The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2016 - Issue 44 | Page 50

High Bohemia Farm Tower Veterinary Group are proud to have been associated with the Edgar family for over 50 years and wish them all the best in the future. Tower Veterinary Group 99b The Village Haxby York YO32 2JH Telephone [phone] E mail [email protected] Www.towerveterinarygroup.co.uk R & G Newby would like to wish the Edgar family all the best for the New Year and a successful future Contact Richard Newby on Tel: [phone] Low Bohemia Farm, Plainville Lane, Wigginton, York, YO32 2RG 50 Feb/Mar 2016 www.farmers-mart.co.uk Established over 50 years ● 7 branches throughout York ● Friendly and caring staff ● Dedicated large animal out of hours ‘In the end it was a case of us having two in a pen that we then as it was damp and warm wanted emptying and I thought inside but we’re on heavy land if he looked all right I would and we don’t want the fields take him to the show on the getting chewed to bits.’ off-chance. My mum said he wasn’t that brilliant too, but he was that I’d just opened all looked much better when he was the gates so they had a clear stood in the market. He was a route straight through the fold bit bigger than what we would door and they were on their normally send too weighing in at way. They ran straight back 610 kilos but as well as winning and were all home before I got we also attracted a price of £2.35 there. We have around 120-130 per kilo. The best we got with our acres of wheat and barley plus heifers was £2.60 per kilo. I’m we put down new grass leys pleased we did it though as it was every year. A 15-20 acre field another nice thing for dad, even put into a one year ley gives though he couldn’t be there.’ James has worked in many good break crop. Other fields roles for the Young Farmers are on two year leys. After two organisation and is currently years we plough them up and club leader of Easingwold YFC. it produces a heck of a crop of He was awarded a Life Members wheat that works well. What it Award from the Yorkshire means with silage a