Maximising Forage Acreage
Upland farmer Richard Barron is maximising his forage acreage on land running
at up to 1,000ft above sea level with brassicas and specialist
grazing leys. [
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East Fourstones Agricultural Contracting
The Armstrongs at East Fourstones near Hexham have expanded their farming enterprise
into agricultural contracting. [
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Hindhope South Country Cheviots
Traditional South Country Cheviot sheep have been the backbone of the enterprise
at Hindhope, Jedburgh for the Elliot family which have farmed there for two centuries. [
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Improved Calf Health
Calf health has been dramatically improved at Dobcross Hall Farm, Gaitsgill,
Carlisle following an holistic approach to pneumonia control. [
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Mules make a come-back
The North of England Mule has made a come-back to a Cumbrian estate, fitting
a new, extensive management system for the commercial ewe flock. [
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Forage Wagon aids Buffer Feeding
Three consecutive wet summers led Kendal milk producer Richard Park to consider
more effective ways of buffer feeding grass. [
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Galloway cows are the mainstay of a low-input system
Hardy Galloway cows have been the mainstay of the low-input system on a Northumberland
upland farm for more than 50 years. [
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Traditional breeders with their eye on the future
Ayrshire cows are a family tradition for Christine and David Sanderson and the
couple are aiming to breed modern type cattle with good lifetime yields.
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Town End Alpacas
A small farm in the south of the Lake District National Park enabled Brian Raine
and his wife Kim to revisit his ancestral agricultural roots and quit the world
of international business.
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Dedicated to the North of England Mule
The backbone of the farming enterprise for David and Marion Hope at Albierigg
Farm, Canonbie, is Mule sheep. So it is more than fitting
that Marion, took on the
role of secretary of the North of England Mule Sheep Association.
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Coton Hall Dairy Shorthorns
While yields may not match those of Holsteins, there are plenty of other management
benefits and savings with running Dairy Shorthorns, says young producer and enthusiastic
convert to the traditional breed, Rob Kite.
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Holstein UK Master Breeder
Close attention to breeding, feeding and general management is paying off for
Cumbrian dairy farmers, the Hodgson family by pushing up yields which have topped
10,000 litres.
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