Farming Remote Northumberland
Poppy and Neil Hindmarsh have got onto the farming ladder in one of the most
beautiful and remote corners of the North East of England. The couple took on
the tenancy of the 2,500-acre hill farm Rowhope and the Trows near Harbottle.
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Dunham Dairy Shorthorns
A traditionally-bred Dairy Shorthorn herd has been bringing in the profits for
more than 60 years for a Cheshire family. The Dunham herd was founded by Charles
Royle with 10 cows and a bull. [
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Fertility Management
While increasing dairy herd numbers and yields Cumbrian producer Frank Philipson
has maintained already tight fertility management without any extra labour. [
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Farming without Roots
Beef farmer Kenny MacGregor runs a successful enterprise on the Scottish Border – and
he doesn’t own or rent a farm! Kenny’s career in farming goes back
to 1975 when he first started work. [
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Tourists and Herefords
A small farm high in the Pennine Dales of County Durham hosts many visitors each
year and is home to a herd of pedigree Hereford cattle. [
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Good Farming Practice
Award winning beef farmer Robert Neill is keen to spread the word of good farming
practice both to fellow agriculturalists and to youngsters. [
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Glenariff Beef Shorthorns
Norfolk cattleman Nick Barrett runs 150 head of pedigree Beef Shorthorns – yet
he has no farm and only owns 30 acres of land. [
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Sunny Bank Ayrshires
When David Galbraith took on Sunny Bank Farm, Grayrigg, near Kendal in 1981 he
bought some Ayrshire cows because they were £100 a head cheaper than black
and whites. [
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Black and White Passion
A passion for pedigree black and white cattle breeding is in the blood for Lee
Graham. Lee is the fourth generation of his family to farm at Anguswell, Kirklinton,
near Carlisle. [
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Sedbergh Milk
A Cumbrian farming family has been adding value to its milk long before recent
drives to improve farm gate prices. In fact, the Sedgwicks first began a milk
round in 1897 at Lockbank Farm on the outskirts of Sedbergh. [
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Bitten by the Show Bug
A mix of Limousin and British Blue breeding is producing strong commercial beef
cattle which gives the Sowerby family from Appleby the option of finishing or
selling store - with some gaining recognition in the show ring. [
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Beef Shorthorn's come top of the list
When Glenkiln Farms’ manager George Somerville was faced with re-stocking
a herd of 500 suckler cows he set about listing all the traits he saw as a priority
for the 1,500 ha, mostly-hill estate. [
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