The Farmers Mart Aug-Sep 2019 - Issue 64 | Page 11

FAR BARSEY FARM & FARM SHOP 11 • AUG/SEP 2019 CALVAG AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES Pleased to be associated with the Dean family of Far Barsey Farm & wish them continued success "One Stop Shop" for farmers & Small Holders where products are in stock to cover their day to day requirements, including seasonal farming products Tel. [phone] / E. [email protected] Unit 5 Brier Hey, Mytholmroyd, Halifax, HX7 5PF The Small Animal Surgery located at King Street, Halifax with a fully operational clinical team. The practice provides an open 24-hour service. Phone [phone] night or day. We have small animal branch surgeries at Ripponden and Walsden. The Large Animal farm and equine ambulatory Veterinary team can be contacted on 01422 354106. The Equine Clinic is located at Shelf with a full clinical team, diagnostic and surgical services are available. Routine and emergency appointments are available for self or referral from your own vet. The clinic can be contacted on 01274 601534 and 24 hour on call service is provided. Sheffield Equine Clinic opened summer 2019 for Diagnostics, Vetting’s, small surgical procedures, yard visits and 24 hour on call service on 01709 911900. Head Office, Hird and Partners LLP 2 King Street, Halifax, HX1 1SR The decision was made prior to 2000 to build up the Limousin herd. The Family have Rachael to thank for the start of today’s thriving Limousin herd. She had had a calf of her own and had always wanted to do more, so following her Grandfathers death (who was himself a champion breeder of Shire Horses) she bought herself a Limousin. It was an instant hit with Rachael and the family so they all got involved and started to build the herd by breeding them with the cows and buying more in from auction all prior to making the complete change. On the final day, Ruth took the last of the cows to auction and brought back new calves. This was one of the toughest times the family has faced. Money was incredibly tight, so for the first 6 months John went back to driving a truck. John and Ruth worked hard on building up the herd, buying less and less as the years went by, their goal being a full pedi- gree, high health status herd. This is where the herd is today with an average head of 110. More of this fine herd later. They do say that if you are going to make the best of a new idea get in there first. John and Ruth had always done retailing with the milk, latterly wholesale and enjoyed it, so they decided to open up a farm shop, as back then in 2004/5 there were very few about. Thus began the toughest and mightiest project the Dean family have undertaken. The herd was ramped up in readiness to supply the new shop when it was completed. www.hirdandpartners.com BLUE TEXEL SHEEP SOCIETY Sale Dates 2019 14 th September (Sat) Rugby Farmers Mart, Rugby ............................................ 23 rd September (Mon) NSA Ram Sales, Builth Wells 27 th September (Fri) Frome Livestock Auctioneers Ltd, Frome NEW VENUE ............................................ 28 th September (Sat) H & H, Borderway Mart, Carlisle SECRETARY - CHERALYN HENDERSON Cragg House Farm, Out Lane, Chipping, Preston, Lancashire PR3 2NQ E: [email protected] T: 01995 61368 M: 07887 742915 The Terminal Sire Which Ticks ALL The Boxes • Successful family owned company with over fifty years of experience in the poultry industry • Food quality and safety comes first Gradons with our state of the Art production plant • Dedicated Refrigerated delivery fleet supplying local and UK wide Gradon’s are pleased to supply the Dean family at Far Barsey and wish them continued success. Marsh Dene Farm, Marsh Lane, Halifax, HX3 9NR Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Web: www.gradons.uk.com o P Over 90% Commercial Lambs Born White www.blue-texel-sheep.com o P Easy Lambing o P Longevity o P Exceptional Carcase Quality o P Hardiness o P Superb Maternal Ability o P Easy Care o P Both Maternal & Terminal Sire Producers o P Excellent Growth Just From Grass