The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2014 - Issue 32 | Page 20

WALLIS GRANGE FARM Potato man of the Wolds Chris Berry talks with Andrew Soanes of Kiplingcotes. How many farming operations do you know that have grown from owning just 60 acres to 3,000? It is phenomenal growth in anyone’s book. Andrew Soanes is the man at the helm having originally begun purchasing land with his father, Clive, 35 years ago. Andrew lives at Wallis Grange Farm, Kiplingcotes in the Yorkshire Wolds from where he runs a farming operation that now covers 5,000 acres when adding various other contract farming arrangements. “We have a small poultry processing factory at Church Hill Farm in Middleton-onthe-Wolds where we farmed originally. That made the profits in the early days that allowed us to keep buying land.” he explained. ‘Very keen arable farmers’ ‘My father and I were very keen arable farmers and purchased land around North Frodingham to the coast and towards Wetwang, Middletonon-the-Wolds and here at At Your Service… The team at Grimme York is pleased to be associated with: T Soanes & Son Farming. Wallace Grange, Kiplingcoates, Market Weighton, York YO43 3LX Grimme York for quality new and used potato and root crop machinery with specialist parts and service back-up. Grimme UK Ltd. (York) For out of hours service call: 07769 216 899 www.grimme.co.uk Kilnfield House, 45 Common Road, Dunnington, York Y019 5PA t: 01904 481 648 e: [email protected] 20 Feb/Mar 2014 FarmersMart To read more, visit www.farmers-mart.co.uk