The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2014 - Issue 35 | Page 53

NICK HOUSEMAN Townson Tractors are pleased to be associated with the Houseman family and we wish them continued success for the future [email protected] www.townsontractors.co.uk West End, Hellifield, North Yorkshire, BD23 4HE Tel: [phone] | Fax: [phone]am and 4.30pm every day and we have set it up so that one person can manage. Our dairy operation is costed every month and that is definitely the way forward. We can’t afford to keep any passengers. We have put in a new cubicle house for the heifers and our Westfalia 12/24 parlour is fully automatic. Our cows all have pedometers and heat detection tells us when they are in season. “The herd is fed on grass silage and we include a blended mixture from Carrs Billington with brewers’ grains from John Smith’s in Tadcaster and sugar beet from Jamesons. We get two or three cuts of grass with the first at the end of May/beginning of June and the second at the end of July/ beginning of August,” he explained. Bull calves are sold as stores at Wharfedale Mart. The Housemans keep them until ()