The Farmers Mart Dec-Jan 2018 - Issue 54 | Page 46

46 LOW HOUSE FARM DEC / JAN 2018 • farmers-mart. co. uk
46 LOW HOUSE FARM DEC / JAN 2018 • farmers-mart. co. uk

MEETING CUSTOMER DEMAND FOR BEEF AND LAMB AT STANGHOW

Chris Berry talks with John Aynsley farm manager at Skelton Farming
STABILISER cows are fast earning a tremendous reputation and turning heads of those who believe in beef production rather than showing cattle. They were the breed that John Aynsley has looked to since taking over as farm manager of 3250 acres at Skelton Farming Ltd., part of the Skelton & Gilling Estates from his base at Low House Farm, Stanghow in Lingdale.
John moved close to industrial Teesside in North Yorkshire from the peaceful
Coquet Valley in Northumberland where he and his wife Anne had a mixed farm of 500 acres.
‘ We have 500 Stabiliser cows calving down this spring. I looked at all choices of breeds with the estate owner when I came here six and a half years ago, and we settled on the Stabiliser as it suits our farming system, but it is also much more than that. The enthusiasm every Stabiliser farmer has is something I’ ve never come across before. We’ re all working towards
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