The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2015 - Issue 38 | Page 47

Garfield House Farm • • • • • Short, Medium & Long Term Grass seed Mixes Over Seeding & Rejuvenation Mixes Organic Grass Seed • Forage Root Crops Speciality Mixtures • Game Cover Seeds Stewardship Mixtures • Cereal Seeds AGRII FERTILISERS BLENDED FERTILISERS AMMONINIUM NITRATE AND NITROGEN SULPHUR PRODUCTS IMPORTS LIQUIDS SPECIALITY PRODUCTS GLASSON FERTILISERS ARABLE FERTILISERS GRASSLAND FERTILISERS NITROGEN FERTILISERS SPECIALITY FERTILISERS AMENITY FERTILISERS T: 01484 422997 M: 07850 297365 BEEF FEEDS CALF GROWER & FINISHER FEEDS DAIRY FEEDS SHEEP FEEDS LAMB FEEDS GAME FEEDS Janet Sheard Agent for Hurrells Seeds, Glasson & Agri Fertilisers and Massey Feeds Supporting Farmers to be More Efficient »»Right, so here’s the pedigree. He was born and raised in Sheffield. His father was a steel worker. He had Farm Support Services no background in farming • Silage carting (10t trailer) • Tractor and flat bed trailer • Hedge cutting (flail and saw blade) • Mowing and to top it all, no money to • Tractor and man with loader • Bale stacking make any acquisition of land. • Square bale wrapping (static and in field) Today, you might reckon that would signal zero chance of anyone getting into farming, but back in the mid-70s John Key took on Lower Hand Bank Farm in Midhopestones near Stocksbridge just 10 miles from Sheffield city centre. And last year John was awarded the prestigious Tye Trophy for farm conservation in South and West Yorkshire. So just how did the lad from Pitsmoor do it? John was awarded the prestigious Tye Trophy for farm conservation in South and West Yorkshire’ Square bale wrapping - Bales can be wrapped in the field behind the baler or wrapped in the yard. We can supply a top quality 750mm green or black film if required. Bale carting and stacking - With our highly adaptable bale squeezer we can handle any size square or round bale on the market with no damage to the film. A6 Metre McConnel Hedge cutting - Offering roadside and field maintenance with highly skilled operators, leaving the best finish possible. 1.5 Metre Flail - Capable of cutting through dense material, we minimise passes down hedges. Debris clean up service included. 2.40 Saw-blade system - For cutting & reshaping overgrown hedges as well as cutting down tree branches around edges of fields, private roads and tracks. Debris clean up service included to be gathered or burnt. To find out more about our wrapping & bale stacking services please get in touch as we can tailor our services depending on your individual requirements. www.goodladagriculture.co.uk Telephone: [phone] Livestock Transporters Clays Farm, Storrs Lane, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YS We are pleased to be associated with John Key at Garfield House Farm and wish him continued success for the future. “I decided that since I agriculture and I went to Tel: [phone] E: [email protected] Harper Adams agricultural college,” John told me. “I lived North Derbyshire for five years. Please contact us to find out more about our range of services. D & P Womersley liked anima