The Farmers Mart Dec-Jan 2018 - Issue 54 | Page 57

DAVISON FARM 57
• DEC/JAN 2018
‘What we’ve also learned is the need
of our grassland management and having
portant factors. I’m aiming to buy Stabiliser
for another source of protein, so we grow
an even greater handle on my costings.’
X heifers and get them big enough to calve
spring beans we wholecrop in August with
Guy has become involved with the AHDB
at 24 months.’
barley cut in July. We put on a preserva-
Strategic Beef & Lamb programme aimed
Guy’s finished cattle go mainly to Dove-
tive and put it into the silage pit to produce
at best practice and has recently hosted a
cote Park with others to Dawn Meats.
a nice moist ration for the cattle.’
day at Northfields Farm for farmers who like Hitting the R4L specification is his prim ary
‘We grow wheat, barley, temporary
him are eager to learn from each others’
goal with every animal.
grass, red clover and beans. Wheat is our
experiences.
Peter still puts in his fair shift with 8-12
cash crop. We are trying all the time to get
‘There is such a lot of information out
hours a day and Christine is responsible for
both sides of the farm to work together.
there from scientists and analysts to farm-
the books. Guy and partner Victoria have
We were on a plough based system with
ers like all of us. We’ve had consultants in
been together 12 years. Victoria is originally
organic because there was no other way to who have been through everything, all our
from Bradford and grew up in the Isle of
control the weeds and we’ve now moved
costings and inputs. We have a baseline
Man and Whitby. She is a qualified PA and
to a strip till system using a contractor with
figure of where we are now that I’m looking 14001 lead auditor. Presently her work in-
a Mizuri drill. The theory is that by keeping
to improve upon.’
cludes self-employment in administration
everything
in
the
two
inches
of
very
thin
‘Grassland
management,
herd
genetics,
and parish clerk for Eskdale-cum-Uggle-
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topsoil we can improve it. I’m looking at all
cow efficiency and cost control are all im-
barnby parish council and Aislaby parish
H.H. SMITH & SON
Allison’s of Liverton
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Proud to be associated with Guy Prudom of
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Taking care of
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for generations
H.H. Smith and Son
Whitby are pleased
to be associated with
Guy Prudom of
Davison Farm and
wish him well for
the future.
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Wood Hill House, Ugthorpe, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2BP
‘ We currently have just
shy of 200 breeding
cows with around 80
Simmentals, 40 Angus,
40 Beef Shorthorn
and 40 Stabilisers
’
council. Guy played rugby for Guisborough
RUFC, enjoys running and has just started
paddle boarding. He also has a younger
brother Robert who works away from
home. Peter’s father Reg Prudom farmed at
Low Farm in Mickleby.