The Farmers Mart Aug-Sep 2019 - Issue 64 | Page 36

36 GREAT NEWSOME FARM AUG/SEP 2019 • farmers-mart.co.uk WHERE FARMING ALSO INCLUDES BEERS, LOGS, A SHEPHERD’S HUT… AND PANTS! Chris Berry talks with Jonathan and Matthew Hodgson at South Frodingham. WAY out east in the depths of Holderness there is a quiet revolution going on in farming that involves activities such as pants being buried in soil, logs being split, beer being brewed, the growth of a festival and idyllic holiday accommodation. Brothers Jonathan and Matthew Hodgson have farmed at Great Newsome Farm in South Frodingham near to the coastal town of Withernsea all their lives. They are the fourth generation to farm here and their father Laurence and mum Doreen are also still involved, but this is no longer just a farm business. ‘We farm across 700 acres,’ says Jonathan. ‘It’s mainly an arable farm like many out this way. We grow 300 acres of winter wheat with varieties Skyscraper, Skyfall and Motown having been grown this year. 50 per cent of our wheat is grown for seed. We grow it for Limagrain. Our uncle Alistair Moore, married to dad’s sister Madge, was national seed director. Skyfall is grown for bread making. We sell through Argrain in Easingwold. Our land is medium to heavy clay and our 10-year average is around 4 tonnes per acre.’ ‘We grow 100 acres of spring barley with 50 acres of malting barley variety Laureate going to Muntons at Flamborough before coming back here for our malt for the beers. The other 50 acres of spring barley is Westminster once again grown for seed for Limagrain. The dual purpose varieties suit our farm. Oilseed rape and peas are also grown. We manage good yields and we are particularly proud of being part of a premium product through The Green Pea Company. We are very conscious of growing what is wanted.’ ‘Our other farming enterprise is bed and breakfast pigs for Packington Pork in Staffordshire. The pigs are all Freedom Food approved.’ Winners of the Business Innovation Award 2018 at CBYC Business Awards CAR - 4X4 - COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL & PLANT TYRES HOLDERNESS TYRE SERVICES 01964 670006 | [email protected] Ellifoot Lane, Burstwick, Hull, HU12 9EF Proud supplier to I M Hodgson and Son for the past 25 years WWW.HOLDERNESSTYRESERVICES.CO.UK