The Farmers Mart Apr-May 2019 - Issue 62 | Page 47

FRANKLAND FARMS 47 • APR/MAY 2019 Proud suppliers of Frankland Farms, wishing the family continued success. www.guymachinery.co.uk - 01200 445555 Regularly topping the shows and mar- kets, the Frankland Family are renowned throughout the area for producing very high-quality lambs and prime stock. This is a very well run and managed family farm with very high-quality commercial stock. The farm also runs 360 head of replace- ment breeding and beef cattle at any one time, including the dairy calves - some of which are reared at New Hall Farm and some grazed on a headage basis on neighbours land for summer. All calves are reared on with some heif- ers being sold as stores. The bulls are sold at 10 months, either direct to a fattener or via the auction mart system. The suckler calves are sold as stores at a similar age between 10 and 12 months at the local store and stirk sales. Looking ahead to the future, the Frankland family see both opportunities and potential. They are a very close family and their main objective is to retain a sustainable income to support all of the families. The decision to take on the dairy farm, six years ago, has been integral to securing the long–term future sustaina- bility of the farming business. The grazing rotations for the sheep have increased and improved, and it has also enabled the family to focus the lambing on one site, giving them the flexibility to lamb earlier which helps with cashflow. Going forward, Jon, aged 26, is keen to get back into breeding pedigree Texels under his own prefix of New Valley Texels. Having established a flock when he was 12, Jon was very successful and secured placings at the Great Yorkshire Show. However, for a number of reasons he had a dispersal sale of his flock 4 years ago. The sale, which was in association with North West Texel Breed- ers, achieved prices of £2,000 for tups and ewes. However, Jon is missing his Texels and has recently re-established the New Valley Texel flock and is once again looking forward to being on the showing circuit. On hosting NSA North Sheep, the family really want to re-iterate that this is a big honour and a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent and showcase not just their family farm, but also the surrounding area and landscape that they are proud to be integral to. The National Sheep Association (NSA) represents the views and interests of sheep producers throughout the UK, receiving tremendous support from everyone con- nected with the industry. The NSA is funded by the memberships of its sheep farmers. Together with the many industry related activities it is involved with, it aims to ensure that it plays a key part in every aspect of the sheep farming sector. All information about this event can be found at www.nationalsheep.org.uk/northsheep/ Thursday weekly; Rearing Calves, Prime Cattle, Cull Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Prime Sheep & Cast Sheep Show & Sale of Dairy 1st and 3rd Thursday in the month. Show & Sale of Prime Cattle last Thursday in the month Thursday fortnightly; Stirks Saturday Weekly; Cast Sheep and Prime Sheep. Breeding sheep during peak periods Saturday Fortnightly; Store & Breeding Cattle, Store & Breeding Pigs, Breeding Sheep, Store Sheep Monday weekly; Deadweight lamb Collection Centre– Red Market 01200445376 / 01200441351 www.gisburnauction.co.uk [email protected] @gisburnauction Specialising in tax, farming & rural businesses ‘We are proud to be associated with Frankland Farms and wish them continued success’ 01729 823755 | [email protected] Settle Town Hall, Market Place, Settle, BD24 9EJ www.haworths.co.uk Haworths Chartered Accountants is a trading name of Haworths Ltd. Registered office The Old Tannery, Eastgate, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 6PW. Registered in England & Wales No 5062509. Haworths is a wholly owned subsidiary of Haworths Holdings Ltd. Registered to carry out audit work in the UK and Ireland and regulated for a range of investment business activities by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.