The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 59

Glaves and Sons

Peace of mind you have the right cover for your farm
Proud to be associated with Antony Glaves and
his team at Glaves Farm & Farm shop in Scarborough.

Call for a quote or pop in
NFU Mutual,
Yorkshire Coast Agency,
Centenary House,
Unit 1 Manor Court,
Manor Garth,
Scarborough, YO11 3TU

Tel: [phone]

“We lamb in two batches
with the early flock lambing
in January and the rest in
March. Our sheep operation
runs to 45 Suffolk ewes; 45
Texel ewes; 40 Southdowns;
and 130 crossbred ewes,” he
explained. “Around 80 per cent
of the lambs we produce will go
through the shop and we also
keep our own replacements.
My wife, Fiona, works for BQP,
a pig breeding company, and
she has made me more aware

of figures and statistics rather
than just counting of heads. We
are now buying performance
recorded tups and it is making
a difference. This year our early
lambing ewes averaged 1.98
lambs whereas when we first
started recording they were
only doing 1.68. Not only that
but 10 per cent of our lambs
weighed 40kgs at just 12
weeks. You can tell things are
happening because our tups
are now in great demand.”

The Cattle Market Malton N Yorks YO17 0JN 01653 697820

We are happy to be associated with Antony Glaves and his team
TUESDAYS

Weekly sale of Prime Cattle,
OTM`S and Prime Sheep

FRIDAYS

Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Sheep

LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
Sale of Rearing Calves and
Weaned Stirks

LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
Ryedale Farmers Market, in
conjunction with the live
poultry market.

I recall seeing Anthony win
what he says was his firstever sheep title at Sneaton &
Hawsker Agricultural Show
back in my first year of writing
about farming. He still has the
bug today.
“We still show our stock at
the Great Yorkshire, Driffield,
Ryedale and Thornton-le-Dale
but have moved more into the
pedigree show & sale world at
livestock markets. It is where
my real passion lies as you are
competing against the best in
the country - and it pushes you
to get even better. James is
also going to take a heifer to
the Great Yorkshire Show this
year for his first time. We now
go as far as Stirling and Kelso in
Scotland; and to Worcester with
the Southdowns. We started
with the just six Southdowns
but have found they are so
cost-effective and do a great

‘We started
with just six
Southdowns
but have
found they
are so costeffective and
do a great job’
job. We started showing at their
national sales in Worcester five
years ago and have now won
the ram section four times.
We won the overall national
championship last year. At
the Great Yorkshire we took
seconds and third places in
the Suffolks so we’re knocking
on the door in what are huge
classes.”

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