 8 June

9.30am WEEKLY CAST SHEEP & PRIME HOGGS

10.30am OUTFITS OF SHEEP WITH LAMBS entries to the office by Tuesday 4th 12noon

Thursday 13 June

10.30am PRIME BEEF followed by CULL CATTLE

10.30am REARING CALVES

11.00am WEEKLY DAIRY

12.30pm STIRKS entries by 12noon Tues 11th June

Saturday 15 June

9.30am WEEKLY CAST SHEEP & PRIME HOGGS

10.30am FORTNIGHTLY BREEDING & STORE CATTLE to include 80 head Suckler Dispersal

NORTH WEST AUCTIONS

10.30am SPRING LAMBS, PRIME HOGGS & CAST SHEEP 11.30am SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

Friday 7th June

10.15am 150 REARING CALVES & WEANLINGS 10.15am 150 CAST / OTM CATTLE 11.15am 300 STORE CATTLE

MACHINERY SALES

June Online Machinery Sale

Delivery: Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th June

Sale Live: Friday 7th June Sale Concludes: Tuesday 11th June

Vintage & Collectibles Auction In association with The Midsummer Vintage Festival Entries are called for: Vintage Tractors, Vehicles, Vintage Farm Machinery, Engines, Farm Equipment, Rural Bygones and Small Tools & Effects are welcomed. There will also be a marquee on site for smaller collectibles to be sold from. To download an entry form please visit the website or contact Gilly on 07921 511852.

Holt Lane, Ashby Magna, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 5NJ on Saturday 15th June 2024 at 10.30am

Tuesday 4th June 11am SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT 1pm SPRING LAMBS, PRIME HOGGS & CAST SHEEP

Tuesday 11th June 10.30am ALL CLASSES

SALE

& HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT Plus In-Calf, Bulling Heifers & Breeding Bulls

www.selbymart.co.uk ...Yorkshire’s

Contact Office for Details MART OFFICE: 01757 703347 RICHARD HAIGH: 07768 594535

WHO’S GOT YOUR BID?

Back again for 2024, the Mart’s the Heart Awards are open for entries. Could you be one of this year’s winners?

Auctions are essential to the success and well-being of any livestock farm and auctioneers are, in many ways, at the forefront of the livestock industry. Their purpose is to bring farmers together to achieve the best price for whatever they are selling.

This year, the Mart’s the Heart Awards are back, with the aim of celebrating this vital sector of British agriculture. This is your opportunity to shout about those within the industry who you feel deserve special recognition.

The Mart’s the Heart Awards were launched in 2015 and the campaign proved to be an outstanding success and was incredibly well received.

In 2023, the awards generated 450 nominations and 19,700 votes were cast for the shortlisted finalists. The closing date for entries is Friday, June 28, 2024.

We cannot wait to celebrate the winners of Auction Mart of the Year, Auction Cafe of the Year and New Auctioneer of the Year at the British Farming Awards. We hope you will help us to reward marts and cafes which are doing a great job for the industry.

For more information and to make your nominations, scan the QR code or visit: britishfarmingawards.co.uk/ MartsTheHeart

A WORD FROM THE SPONSORS

THE Livestock Auctioneers Association is delighted to sponsor the awards, which acknowledge the role auctioneers and their businesses play in the livestock industry and the wider agricultural and rural community, a key part of which is ensuring farmers get a fair and true price for their stock.

The last year has demonstrated the importance of the live market when demand outstrips supply, driving prices and creating trends. This is a great opportunity to recognise the role

auctions play within the industry.

SHEARWELL Data is delighted to be continuing its support of the Mart’s the Heart Awards.

Livestock markets are an integral part of the livestock farming community. Not only are livestock markets a place of business, but also a space where farmers can seek advice and see friends.

CHRIS DODDS

Livestock Auctioneers Association.

Livestock markets and the live sale rings are key to a buoyant and competitive livestock farming sector and the future of the UK red meat sector.

RICHARD WEBBER Director, Shearwell Data.

2023 WINNERS

2023 winners were Eleanor O’Neill (New Auctioneer of the Year), Auction Eats (Cafe of the Year), and Sedgemoor (Auction Mart of the Year).

THIS YEAR’S JUDGING PANEL

HOW TO ENTER

THE PROCESS

CHRIS DODDS

Executive secretary for the Livestock Auctioneers Association which represents livestock markets in England and Wales.

RICHARD WEBBER

Director of Shearwell Data, the UK’s largest animal tag manufacturer, based at Whedmoor Cross, Exmoor. He also farms 405 hectares.

MYSTERY JUDGE

This year’s mystery judge of the Auction Cafe category will remain anonymous until the awards evening.

Friday, May 10 NOMINATIONS OPEN

Friday, July 26 VOTING OPENS

Friday, June 28 NOMINATIONS

Wednesday, August 28 VOTING

Thursday, October 17 AWARDS NIGHT

WHAT WILL THE FINALISTS RECEIVE?

ALL finalists will have their status raised, with a profile in print and online during public voting. Winners of all three awards will be guests at the British Farming Awards, with their awards presented by Farmers Guardian, the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data.

Photographs of the presentation will be made available to winners and their companies for their own use and will appear in FG.

Each winner will feature in an in-depth profile in print and online, and will receive a prestigious, cast iron commemorative plaque.

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MART’S THE HEART AWARDS 2024 NOMINATION FORM Go to britishfarmingawards.co.uk/MartsTheHeart, or fill in and return this form

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Buoyant spring trading despite rain VIEW FROM THE ROSTRUM

Ian Atkinson on taking opportunities in life

The beef and sheep industries have enjoyed a buoyant spring, with prices being high and demand strong for the quality product we produce.

Despite the tough winter we have endured, dreadful lambing time and the fact we have not had a spring – going straight from winter to summer – spirits remain high, as many grassland farms are now being blessed with too much grass.

The market system has once again played a vital role sociably for people within agriculture to share all their trials and tribulations.

One thing which always makes you feel better following the hard work involved in rearing your livestock is seeing your stock sell through the ring and to a strong trade and a busy ring of buyers.

Ian Atkinson

This week, the trade in many markets has seen the spring lambs slightly reduce, but still

averaging in excess of the 400p/ kg mark.

The cull sheep trade continues to hold firm, with many firms now buying in preparation for the upcoming festival in the middle of June.

Breeding sheep continue to be in strong demand, as grass continues to grow and looks set for a good grass growing season.

The cattle trade has seen prime beef come slightly back, but demand for store cattle remains very strong for short keep and long keep cattle.

Demand

Even though clean cattle have slightly reduced, cull cows and processing meat is in big demand as the barbecue season is upon us.

One thing that is key in agriculture and life in general, is taking your opportunities as they arrive.

I have enjoyed a wonderful 12 months as auctioneer and manager at Brockholes Arms Auction

Mart and would like to thank the directors, staff and customers for their support.

It has been great to be involved in the growth of this market and I am sure it will continue to grow and develop further. I wish Tom Greenow all the best.

The opportunity for me to take on the lifelong dream of auctioneer at Hawes Farmers Auction Mart was one, that after long consideration, I could not say no to.

It is like any opportunity in life, you should always be encouraged to take the opportunities which arise.

I would also like to wish Raymond Lund a happy retirement from Hawes mart.

I look forward to seeing everyone throughout the summer months as the agricultural show season is now upon us.

Ian Atkinson, auction manager and auctioneer at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart. Call 07944 237 516, or email ian@brockauction.co.uk

A New Route to Market

SKIPTON AUCTION MART

BORDERWAY MART, CARLISLE

Tel: 01228 406200

180 DAIRY CATTLE SELLING AT BORDERWAY BORDERWAY MONTHLY DAIRY DAY

Wednesday 5th June - 10.30am

Please Follow Us On Facebook To View Animals Prior To The Sale

Comprising: 180 freshly calved cows/heifers Breeds represented include Holstein Friesian, Fleckvieh, Jersey, British Friesian, & Ayrshire FRESHLY CALVED ANIMALS

The sale includes: Another outstanding consignment of freshly calved cows and heifers all producing large volumes of milk from many of the top dairy farms in the North.

LARGE CONSIGNMENTS Other consignments of freshly calved animals include CLACKMAE (6) ERROLSTON (6) NEITHER PRATIS (8) BROUGHTON (8)

JERSEYS the Kerricks pedigree Jersey herd have consigned 5 freshly calved heifers PLEASE ORDER YOUR CATALOGUE TODAY or connect with someone from the sale staff.

176 PEDIGREE BRITISH FRIESIAN HEIFERS SELL SHORNE YOUNGSTOCK DISPERSAL SALE

Wednesday 12th June - 11.00am For NW & RW Boyd, Middle Morrey Farm, Burleydam, Whitchurch 79 BULLING HEIFERS (12 – 18mths) –106 YEARLING HEIFERS (10 – 15 mths)

This will be one of the BEST sales of British Friesian heifers in the UK in 2024. The Shorne milking herd is relocating to south west Scotland near Stranraer in July and to make the transition easier they have decided to disperse all their youngstock. The herd is currently averaging 7256kgs 4.4% 3.53% and is grazed extensively from early spring.

The heifers are all sired by proven sires including Beaufort Milkman, Lakemead Jingle, Inch Dungannon, Wyevalley Veritas, Dungormley Chad Jacob, Bradash Contender, Inch Land, Inch Jake & Goonhilly Isaac. Many of these heifers come with high PLI indexs such as Shorne Faith 206, with a PLI of +£257 September born daughter of Goonhilly Cornelly bred from a VG85 Catlane Chad dam Herd Health

The heifers are all BVD tag tested and their dams were vaccinated for BVD. All the dams are tested free of Johnes. The farm is in a one year TB testing area the last herd test was in May 2024. Followed by BORDERWAY’S JUNE YOUNGSTOCK SALE

282 DAIRY YOUNGSTOCK SELL (full details next week)

POULTRY & WATERFOWL

Saturday 15th June – 10.00am

(Number of lots entered in brackets)

10.00am Ring 2 – Hatching Eggs (125), Equipment (75), Caged Birds (6) , Peafowl (15), Turkeys (3), Geese (10), Pheasants (10), Guinea Fowl (5), Pigeons (10) and True Bantams (100)

10.00am – Ring 3 – Large Ducks (63), Call Ducks (102), Miniature Ducks (23), Bantams (107), Large Fowl (139)

Show and sale of PEDIGREE HOLSTEIN CATTLE

Wednesday 19th June

On behalf of B&L Holstein Club Entries close Wednesday 5th June

CHAROLLAIS

SUPREME SALE

Saturday 29th June

On behalf of Charollais Sheep Society Within Borderway Mart & Online Entries close Friday 31st May

ONLINE SALE

SALE OF MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS & HEAVY PLANT items

Sale bidding starts 10.00am Wednesday 5th June until 10.00am Thursday 6th June

KIRKBY STEPHEN Tel: 01768 371385

SWALEDALE GIMMER HOGGS

31st May – 5.00pm

Evening sale of 105 Swaledale Gimmer Hoggs Being part of the dispersal on behalf of PE&KA Sowerby, Oakbank Farm, Barras.

ON FARM & ON LINE SALE

JALEX SELECT 24

Saturday 8th June – 1.00pm

At 88 Gloverstown Road, Randalstown BT41 3HY

Sale of 60 top quality heifers with calves at foot followed by 150 show stopping in calf heifers, 5 young breeding bulls

Tel: 01756 792375

www.ccmauctions.com

Auctioneers:

Jeremy Eaton - 07747 780481

Ted Ogden - 07855 958211

Kyle Hawksworth - 07538 539077

Saturday 1st June

AIREDALE ANGUS ON FARM SALE

Production Sale of 74 head of Cows with Calves or In Calf, Young Bulls, Embryo’s & Semen For D & J Isherwood

Sale 1.00pm

Online & Telephone bidders to be registered & verified by 5.00pm Friday

Dairy Cattle

Monday 3rd June

Weekly Show & Sale of Fresh Heifers & Cows to inc 35 served Crossbred Heifers from Crathorne Farms, Yarm

Monday 17th June

Show & Sale of DAIRY CATTLE For more details on either sale contact Sarah Liddle on 07710 795585 Monday 3rd

SALE OF REARING CALVES Sale 10.30am Entries & Enquiries to Kyle PRIME, CAST & FEEDING CATTLE Sale 11.30am (TB

Summer Collective Machinery Sale Saturday 8th June 2024 at 9.30am

Viewing and online bidding available on marteye.ie Pre sale on-site viewing on Fri. 7th June 10am to 4.30pm & until 11am on the day of sale.

Exhibition Hall Items – Selling at 9.30am

JD 7270R, 50K (64); JD 6155R, 50K (17); JD 6150R, 50K

JX90; Ford 7600, 6640 & 6600 20 LOADERS: JCB 535 -95 Ag pro (17); -56 (12); Manitou MLT 526 (53); Manitou MLA 628 (52); JCB 3CX Sitemaster (S); Doosan DX140 digger (14); Kubota K008 mini digger; JCB 806C mini digger Thwaites, Pel Job dumpers 23 QUADS: Can (20); JD 855D Gator (15); Yamaha Grizzly 700EPS (18); MF Arctic Cat (58) 29 VEHICLES: Ford Ranger Wildtrac (67); Mitsubishi L200 (18); MAN & Iveco 7.5T horseboxes 43 GRAIN TRAILERS: Stewart PS16 16T & 14T; Bailey 14T (14); Triffitt 12T & 10T 16 BALE TRAILERS:

20 STOCK TRAILERS: JPM 30ft (13); 24ft c/w sheep decks; 84 GP Herbst Tri axle low load; Clayton & Whale 28,000L; Triaxle despension 3.5T; 2 IW LM126 25 BALERS: Claas Variant 360; 2 NH 945 101 MOWERS & TOPPERS: JD 331 mo/co; Pottinger Nova 260T;S 222 Verger (18); Kuhn BP280 unused (20); McConnel Merlin 2m Extreme (20); Kuhn VKM305 40 BALE HANDLERS: 69 RAKES & TEDDERS:

7 BALE WRAPPERS: McHale 991

120 CULTIVATORS: NRH front press; HeVa subsoilers; Greg. Besson 5F 196 HEDGERS, BUCKETS: Spearhead Excel 550; 7’6 grab (11); X Form 8’ bucket (16) 420 STOCK Kuhn Primor blower (23); P Allen Rota Field dispenser; 865 205 GROUNDCARE: Ransome HR6010 Batwing; turn; Yardman Beetle DX70; Stiga Park Compact 16 700 SMALL PLANT, 52 generators & compressors; JCB hyd. breaker; Edward 620 BUILDING MATERIALS:

1000 Lots to include; The usual selection of new & used power & hand tools; workshop items; joiners tools; gardening tools; Lawnmowers, Strimmers, Chainsaws & Stone Saws; Cement Mixers; cast iron memorabilia; garden machinery, furniture & ornaments, bygones; bicycles & many other miscellaneous lots too numerous to mention. Please Note – Hall Entries now Closed.

Implements etc. – Located in the Mart Field - Selling at 10am Entries to date include; Heron 16ton Low Loader Trailer; Fraser 8ton & Marshall 6ton Grain Trailers; Kverneland 4 Furr. Plough & One Other; Mole Plough; KRM, Lely & Other Fert. Spreaders; Abbey 1080 Slurry Tanker; Einbock 3m Grass Harrows; Twose 10ft Rollers; Claas & Other Mowers; Krone 6 & $ Rotor Tedders; Kuhn GF7802 Tedder; Teagle Super Ted & PZ Haybobs; Vicon 434 Single Rotor Rake; New Holland Bale Command Round Baler; International 445 Conventional Baler; McHale Bale Wrapper; Bale Spikes; Multec Post Knocker; JCB Bucket; ATV & Car Trailers; Qty IBC’s; Qty Workbenches; Fencing Materials; Firewood, Qty Sandstone etc, etc.

Tractors, Vehicles, ATV’s etc – Selling at 12 Noon. Entries to date include; Massey-Ferguson 4355 4wd Tractor with Fore End Loader; John Deere 6506 4wd Tractor (1996); Daihatsu Chassis Cab (1987); Ford Fiesta; Vauxhall Corsa & Fiat 500 Cars; Vindercator Kit Car; Honda, Yamaha Grizzly 450 and Moto4 ATV’s; Two Ride on mowers etc, etc. Further Field Entries Expected & Invited.

Entries & Enquiries to Chris Armstrong 07808 721957

Please join our email list on our collective and machinery website page to get catalogues and updates about these and dispersal sales ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE MUST REGISTER AT THE MAIN OFFICE AND OBTAIN A BUYERS NUMBER.

Genuine Complete Dispersal of Livestock & Scanning Equipment on behalf of Andy and Lynda Eadon of Napton.

Sale to be held at Woodfields Farm

Brick Yard Road, Napton, Southam, CV47 8NT

Friday 7th June 2024 starting at 12.30pm.

To include:

• FECPACK Fecal Worm Sampling Kit

• Landquip Portayard Portable Handling System 3.0m (250 Head)

• Sheep Handling Trailer with Dog Box

• Sheep Scanning Crate

• “Oviscan 6” Scanner and 2 Probes

• Isuzu DMAX Blade Pickup

• International B5250 Tractor

• John Deere 5125R Tractor

For more information please contact Martin Llovd on 07775 758 586, Scott Ruck on 07796 897516 or James Sealy on 07880 715354.

East Midlands Property, Land & Livestock Specialists T 01664 562 971 | 01664 563 892 E sales@meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk agriculture@bentons.co.uk meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk bentons.co.uk

BRIDGNORTH, CARMARTHEN & NEWCASTLE EMLYN MARTS 2024

BRIDGNORTH, CARMARTHEN & NEWCASTLE EMLYN MARTS 2024

Livestock Markets

Livestock Markets

▪ Bridgnorth, Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn

▪ Bridgnorth, Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn

▪ Private & deadweight sales

▪ Private & deadweight sales

▪ Primestock & store markets

▪ Primestock & store markets

Bridgnorth:

Bridgnorth:

Weekly primestock sales and fortnightly store sales

Carmarthen:

Weekly primestock sales and fortnightly store sales

Carmarthen:

Weekly dairy, calves & weanlings sales; weekly barren cows, store cattle and all classes of sheep; monthly weaned calves, suckler cows and breeding bulls; monthly orange TB restricted cattle sale; monthly Holstein South Wales show & sale

Newcastle Emlyn:

Weekly dairy, calves & weanlings sales; weekly barren cows, store cattle and all classes of sheep; monthly weaned calves, suckler cows and breeding bulls; monthly orange TB restricted cattle sale; monthly Holstein South Wales show & sale

Weekly calves, weanlings, cull cows & sheep; fortnightly store cattle sales

Newcastle Emlyn:

Rural Professionals

Weekly calves, weanlings, cull cows & sheep; fortnightly store cattle sales

▪ Specialising in property sales, lettings & management; dispute resolution & planning; environment al schemes & grants; valuations

Rural Professionals

Auctioneers & Valuers

▪ Specialising in property sales, lettings & management; dispute resolution & planning; environment al schemes & grants; valuations

▪ Growing crops & fodder; rural land & property, farm dispersal; machinery sales; annual valuations

Auctioneers & Valuers

All dates for markets are on the Nock Deighton Agricultural website

▪ Growing crops & fodder; rural land & property, farm dispersal; machinery sales; annual valuations

Bridgnorth Market Contacts: Martin Clack 07977 0675198, Ollie Clack 07891 343673 or Mark Burgoyne 07831 192603

Welsh Mart Contacts: Llŷr Jones 07812 934964 or Paul Taylor 07815 509504. Bidding available on “Marteye” in Welsh marts nockdeightonagricultural.co.uk

All dates for markets are on the Nock Deighton Agricultural web

Dispersal Sale of the “Walmer Herd” of Pedigree Lincoln Red Cattle on behalf of HM & JM Needler, Ranby, Lincolnshire

To be sold at Louth Livestock Market, Louth, LN11 9HF on Friday 14th June at 12 noon with online bidding via Marteye.

80 + HEAD

Sale to include cows with calves at foot, Autumn calving cows, bulling heifers, yearling heifers and breeding bulls. The sale of the Walmer Herd, one of the most influential herds in the Lincoln Red Breed’s history, is not to be missed! Full details and catalogue available online. For more information please contact Auctioneer Edward Middleton - 07395 570303

www.benthamauction.co.uk

Tuesday 4th June

10.30am in the Bottom Ring 40-50 Feeding & Cull Cows & OTM Cattle Followed by 75 STORE CATTLE 12.30pm in the Top Ring 140 SUCKLER BREEDING CATTLE

9 BREEDING BULLS Viz 3 Lim, 2 Sim, 1 Char, 2 AA, 1 Here 3 MAIDEN HEIFERS Viz. 3 Ped Limousin 14-25m 10 IN CALF HEIFERS Viz 10 Cont x due Summer to AA 124 COWS/ HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT Viz. 124 Outfits inc. 69 Cont x, 43 Here x, 10 Stab x, 1 AA, 1 Char Wednesday 5th June

10.30am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle 11am 100-150 Rearing Calves 11.30am 200-300 SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT inc. JUNE FAIR OF HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT 2.30pm 1500 Cast Ewes followed by 750-1250 Spring Lambs & 3000-4000 Prime Hoggs

Friday 7th June

Annual Summer Field Sale of WORKING SHEEPDOGS & PUPS

Tuesday 18th June

Monthly Sale of Farmers Stirks & Young Stores

Brockholes Arms

Auction Mart Claughton On Brock, Preston PR3 0PH

01995 640280 www.garstangmart.co.uk

Auctioneer: Ian Atkinson 07944 237516

Saturday 1st June 2024

10.00 am Summer Sale of Machinery & Implements

Please contact the office with entries

Tuesday 4th June 2024

9.00 a.m Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep

10.30 a.m. Sale of 100 Store Cattle

11.30 a.m. 60/80 Rearing Calves, Weanlings & Stirks

Wednesday 5th June 2024

10.30 a.m. Weekly Sale of Cast Cows & OTM Cattle Followed by TB Exempt Cattle

Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 12noon

PEDIGREE AYRSHIRE DISPERSAL SALE

The Newsham Hall Ayrshire herd is a high yielding herd from a grass-based system with many classified VG & Ex. TB 4. The sale consists 100 In Milk Pedigree Ayrshire & Holstein Friesian Dairy Cows & Heifers & Summer Calving Heifers

The sale is held on Farm at Newsham Hall Farm, PR4 0AS. Close to Jct 32 M6

Monday 3rd June

Special Sale of Breeding Cattle in addition to our weekly store sale Over 80 Heifers and Cows with Calves at foot Sale Starts at 11am

Saturday June 8th

Usual sale of 300 store and breeding cattle.

Special entries include 100 conti X Steers and heifers 12-20 mo, suckler bred and worthy of attention, from Margaretting Hall. Also 50 calves and 800 sheep.

Please see website for further details.

1ST JUNE 2024 - TO COMMENCE AT 9.30AM WESTBROOK HEAD FARM, THORNCLIFFE, NR LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 8UP

Tractors & Machines - Massey Ferguson 7485, Kubota L225 2wd Q Reg, New Holland T5120 2019 Year, International 784 2wd, Massey Ferguson,International B414 Tractor, Fordson Major, John Deere 2040 2wd, Leyland 270, David Brown 950 Implematic Live, Marshall 702 2wd, 2.5T Mini Digger, Thwaites 3T Dumper, Case Mini Digger.

Vehicles & Bikes - Nissan XTrail 2004 Year, Land Rover Discovery V Reg, Abbey Spectrum 535 Caravan 4 Berth, Range Rover Vogue Autobiography, 2006 Year, Vauxhall Vivaro 2006 Year, Landrover Defender 90 TD5 2003 Year, Warrior Off Road Buggy, 2010 Ford Mondeo Zetec, Tcdi, Kawasaki 300 Quadbike.

Large Range of Livestock Equipment inc. New & Unused Equipment

Trailers - Ifor Williams 12ft x 6ft Plant Trailer - immaculate condition, 6 Bale Trailer Carrier, 16ft Batesons Flat Trailer c.w Side Boards & Ramps, 5 Ton Metal Tipping Trailer, Ifor Williams Cattle Trailer 1 owner from new, 12ft Ifor Williams, 14ft Flatbed Trailer, Alu 17ft x 8ft Flat Trailer, 8T Dragon Tipping Trailer, Draining Rod Trailer, Ifor Williams Plant Trailer, Ifor Williams 14ft Cattle Trailer, 8.5ft Twin Axle Trailer with Ramos, Ferguson Tipping Trailer, Graham Edwards Livestock Trailer, 18ft Single Axle Bale Trailer, 8T Salop Silage Trailer, Dump Trailer, Bale Trailer, Calf Trailer, Garden Waste Trailer. Wide Range of Implements Builders & Contractors Equipment, Usual Range of Plant, Livestock & Hay Trailers Usual Range of Used Livestock Handling Equipment, Fencing Equipment, Range of Unused Small Tools, Sundry Farming & Building Effects & Timber CATALOGUES AVAILABLE FROM OUR OFFICE OR ONLINE SALES PHONE 07375 105985 or auctions@grahamwatkins.co.uk

Friday 7th June 2024 At 11am

Complete Dispersal Sale On behalf of PBC Ltd, Hall Farm TS21 1EN

An outstanding dispersal sale of immaculate and modern agricultural and commercial machinery for sale by auction as Mr Baker retires his well respected and renowned contracting business. This is a very rare opportunity to acquire some impeccable second-hand machinery which is genuinely presented in almost new condition.

No buyer’s premium, Bidding numbers in operation, Viewing day Wednesday 5th June 2024 12pm-4pm

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As well as managing his own herd, Chris Hudson is involved in a number of conservation and promotion projects for rare breed pigs. Angela Calvert pays him a visit.

Safeguarding the future of the Berkshire pig breed

Chris Hudson has been involved with pigs for most of his life, starting by helping on a farm when still at school, which led to a herd of 150 commercial sows of his own in the 1980s and 1990s, before establishing his own building business.

But his love of pigs never wavered and, in 2008, he decided to get involved with them again.

He says: “I visited a few shows to take a look at the different breeds to see which would suit me. I like all breeds, but the Berkshire really jumped out. I also thought it would be a good product for hog roasts, which is something I wanted to do.”

This was the start of his involvement with the Berkshire breed.

He is passionate about conservation and promotion of rare breed pigs, but particularly the Berkshire. He also now has a few Landrace pigs.

He says: “I decided if we were going

to continue to show it would be good to have a modern breed to show alongside the Berkshire, choosing the Landrace as it is another breed which has low pedigree numbers and needs support.”

He keeps 12 Berkshire and two Landrace sows, with a couple of breeding boars for both breeds at Stubton, Newark. Having an isolation unit away from the main herd ensures the show team can safely be moved on and off the holding.

Paddocks

The breeding pigs are mainly kept in outdoor paddocks, with finishing pigs in a shed on another holding.

Gilts are not served until they are a minimum of 12-15 months old, as Mr Hudson believes by giving them more time to develop and mature gives an all-round better performance from sows. They usually have two litters a year, averaging 10 piglets per litter.

Any pigs not kept for breeding or

finished for the hog roast are sold through Melton Mowbray market.

Mr Hudson occasionally sells pigs to other breeders and has exported pigs to Japan and Europe in the past, but he says that since Brexit, export trade for rare breeds has been difficult.

He has enjoyed tremendous success in the showring over the past 10 years, winning breed and inter-breed championships at many major shows, including Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Great Yorkshire, Stafford, Royal Norfolk and Newbury, with both Berkshire and Landrace pigs.

His granddaughter, Skyla Hudson, is following in her granddad’s footsteps, with a starter herd of Berkshire pigs with her own Bleusky herd prefix.

Miss Hudson is also the custodian of a Large White sow, which belongs to the Junior Pig Club, as part of its conservation strategy.

When the sow has had a litter, the offspring will be distributed to other

breeders around the country, including The Pigs in Schools’ Junior Pig Club initiative, to hopefully increase the number of pedigree Large Whites.

The Large White will eventually transfer into Miss Hudson’s ownership, which means she will be able to add Bleusky Large Whites to her herd.

Success

Miss Hudson has already successfully shown the Large White at Nottingham County Show this year, winning breed champion, and both the Large White and her Bleusky Berkshires are already booked in to both Stafford and Lincolnshire shows.

Mr Hudson says: “She wanted her own pigs of a different breed, as she did not want people saying she was using granddad’s pigs at shows, so the opportunity to take the Junior Pig Club Large White came at the ideal time.

“We have to keep encouraging the next generation and promoting rare breed pigs.”

Mr Hudson also runs the Little John’s Hog Roast business with his partner Julie Johnson.

They do about 100 hog roasts a year, catering for weddings, corporate functions and family occasions, all within an hour’s drive of home. They can do three events a day, but try to keep to one or two at most.

Pigs for the hog roast vary from 55-85kg and up to six months of age, depending on the amount of people to be fed. An appropriately sized pig is selected and taken to the local abattoir. The couple provide all the accompaniments and side dishes and can also provide home-produced sausages and burgers.

Mr Hudson says: “The Berkshire is ideal for hog roasts as it has just the right amount of fat which keeps the meat moist and makes really good crackling, creating quite a spectacle.

“The Berkshire does not feed as many people as a commercial pig of the same weight, but the quality of the meat and crackling is so much better.”

Mr Hudson is currently chair of the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club and on

Breeding sows are mainly kept in small paddocks.

Chris Hudson keeps 12 Berkshire and two Landrace sows.

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the British Pig Association (BPA) conservation and show committees.

The Berkshire is on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist with just 288 sows (nine female lines and seven boar lines).

Mr Hudson is involved in a number of conservation and promotional projects.

He says: “The Lassetter boar line is particularly low in numbers, but there

is a project underway to use semen from the gene tank on three good unrelated sows to get some fresh blood.

“In terms of protecting rare breeds, it is essential to ensure the bloodlines are spread around the country, so bloodlines do not get lost in case of a disease outbreak.

“We also need to make sure that breed standards are maintained.

“Over the past few years, the Berk-

shire pig has started to become smaller. This is something BPA conservation committee and Berkshire Pig Breeders Club is striving to address, as the Berkshire pigs needs to be able to compete in the market place to ensure its survival and increase in numbers.”

The Berkshire pig should have some size, with a medium-sized dished nose with, ideally, breed standard markings.

slaughtered for the English Winter Fair carcase competition at Stafford.

Mr Hudson says: “Not only does this enable us to see which bloodlines grew fastest, with a good ratio of back fat, but it was a great way of educating the students about the farm to fork process.

Mr Hudson adds: “For several years now there has been a bit of an obsession with some breeders in the showring that perfect markings are preferred to size, conformation and underlines. This is beginning to have detrimental effect on the overall size of some Berkshire pigs.

“They got very involved with the whole process, including rearing, prepping, showing and working the hog roast. They really enjoyed going to the English Winter Fair. The students also analysed the results and presented the data to the club at the AGM.

“The feedback from both students and staff was amazing, with the students gaining a range of skills, knowledge and understanding of the small-scale pig industry.

“Traditionally, breeders sell weaners to people who want to have their own pork. But if we want to expand the breed, we must get butchers and other outlets interested in Berkshire pork.

“To achieve this, breeders who have the same bloodlines could join together to produce volume and consistency required by restaurants and butchers, which may not be an easy process.

“It is like everything else; if you stand still you get left behind, so it is important we move the breed forward to ensure it is a marketable pork product.

“We also put two pigs on the hog roast and raised funds for the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club, which can be used for conservation projects and developing the boar trial.

Feed donation

“We could not conduct the boar trial without the sponsorship of Massey Feeds, which donates the feed for the trial each year.”

Mr Hudson is passionate about getting children involved in agriculture and is a Junior Pig Club committee member.

“If we can get the Berkshire to grow a little faster with a little less fat while retaining the breed standard, this will be a step in the right direction. Some breeders are now achieving 14-15mm at slaughter with certain bloodlines, which is a good ratio for traditional pigs. It is very important not to lose the phenotype of the Berkshire pig on our journey.”

The Junior Pig Club had an exhibition at Lincolnshire Live, where a selection of pigs from different breeds, including Berkshire, were taken to the event so children and families could interact with the pigs in a small showring, with the help of Junior Pig Club members, which was a great success.

Mr Hudson says: “It was amazing how interested the children and families were; more than 150 children had hands-on experience with the pigs, in small groups, in one day.

One ongoing project by the Berkshire Pig Breeders Club is a yearly boar trial. Weaner boars from different bloodlines and put forward by different breeders were placed in a college or school farm (all weaners went to the same place), where they were fed the same feed, weighed weekly and back fat tested.

One from each bloodline was then

“It is the same at shows, probably because they can get close up to pigs which they perhaps cannot do with some other animals.”

It is important to maintain breed standards, says Chris Hudson.

Two Berkshire boars are kept at Stubton, Newark.

Marketing and promotion essential to help rare breeds

Currently, every native pig breed in the UK is considered rare, seven of which are classified as Priority on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s (RBST) Watchlist, including the Berkshire pig.

Tom Blunt, senior conservation adviser at RBST, says: “When the larger industry is impacted, the effects are felt quite hard on the rare and native breeds, and the smaller populations are the ones which feel the effects on a greater scale.”

Looking to protect the UK’s native pig breeds, Mr Blunt says RBST is working to promote specific breeds and their benefits, as well as the importance of registering pigs as pedigree.

Mr Blunt says RBST’s Watchlist is based on the number of pedigree pigs and those registered with their breed society. Registering animals is therefore key to protecting the breed and its genetic diversity.

He says: “This is always a challenge for some of the breeds, as people think there are a lot of them around, but they are not necessarily registered.

“We work with the British Pig

Association, which is the breed society for the majority of native pig breeds, as well as the British Lop Society, to collect semen from breeds to safeguard their genetics for the future and make them accessible for breeders to use.”

Mr Blunt adds RBST is not only focused on increasing numbers within breeds, but also looking at the breed’s genetic diversity and ensuring inbreeding is being managed. The trust is also working on the perception of pigs and promoting their benefits.

He says: “It is often about trying to change people’s mindsets from thinking that pigs can be destructive, to showing the benefits they can have to systems, such as conservation grazing.”

Financial support

He adds that RBST is currently working with the Government to try and improve the support offering for native breed pigs as grazing animals in environmental schemes, to ensure pigs are recognised and supported financially.

Better marketing of rare breed

produce is something the trust is also working on among breeders, to try and improve the recognition and therefore demand of rare breed meat.

Product labels

Mr Blunt says: “Naming the breed on product labels and in product marketing will help to create a demand for that breed. If everyone starts asking their butchers for Berkshire bacon, it will increase demand, meaning more people are going to start breeding Berkshires.”

He adds: “All breeds must have a commercial element to them, and it is about identifying what their commercial market is and what their uses are and promoting that.”

Naming the breed on product labels and in product marketing will help to create a demand for that breed

TOM BLUNT

Seven of the UK’s native pig breeds are on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s Watchlist.

Aberdeen-Angus genetics drive

Since joining his family’s partnership, third-generation farmer Chris Davies has significantly expanded the beef operation, with cattle numbers tripling in eight years. Farmers Guardian reports.

Chris Davies, alongside his parents Edward and Carole, manages Manor Farm, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, which now supports a herd of 120 dairy-bred suckler cows and 400 Aberdeen-Angus cross dairy cattle finished on contract.

The farm has seen substantial changes over the past 10-15 years, largely driven by Chris’ involvement and his commitment to developing the cattle enterprise.

There were no suckler cows onfarm 15 years ago.

The system at the time was to bucket rear and finish dairy-cross beef calves, with the farm carrying about 200 cattle plus a flock of 300 Suffolk pedigree and commercial ewes.

Suckler cows were first introduced in 2010 and, by 2016, they were up to about 90-head. Some of the bucketreared calves were retained for breeding, many of which were British Blue cross, a legacy which remains within the herd today.

When they first started with the suckler cow enterprise, all cows were put to Limousin bulls, but a particularly challenging night calving in 2016 prompted a change of tack.

Chris says: “We had a really difficult

time calving a heifer at night and we knew we needed to do something different.

“After finishing Walford College, I spent time working in Australia and saw some huge Aberdeen-Angus herds. They operated forage-based, easy management systems, and I liked the style of cattle.”

With their cattle buyer, ABP, also offering a good premium for Aberdeen-Angus-sired cattle, the decision was taken to source an AberdeenAngus bull.

Seafield Eric

The Davies family bought their first bull, Seafield Eric, in 2016, initially for use on heifers, and after the first crop of calves, Chris and Edward immediately noticed the AberdeenAngus effect.

Edward says: “We saw a significant improvement in calving ease. This meant we had more live calves on the ground, but also because most calved unassisted, the heifers went back to the bull quickly, so we were not losing cows from the herd because of poor fertility.”

The impact of fewer calving interventions and better fertility as a result was considerable, with Edward

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estimating a 20 per cent improvement in the number of live calves born and reared.

Calving ease was not the only advantage they gained, with Chris noting improved calf vigour and easier management.

He says: “The Aberdeen-Angus calves have a lot more get up and go and compared to the Limousin-sired calves; the difference in temperament is huge.

“The calves are also much quieter to handle. In fact, they calm the Lim-

ousin calves down and it is a bonus that you do not need to worry about dehorning.”

Pleased with the impact of native genetics, particularly in terms of their labour-saving attributes and their ability to efficiently convert forage, the Davies family has since introduced further Aberdeen-Angus bulls into the herd to serve both heifers and cows.

Chris says: “Since introducing our first Aberdeen-Angus sire we have bought three more Aberdeen-Angus bulls, both from Stirling and privately from the Duncanziemere herd.”

With suckler cow production margins tight, Chris says: “Our priority is a simple, efficient system which is easy to manage. Aberdeen-Angus genetics align with this and have given us the confidence to expand cow numbers.

“The importance of calving ease cannot be underestimated.

“The priority has to be getting a live calf on the ground which will get up, suck and then grow well. Then the cow must get back in-calf within the three-month window.

“Generally speaking, we have a one-ration-for-all policy to keep things simple and have been working with an independent nutritionist to keep costs low.”

When housed, all finishing cattle receive a grass based total mixed ration (TMR) comprising 50 per cent good quality silage, alongside fodder beet, potatoes, straw, wheat, rapemeal and urea, plus bicarb and minerals,

The herd consists of 120 commercial suckler cows.

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targeting growth rates of 1.4-1.6kg per day for steers and heifers and 2kg per day for home-bred bulls.

During winter, cows are fed hay and supplemented with minerals.

Chris says: “The TMR is currently costing £1.58/head/day. We try and source alternative ingredients to keep costs as low as possible.”

Edward adds: “Since working with our nutritionist, we have seen feed cost savings of about £2,500£3,000/month.”

Weather-dependent

In late April or early May, depending on the weather, all cattle will be turned out to grass. To maintain growth rates, younger cattle will receive a small amount of cake, 1.5kg/head/day, via a snacker.

Suckler cows are paddock grazed to make optimum use of pasture, with cows being moved every five days.

Chris says: “Fields are naturally

quite small and even sized. Each paddock is about five to six acres and we have five paddocks in total.”

They plan to reseed more of the farm with herbal leys under the GS4 legume and herb-rich swards Countryside Stewardship option to produce higher volumes of good quality forage.

Confident they have a sustainable system in place which is manageable with existing labour and leaving a decent margin, Chris has ambitions to push cattle numbers higher.

He says: “The ambition is to increase cattle numbers to about 900.”

When it comes to the suckler cows, Chris adds they are looking to introduce more native genetics into the herd.

He says: “We want slightly smaller framed cows within the herd, certainly no bigger than 650700kg, which will milk and hold condition well from forage. Native genetics fit the bill for this.”

Calves are much quieter to handle than previously, says Chris

Farm facts

■ 162 hectares (400 acres) of grassland, 105ha (260 acres) owned and a further 57ha (140 acres) tenanted

■ Herd of 120 commercial suckler cows, with all suckler-bred calves taken through to finishing and sold deadweight

■ Aberdeen-Angus bulls were introduced to the suckler herd to improve calving ease, calf management and fleshing ability of suckler-bred calves

■ Suckler-bred bulls are kept entire and finished at 14-15 months old and heifers at 16-18 months old, targeting carcase weights of 400kg and 330-350kg, respectively

■ Recently started contract finishing for Blade, with a current annual throughput of 400 cattle per year

■ The priority is to produce highquality forage to keep ration costs to a minimum, with the farm undergoing an extensive reseeding programme with herbal leys

Chris Davies manages Manor Farm, Shropshire.

Davies.

Helen Parr and Daniel Fabb did not own any cattle or have land to keep them on just 13 years ago. But now, thousands of their pedigree polled Hereford progeny are siring cattle in dairy and suckler cow herds across the world. Sara Gregson reports.

First generation farmers enjoy huge success with Herefords

Dan Fabb was not from a farming family, but Helen Parr’s father was a contract herdsman. Both left school as soon as they could, Miss Parr to milk cows and Mr Fabb to become an apprentice agricultural engineer, while saving up enough money to pay the deposit on a John Deere 7710 tractor.

In 1998, Mr Fabb was offered the contract to buy and supply straw for Ely power station and now also supplies Brigg power station. At harvest, he runs seven large square balers and stores the straw on customers’ farms and at his yard on the edge of the Fens, near Warboys, Cambridgeshire, which he bought

in 2004. In 2013 he acquired some land opposite and built a barn and a house, buying a further 49 hectares (121 acres) surrounding it in 2017.

Land

This slightly undulating land, on the site of an ancient volcano, had been used to grow cereals for many years. But Mr Fabb divided the large fields up into smaller paddocks, planted 5,000 kilometres of two-metre-wide hedges, dug three ponds and drilled growth stage 4 legume and herb-rich leys.

Miss Parr says: “Dan had never touched a cow before the first calves arrived in 2011. We boughtin two lorry loads from local markets of all different breeds –

We make a lot of effort to match the right bull to the right cow to ensure the biggest improvement for our customers

HELEN PARR

ing year Miss Parr and Mr Fabb heard about 20 pedigree Hereford heifers for sale on a farm near Milton Keynes. Having little idea then about breeding or genetics, they bought them and went online to find out what bulls to breed them with.

“This was when we first came into contact with Moeskaer Polled Herefords based in Moeskaer in Denmark,” says Miss Parr.

from Longhorns and Limousins to Aberdeen-Angus and Herefords. We trialled and tested them all and the Herefords performed the best and were the quietest. That was how our beef business started.”

The calves were sold as yearlings in Melton Mowbray market. The follow-

Helen Parr and Dan Fabb.

“They invited us to see their cows. With flights at just £9.99 return off we went and came back having bought seven heifers.”

The size of the herd reached 70 cows at its peak, but has recently been cut back to 40 breeding cows to reduce the workload.

Moeskaer Herefords first imported live Hereford cattle from Canada in 1985 and has produced many prize-winning animals, including Moeskaer Compass, which was crowned champion Hereford bull of Europe in 2016 and 2017 and champion Hereford bull of the world in 2018.

In the years between 2013 and 2020, Miss Parr and Mr Fabb imported more than 20 females and three bulls from Denmark, including Moeskaer Pacman, the grand champion of Europe in 2014.

Miss Parr did a lot of showing at the main Hereford shows in the UK, building up a good reputa-

Farm facts

■ Dan Fabb runs D.R.A. Fabb contractors

■ 16 staff in peak season

■ Edge of the Fens – 49 hectares (121 acres)

■ Buys and supplies straw for local power stations

■ Helen Parr started beef business in 2011

■ Imported Danish heifers in 2013

■ Quickly built business selling to commercial farmers and pedigree breeders

■ Elite High Health

■ AI, IVF and ET carried out

■ Focus on improving commercial traits

■ Selling eight beasts a year through local box scheme

■ Working with local schoolchildren teaching about farm to fork

with smaller calves that do not require any assistance to arrive. Also, a lot of farmers with continental breed cattle like the tamer temperament of our Herefords. We sell bulls across the UK from Aberdeen down to Devon.”

tion and expanding her customer database.

Easy calving

“There is a big demand for easy calving, short gestation sires,” Miss Parr says.

“Our cows give birth seven days earlier than most other breeds,

Miss Parr’s number one breeding objective is easy calving and she is always looking for smaller, easy fleshing females.

“Dan has a ‘dating’ folder with all the cows’ estimated breeding values [EBVs] and all the bull options,” says Miss Parr.

“We make a lot of effort to match

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Calves are quickly up and suckling and stay with their dams for as long as possible.

the right bull to the right cow to ensure the biggest improvement for our customers.

“We weigh the calves at 200, 400

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and 600 days of age and record the mature weight of the cows. We also scan for eye muscle and fat depth. I am also keen to select animals with

less white hair around their eyes. This can reflect the sun into their eyes and cause problems, so we are trying to breed this out.

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“Our bull customers are commercial dairy and beef farmers who buy on EBVs and not photographs. In fact, many do not see what they are buying until they arrive on the farm. We have sold 22 breeding bulls this year, with prices ranging from £2,400 to £4,500, depending on the pedigree.

Beef boxes

“Anything that has not been reserved is slaughtered and sold in 10kg beef boxes around the villages here. I usually do eight animals a year and have a lot of repeat custom for our grass-fed Hereford beef.”

It seems to us that in the future most beef will be coming out of the dairy herd, as there is so little profit to be made in suckler herds

HELEN PARR

The

Fabb herd is Elite High Health and accredited free from

The size of the herd reached 70 cows at its peak, but has recently been cut back to 40 breeding cows to reduce the workload. Miss Parr has also stopped showing and has closed the herd, using their own stock bulls and artificial insemination (AI), with the primary focus now on selling bulls.

BVD, has never had leptospirosis and is level 1 for Johne’s disease. None of the stock is vaccinated against BVD or leptospirosis, as collecting semen from vaccinated bulls is not allowed.

They are at risk level 2 for neospora and are bovine TB-free. For the past 12 years, the herd has grazed the Holme Fen Nature Reserve, which is more than an hour’s round trip each day in the truck. But they have recently stopped grazing there as the bTB risk is getting too high. All the new fencing on the farm is badger-proofed.

Miss Parr has a good relationship with dedicated cattle vet Will Stevenson, of Three Rivers and Chapelfield Farm Practice, based at Beccles, Suffolk. He does all the call outs and routine checks and is always available to talk over the phone if needed.

Half the cows calve in spring in March and April and half in autumn in September and October. The spring calvers give birth outdoors, watched by nine cameras across the farm and the fields so

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Half the cows calve in spring in March and April and half in autumn in September and October.

Miss Parr can keep an eye out for any trouble, but she has rarely had to assist a cow to give birth.

The calves are quickly up and suckling and stay with their dams for as long as possible and are never given any creep feed when at grass. The cows are AI’d at the end of May. Any not in-calf are swept up by the stock bull Fabb 1 Vin Diesel, a son of Moeskaer Compass. They remain outdoors over winter and the youngsters, with heifers and bulls now separated, come inside in management groups of seven, depending on their age and size.

Autumn calvers

The autumn calvers graze all summer and calve towards the end of harvest when the main contracting workload dies down. They are housed in winter and fed just on grass and lucerne silage.

To speed up the genetic progression, Miss Parr synchronises her best cows and carries out in vitro fertilisation of eggs. The resulting embryos

are transferred into heifers that she can see might not make the high grade she requires to breed themselves. They have 5,000- to 6,000-semen straws of several high-ranking Hereford bulls in storage.

“We are now at the point that we know the type of animal we are

■ Bought by the National Cattle Breeding Centre in Ireland in 2017

■ More than 20,000 progeny in Ireland’s database

■ The most used Hereford sire in Ireland in 2022

■ Success due to calving ease, very short gestation, good carcase conformation, style and breed character

■ Its son: Coley 1 Vincent –overall Hereford champion at 2023 Royal Highland Show

■ Its daughter: Shancorpoll

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■ One son holds the Irish record paid for a Hereford bull; Drumgoonpoll 1 Sydney sold for £9,947

breeding for and it is down to fine-tuning,” says Miss Parr.

“It seems to us that in the future most beef will be coming out of the dairy herd, as there is so little profit to be made in suckler herds. Our bulls can provide ideal sires for dairies to make the most of this.”

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Land has been acquired over the 13 years and now totals 49 hectares (121 acres).

When Robert Cockburn established his Texel sheep flock he could not have imagined just how life-changing it would prove to be. Lynsey Clark reports.

Knap Texels going from strength to strength

Robert Cockburn always felt the Texel breed should have a national show, so he was delighted to secure the overall championship at the inaugural event in 2021.

Now, three years later, he will be back to take on a different role in

the ring, judging the female section at this year’s Textravaganza.

This denies him the chance to retain the top title, but he is not disheartened about that.

“When the invitation to judge came in, it was a no-brainer for me.

It is a huge honour to be asked and I am really looking forward to it,”

says Mr Cockburn, whose own Texel journey is an aspirational tale. It began when he was working as

a shepherd at Connachan, Crieff, before he went onto establish his own Knap flock in 2012, taking the

Some of the farm’s Texel gimmers.

name from Knapdale in Argyll, where he was born and brought up. Early purchases of a Springwell

gimmer, shared with Ettrick for 4,800gns, and an Ettrick ewe at 2,500gns, set a strong foundation for the flock.

Mr Cockburn describes them as big, stretchy, scaley ewes, with size and power – ideal for breeding males and females.

He bought the ram lamb Tamnamoney Tuborg Gold in 2012 and then a share of the two-shear Tullagh Saracen at Kelso in 2013.

The following year at the Scottish national sale at Lanark, a son of Tullagh Saracen, Knap Vital Spark, made 7,500gns, while the Tuborg Gold-sired Knap Vicious Sid topped the sale at 145,000gns, selling to the Sportsmans, Cowal and Auldhouseburn flocks.

Surprise

“That was a big surprise,” says Mr Cockburn. “I always thought he was quite special, but I did not expect anything like that.”

It was a life-changing sale for Mr Cockburn and his partner Dianne Wood, as it proved the catalyst for them to start out on their own.

In March 2015 they moved to Hill of Errol, Perthshire, and began a contract farming partnership with Errol Park Estate.

Now, along with their children –Jasmine and Nathan – they farm a total of 162 hectares (400 acres), some of that seasonal, and run the 50-ewe Texel flock, 200 Blackface ewes and 400 cross-bred ewes, with the 350 ewe hoggs also wintered at home.

The cross ewes are a mix of Texel and Suffolk, with lambs all finished on-farm and sold through United Auctions, with 80 per cent finished off-grass. Home-bred Texel ram lambs are used on the cross flock, before being sold as shearlings.

Within the Texel flock, a selection of the best females are flushed

When the invitation to judge came in, it was a no-brainer for me. It is a huge honour to be asked

ROBERT COCKBURN

each year to maximise the top breeding families, focusing on longevity and functionality.

The first batch of embryo lambs are born mid-February, lambing along with stock ewes that have held to artificial insemination.

The second lot of embryos lamb mid-March, along with donor ewes which have been tupped, and they

are followed by the cross ewes in early April and the Blackfaces from April 20.

Mr Cockburn says: “A night lamber helps take the pressure off during Texel lambing and Dianne’s dad Michael is also a great hand to us. We also have Adam Marshall, who helps out part-time all-yearround – we could not do without him when I am away at sales.”

Between the Texels and the

Tamnamoney Tuborg Gold-sired Knap Vicious Sid sold for 145,000gns in 2014.

Robert Cockburn with Knap Daisy Duke which was champion at the 2021 Textravaganza.

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Blackfaces, the tup sale season extends from August to November, with Texel female sales following in December, primarily the Christmas Stars sale at Carlisle.

Between 40 and 60 Texel ram lambs will be sold through various markets (Lanark, Worcester, Welshpool and Carlisle), while about 30 shearlings head to sales at Kelso and Stirling. Mr Cockburn plans to increase the number of Texel shearlings to 50.

He says: “There is a big demand for Texel shearlings. As long as they are good bodied, correct, functional tups, there are always plenty of buyers for them.”

In fact, Mr Cockburn thinks this year’s batch of shearlings is the best he has had. They are by a Dundas tup bought at Kelso two years ago from Brian Gilchrist.

But while the market for shearling rams is strong, it is the ram lamb sales which have provided the fireworks for the Knap flock, particularly at Lanark.

Following on from the sale of Vicious Sid in 2014, Mr Cockburn was gifted semen from a tup he had liked, Tamnamoney Ultimate, which the Dunlops at Elmscleugh had bought at Lanark in 2013 for 8,000gns.

He used that semen on the dam of Vicious Sid, a Baltier Rascal daughter named Sugar Babe, which

The quality of the dam lines were part of the reason I picked both my stock tups last year, Teiglum Goliath and Auldhouseburn Gazza

ROBERT COCKBURN

went back to the Springwell line. That combination produced the 20,000gns Knap You’re The Man and the 12,000gns Knap Yorkie ram lambs sold at Lanark in 2016.

Other stock rams which have made their mark on the flock include Clinterty Yuga Khan, which Mr Cockburn says some of his best female lines go back to.

He bred daughters which sold at 16,000gns and 9,000gns, while Mullan Amigo left strong sons and daughters.

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More recently, New View Electrifying, bought at Lanark for 24,000gns, has sired the flock’s top price gimmer at 28,000gns, and Knap Fred Flintstone, which stood champion at the Lanark pre-sale

show in 2022, sold for 16,000gns. However, it was the joint purchase of Sportsmans Cannonball for 17,000gns at Lanark in 2019 which Mr Cockburn cites as ‘the real turning point for the flock’.

He says: “I have never used a tup in any breed which was so consistent. On the right type of females, he is guaranteed to breed and his daughters are also breeding really well.

Flushing team

“We have sold sons to 8,500gns and several daughters at 5,000gns or more, up to 16,000gns. Half the flushing team last year were Cannon Ball daughters and this year could possibly be the same.”

Cannon Ball’s most famous daughter to date has to be Knap Daisy Duke, which stood champion at the inaugural Textravaganza national show in 2021 as a gimmer. It was described by the judges on the day as having ‘strength, style and an exceptional carcase’ and since then has proved a top breeder too.

Two sons, sired by the 9,000gns Haddo Falcon, caused a stir at the Lanark sale in 2023, with Knap Grumpy selling at 170,000gns and Knap General Lee at 100,000gns, both to Charlie Boden, for his Sportsmans flock, Cheshire.

Mr Cockburn says: “Those lambs always stood out and this time last year I was quite hopeful for them, but I never imagined they would make six figures each.

batch of this year’s Knap ewe lambs.

Robert Cockburn (left) and Tom Boden with 170,000gns Knap Grumpy and 100,000gns Knap General Lee (pictured at Lanark sale in 2023).

“I am always very critical of my own sheep at home, and it is only once you get to the market that you get an idea of how they are going to sell. I knew once I got to Lanark that there was a fair bit of interest in them, but that was just unbelievable.

“The fact they were out of Daisy Duke was a big selling point.

“A lot of people liked her when she won the national show and we have had a lot of interest in her offspring, which proves what an excellent shop window the shows can be.”

Mr Cockburn normally ventures to a few shows over summer, including Lesmahagow, Biggar, Perth and Turriff.

He says: “Those shows have strong Texel sections, so it is not easy to do well at them, but there is always a good crowd watching, which makes it a great opportunity to show the sheep off, especially the females.”

Mr Cockburn has always focused

primarily on developing the female lines in his flock, a practice installed in him from a young age.

He says: “When I left home and started working with Blackface sheep, I was very fortunate to work with three of the best Blackie breeders of our time – Davie Kay at Burncastle; Allan Wight at Midlock and Willie Dunlop at Elmscleugh.

Important

“They all stressed to me that females are the most important in a flock – if you have a good nucleus of females, you will always be alright. I always bear that in mind when buying tups too. I would be very dubious about buying a tup if I did not know or like its mother.

“The quality of the dam lines were part of the reason I picked both my stock tups last year, Teiglum Goliath and Auldhouseburn Gazza. I am really pleased with the lambs off them so far too – they look a good batch overall.”

Before this year’s sale mania begins, Mr Cockburn has a big judging job on his hands at Carlisle on July 6.

He says: “The national show is

a great thing for the Texel breed. It offers a chance to showcase the best sheep in the country and I am really looking forward to the day.”

British Texel Society’s 50th anniversary

THIS year sees the British Texel Society celebrate its 50th anniversary, with a wide range of celebratory activities planned for the year.

The major focus during summer will be the Textravaganza weekend at Carlisle on Friday, July 5, and Saturday, July 6.

The Friday will see an inter-club competition day, with teams of five from regional Texel clubs tackling a series of tasks, including stockjudging, shearing and cookery challenges.

This will be followed on the Friday evening by the society’s Summer Sizzler barbecue and party for all society members.

The society will also be issuing

commemorative 50th anniversary rosettes to local shows across the UK and hosting an international visitors workshop for Texel breeders from across the world.

There will also be a 50th anniversary book, a series of podcasts and a national flock competition. The society will also be fundraising for The Farm Safety Foundation’s Yellow Wellies.

Wrapping things up will be the society’s 50th anniversary celebration social weekend in Chester.

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Beef Shorthorn breeders across the UK are being offered the chance to use semen from a trio of top performance sires at discounted prices as part of a newly launched sire reference scheme for the breed. Farmers Guardian finds out more.

The new scheme, designed to improve genetic linkage within the breed, follows on the back of the breed introducing genomic evaluations last autumn.

The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society’s operations manager Clive Brown says: “The introduction of genomic evaluations has already resulted in increased accuracy values of estimated breeding values [EBVs] and the society is seeking to build on that. In part, by offering semen from a number of young sires each year to boost the levels of genetic linkage between herds.

“This will assist in the society’s objective of building a solid foundation of performance recording to enhance the use of EBVs within the breed.

“Bulls will be selected for the scheme based on a specific set of criteria aimed at continual im-

Society launches new Beef Shorthorn sire reference scheme

provement in the breed, with these criteria having the potential to vary slightly depending on the society’s focus area.

“The society’s main objective is to have the reference sires used in as many herds as possible – large and small – forging strong genetic links,” he adds.

To kickstart the scheme, the

society has selected a trio of bulls –Mayfield Nimrod, Stanfordpark Specialedition and Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cavalier – to be available to breeders in the whole of Great Britain, with breeders able to select semen from two out of the three.

Due to export restrictions on semen, just Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cavalier will be available for members in Northern Ireland.

Both Mayfield Nimrod and Stanfordpark Specialedition have performance figures in the top 1 per cent of the breed for terminal index and self-replacing index, while Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cavalier carries a self-replacing index in the top 10 per cent of the breed and a terminal index in the top 30 per cent of the breed.

Mr Brown says: “These young bulls have been selected to offer breeders the chance to access top

level genetics with strong pedigrees, balanced performance and good phenotype and semen will be offered to society members at a discounted rate.

“However, to maximise use of the semen within the 12 months it is available, members will be limited to the number of straws they can purchase, depending on herd size.

Accuracy

“Additionally, to ensure improvements in accuracy levels can be achieved, members will be asked to commit to performance recording the offspring resulting from these inseminations.”

The society hopes members will take up this offer, helping to maximise genetic progress and EBV accuracy in the breed as a result of using these trait-leading sires within their herds.

A new scheme has been designed to improve genetic linkage within the Beef Shorthorn breed.

Delegates at the World Ayrshire Federation Conference UK 2024 will be visiting the Window family’s Hunnington herd in Worcestershire, as part of this summer’s tour programme. Wendy Short reports.

Focusing on excellence pays off for Ayrshire herd

The Window family milks 70 Hunnington Ayrshires at Horsepool Farm, near Halesowen. The herd calves all-year-round, with a yield average of 7,500kg at 4.2 per cent butterfat and 3.3 per cent protein. The most recent classification found 60 per cent EX or VG heifers and the herd has won the small

herds section in the National Milk Records All Breeds county competition every year for the past decade.

The Fragy cow family has performed exceptionally well within the herd, says Lisa Window, who farms with her mother, Hazel, sister Karen and nephew Chris.

“Our EX97 Hunnington Fragy 12 is 20 years old and is the highest clas-

sified pure-bred Ayrshire in the world. Her daughter, the EX96 Hunnington Fragy 16, has won at numerous shows and holds second position in the classification ranking. She took an inter-breed title at the Dairy Show at the Bath and West Showground, as well as an overall breed championship at the Royal Welsh.” Meanwhile, Hunnington Wren 7

came runner-up in the Ayrshire lines at last year’s UK Dairy Day and went on to win its class in the most recent breed society photographic competition for all Britain and Ireland. The Wren family came from the Bankend dispersal. Longevity is a priority and the family is proud of the herd’s eightlactation average.

The youngstock and fresh calvers are kept on a straw-bedded system.

From left: Karen, Hazel and Lisa Window, with Beth (soon to be Window) Davies and Chris Window.

Ms Window adds: “It goes a long way towards reducing rearing costs and it means that we can pick only the best females for breeding replacements. The lower end is put to a beef breed bull, with the calves sold at three weeks old.”

A high milk from forage figure is also desirable and it exerts a strong influence on breeding decisions, she says.

“Our cows are quite large, weighing about 550kg. One of the main criteria is to breed a female with plenty of capacity. Our system relies on a forage-based diet and the cows are capable of producing 40kg of milk from grazed grass alone. All aspects of general conformation are relevant because a correct animal will produce high yields.”

Among the artificial insemina-

We prefer to keep a smaller herd and concentrate on managing the cows to the highest standards possible. The cows take priority

LISA WINDOW

Farm facts

■ The farm spans 28 hectares (70 acres), plus 61 hectares (150 acres) of rented land

■ The business includes a dog park, which provides local dog walkers with a secure field for exercising their pets

■ The farm shop has recently started offering milkshakes from the home-produced milk; these are made with pasteurised milk, or raw milk on request

tion (AI) sires used recently are Sandyford Supreme, Sandyford Triclo and Troutbeck Skyfall. Ms Window describes the bull trio as ‘powerful, stylish and with plenty of class’.

“Sexed semen is our preference, but the choice has been fairly limited, although the situation is improving. Seven of our own bulls have gone to AI studs, including Hunnington Famous and Hunnington Fancy. They are sons of Fragy 12.

Pleasure

“I was judging Ayrshire cattle at the Sydney Royal Show in Australia on one occasion and I picked out the junior and senior Ayrshire champion, only to find out afterwards that both females had been sired via AI by our home-bred bulls. That gave me great pleasure.

“Semen from the Hunnington

The herd calves all-year-round.

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Conference

THE World Ayrshire Federation UK 2024 Conference takes place from June 30–July 18 and includes visits to Ayrshire herds around the UK and a visit to the Great Yorkshire Show.

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For more information, visit waf2024.org

herd is being used in the UK and elsewhere, with Australia, New Zealand and Canada just a few of the countries where the herd’s bloodlines can be found milking.”

The milking herd is housed in cubicles, while the youngstock and fresh calvers are kept on a strawbedded system. Turnout is usually around late April, weather permitting, although it has been delayed due to the wet spring over the past few seasons.

“The cows are strip-grazed throughout the summer, to ensure that they have fresh grass in front of them all the time,” says Ms Window.

“Their diet is topped up with an annual average of 1.3 tonnes/head of concentrate feed, offered in the parlour.”

Covid-19

The farm historically sold milk to the public on-site from a small shop, but the emphasis had moved to a processor and hospitality industry customer base until the Covid-19 outbreak, she adds.

“Our market disappeared overnight and in response we reinstated Horsepool Farm Shop. As well as the milk, we also sell a range of locally-produced food like, cheese, ice cream, butter, eggs and honey. We have also returned to market-

ing our milk to processors and the hospitality industry.”

Customer feedback reflects the ‘special qualities’ of Ayrshire milk, she says.

“The fat globules in Ayrshire milk are smaller, compared with milk from other breeds. It has a naturally sweet taste and it is very good for making cheese and yoghurt. It is prized by our multicultural customers, who use it as an ingredient in speciality desserts. Selling the milk direct puts the emphasis on keeping cell counts to a minimum and any cow with poor figures will be culled.

“The farm shop is in an ideal location, close to Birmingham and just a few minutes’ drive from a motorway. We offer both raw and unpasteurised milk. It has been suggested that we install a vending machine, but it would not be able to keep up with the daily volumes that are being sold.”

The family’s long history with the Ayrshire breed stretches back seven decades and began with Ms Window’s father, the late Chris Window. While not from a farming background, he started working with the late Lord Plumb’s Southfields Ayrshires and was eventually promoted to herd manager.

In 1971, Mr Window and his family had the chance to move to Horsepool.

“My parents started out as tenants and later purchased the farm,” says Ms Window.

“They brought with them six females from the Southfields herd, including one from the Fragy family. It was a memorable moment when, many years later, Lord Plumb presented us with a supreme championship trophy for Hunnington Fragy 16 at the National Dairy Show.

The fat globules in Ayrshire milk are smaller, compared with milk from other breeds. It has a naturally sweet taste

LISA WINDOW

“On arrival, there were no functional buildings or parlour on-site and my parents set off milking 50 heifers with a portable milking machine and relying on torchlight. The parlour was dug out by my

father with a pickaxe, with my mother manning the wheelbarrow. As part of the second generation, I am proud to continue their work and would never consider a change of breed. The other family members feel the same way.”

The business is still evolving, but there are no plans for herd expansion, she adds.

“It has taken a lot of hard work to get the farm shop back up and running, but we are all pulling together. Hopefully, we will soon be in a position to employ some additional staff.

“That will mean I can devote more time to the showing and judging circuit, which in the past would have taken up seven or eight weeks of my year. I have travelled throughout the UK and to Finland, Australia and New Zealand in a judging capacity. I realised that I must be getting old when I was asked to judge my first inter-breed competition.”

Meet demand

Time constraints have also reduced the number of cows that are flushed, but a broader programme will be reinstated to meet the demand for embryos from the best cow families.

“We prefer to keep a smaller herd and concentrate on managing the cows to the highest standards possible, rather than expanding and risking a possible loss of focus. The cows take priority and we are very particular about the way they are managed.

“The Hunnington herd was part of the programme during the last World Ayrshire Federation Conference. We are looking forward to meeting the delegates this summer and showing them around the farm,” says Ms Window.

EX96 Hunnington Fragy 16 has won at numerous shows and holds second position in the pure-bred Ayrshire classification ranking.

Home-produced milk is sold direct, putting the emphasis on keeping cell counts to a minimum, says Lisa Window.

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Since the 1980s, English tenants wanting to succeed their old-style tenancy agreement (those that commenced before July 12, 1984) have been barred from doing so if they were in occupation of another ‘commercial unit’. However, from September 1 this year, these goalposts are moving.

As part of the Agriculture Act 2020, several amendments were made to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 to include the repealing of the commercial unit test and the revising of the suitability test.

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one person to apply for the tenancy agreement to the tribunal).

The abolition of the commercial unit test will eliminate its complexity and the requirement for units of production orders. Under the control of this rule, the legislation had explained: ‘This stipulates that the applicant for succession cannot be in occupation of another agricultural unit capable of supporting two fulltime agricultural employees’.

The suitability test will undergo revisions, wherein applicants will be assessed by the usual independent tribunal based on their ability to commercially farm the holding to high standards of efficient production and environmental care.

Simplifying

As a result, applicants will still need to meet the eligibility criteria and pass the livelihood test (or demonstrate substantial compliance upon the tenant’s death). However, there will no longer be a restriction on the size of other occupied land, simplifying family arrangements in planning.

The revised suitability test aims to be more rigorous, ensuring that qualifying applicants meet a higher standard, resulting in a potentially shorter list of candidates for the tenancy (as it is quite common for more than just

For those looking to succeed a tenancy in the near future, one should consider whether to serve a retirement notice prior to September 1, 2024, or wait and risk what evidence may be required by the tribunal in relation to the new suitability test.

From the start of September, the tribunal must also consider that ‘if the applicant had applied in an open competition for a tenancy of this holding, that is assumed to be available under the 1986 Act, a prudent and willing landlord could reasonably be expected to regard the applicant as among the candidates to whom they would be willing to grant the tenancy’.

So, in effect, those applying for the tenancy should be of a standard that would be successful in a tender for the farm on the open market. This may not impact all applicants, but this could result in the tribunal upping the bar in relation to management of the farming business.

Tom Selby is the founder of Selby Rural which specialises in agricultural and rural tenancy advice throughout the North West. Call 01829 423 183, or email tom@selbyrural.co.uk

It is now permitted to convert buildings for general industry, storage or distribution, hotels, commercial, business or service, outdoor sport and recreation and agricultural training.

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By Alex Black

CHANGES to permitted development rights could open new opportunities for those looking to diversify or turn agricultural buildings into residential use.

The Government announced new rules which came into force on May 21. New rules for Class Q, which is change of agricultural buildings to dwellings, mean up to 10 dwellings can now be created to a maximum of 1,000sq.m. However, the maximum size for any Class Q dwelling has been reduced to 150sq.m, down from 425sq.m.

Lewis Godsmark, graduate planner at Knight Frank, said: “It means more dwellings but smaller dwellings. It could have an impact, generally for the better.”

He added there was a transitional period, but anyone wanting to apply needed to be thinking about it now.

“If you maybe had planned a development of 425sq.m – a ‘Grand Designs’-style conversion – then you have a little window to apply.

“There are a few other little tweaks,” he said, highlighting the need to have direct access to a highway, but in reality most residential conversions would already want to have access for a car.

“We do think the changes unlock further opportunities.”

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Changes to permitted development extend diversification options

commercial use, has been expanded in scope.

“The amount of floor space you can cover has increased from 500sq.m to 1,000sq.m,” said Mr Godsmark.

Benefits

It is now permitted to convert buildings for general industry, storage or distribution, hotels, commercial, business or service, outdoor sport and recreation and agricultural training.

Mr Godsmark said: “It is enabling farm diversification. The increase in floor space limitations – this is targeting farm shops and small rural businesses.”

However, he added the benefit these would bring would depend entirely on the individual farm and whether it had any existing agricultural buildings which were suitable for conversion.

“You may have had a barn that was 750sq.m, and previously you

had no rights, but suddenly you have got a whole lot of scope,” he said.

However, he urged farmers to seek advice, as there were complexities and the benefits were very site- specific.

“My overall view is that this is good news,” he added.

The extensions to permitted development rights were generally welcomed, with the CLA saying it would boost diversification and help with the ‘chronic lack’ of rural housing.

Protected Landscapes

CLA deputy president Gavin Lane said: “But it is bitterly disappointing to see Class Q permitted development rights will not be expanded to National Parks and Landscapes. A recent CLA survey found that more than half of our members living in Protected Landscapes wish to convert existing and redundant agricultural buildings that no longer serve their existing purpose, but under current planning rules and restrictions they cannot.

“Allowing the use of Class Q within these areas would enable much needed development and help stimulate growth in the rural economy. So many enterprises in rural areas could grow, create jobs, expand into new markets, but are being stifled by an archaic planning regime that seems almost designed to restrict our ambition.

“The rural economy is 19 per cent less productive than the national average – closing that gap could add £43 billion to gross value added for the UK.”

NFU vice-president Rachel Hallos said the law change would ‘greatly support the modernisation, expansion and diversification of farms across the country’.

“However, it is disappointing to see that livestock buildings remain excluded from the changes,” she said. She agreed it was ‘disappointing’ the rights would not be extended to Protected Landscapes.

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