38 CAWKELD FARM AUG / SEP 2021 • farmers-mart. co. uk
38 CAWKELD FARM AUG / SEP 2021 • farmers-mart. co. uk
‘ We have a lot of footpaths and through the pandemic they have been really busy as people have enjoyed the countryside. The Wagyus are a lot better with walkers than the Limmies. They are pretty friendly and gentle, whereas I wasn’ t always comfortable previously.
Mark currently has around 90 Wagyu cattle and his plan is to reach around 100, taking in a new batch every six months.
‘ Where the cattle fit in for me is that I wanted something that would eat my grass, turn me a reasonable profit and be sustainable in every way. They are now allowing me to look after the fantastic grassland of around 50 acres
at Cawkeld and 20 at Bugthorpe – and keep it all in great condition.
Mark, Di and his parents were all really involved as Young Farmers Club members and Mark is also the current chairman of Driffield Agricultural Society.
‘ My dad was with Pocklington YFC and mum was with Bainton YFC. I remember dad calling Bainton YFC‘ Lady Prince-Smith’ s Pot Hunters’ as they were always seen as the posh club, much like Brandesburton YFC is seen as today. That should get a few people smiling. Both mum and dad were club leaders and club president.’
‘ Di was County Rally Chairman when we hosted the East Riding Federation of Young Farmers Clubs County Rally here at Cawkeld many years ago. We hosted it again 8 years ago.’
‘ I’ d been Driffield Show car park steward for 30 years and I’ ve now been vice chairman two years and I’ m in my second year as chairman, fortunately with a show this year, which went fantastically well, held over two days for the first time.’
‘ Over the past few years I have experienced all of the aspects of the show as vice chair and chairman. It has been an eye opener. I now understand what the whole show is all about much more.’
‘ I’ d just like to use this as an opportunity to express my thanks to all of those who gave so much of their time and energy to make this year’ s Driffield Show happen – from David Tite and his great team on the showground to all of our exhibitors and tradestand holders.’
Early summer brought about another big event for Mark and Di’ s family when their son James married Sophie from Suffolk. Their daughter Charlotte is married to Sam Atkinson, who builds straw-walled houses and have a young son William.
James, Sam and James’ cousins Tom and Kieran Hardy walked their‘ Wolds Way in a Day’ on June 19 this year raising over £ 10,000 for Prostate Cancer.
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