The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2015 - Issue 41 | Page 54

Wallish Walls Farm Stephenson Coates Chartered Accountants SUPPORTING FARMING IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS Stephenson Coates is a long established and forward thinking accountancy practice with a proven track record of business advice. Our aim is to provide value for money and a user friendly service to all of our clients and we operate state-of-the-art systems to ensure that our client's requirements are properly met. We aim to provide all of our clients with a value adding service supplied in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Stephenson Coates Chartered Accountants Tel: [phone] | Fax:[phone] E: [email protected] West 2 Asama Court, Amethyst Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 7YD www.stephensoncoates.co.uk TS135A 54 Reg 6150 Hours 50K 4 Spools £21,500 Case IH JXU115 2010 (60 Reg) 1215 Hours Immaculate £26,500 Claas 360 Variant 2007 33,000 Bales Rotor Feed Welger RP 435 2006 E Link Control 45,500 Bales Horsch Pronto DC4 2007 New Metal 1 season ago Tidy Drill Case IH Axial Flow 5088 17’ Cut 2009 472 Rotor Hrs £7,250 £27,500 £9,950 £95,000 J G Paxton & Sons, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5DQ Tel. [phone] - www.paxtons.co.uk Gary Johnson 07753 722178 - [email protected] 54 Aug/Sep 2015 www.farmers-mart.co.uk the year,” says Edwin Taylor Snr. “This is applied through the crop spraying machine using a 32 metre tramline system.” Edwin and his son, also Edwin run the farming partnership together with three full time employees: a grain store operator, a shepherd and a lorry driver. Additional seasonal workers are taken on during the very busy lambing, harvest and cultivation periods. HIGH LEVEL STEWARDSHIP Wallish Walls farm was one of the first to establish the entry level scheme in the area and also became accepted for the Higher Level Stewardship scheme as soon as it became available for acceptance. This agreement started in 2011 and runs for 10 years. Its main features cover: margins and buffer strips around arable fields for ground nesting birds; restoration of species rich grassland; supplement and use of native breeds on grazing areas; rotational game cover strips and wild bird seed mixtures; use of wet scrapes for wading birds in grassland; hedge and wall improvement; livestock handling facilities. As well as the farmed area, there are approximately 50 ha of broadleaved and coniferous timber woodland. There is also 25 ha of ancient oak that is designated a SSSI in the stunning Derwent Gorge running down to the River Derwent, which forms the Northumberland County boundary. Credit must go to farmers such as the Taylors and their forebears, for their evident and ongoing care of the land and the whole environment. They are worthy winners indeed. THE WHITEBRED SHORTHORN The Whitebred Shorthorn is a completely separate breed from the Beef Shorthorn or Dairy Shorthorn. Whitebred Shorthorns are bred mainly in the border counties of England and Scotland, and although the origin of the breed is somewhat obscure, it is likely that they were derived from the white dual purpose Shorthorn cattle, locally known as the Cumberland Shorthorn.