The Farmers Mart Jun-Jul 2018 - Issue 57 | Page 54

54 WHASHTON SPRINGS FARM JUN/JUL 2018 • farmers-mart.co.uk DARLINGTON AGENCY PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH DAVID & JANE TURNBULL OF WHASHTON SPRINGS We offer you an attentive personal, local service for your insurance, pensions and investments. For a real conversation with real people call 01325 466989 or pop in NFU Office, Unit 12a, The Beehive, Lingfield Point, McMullen Road, Darlington, DL1 1YN Our Agents are appointed representatives of The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited (No. 111982). Registered in England. Registered Office: Tiddington Road, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7BJ. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. A member of the Association of British Insurers. For security and training purposes, telephone calls may be recorded and monitored. D-68A5BF26 73448 - CJTennantEngineering - QUTR.pdf 1 04/06/2018 11:44:38 progeny to the Limousin creating stores that we sell at Barnard Castle Mart where my father is a director. We calve from February to May. We’ve come back to the Angus through the Canadian Angus that is bred larger. Cattle sales in the market is all about what is in fashion and the Limousin X continues to lead the way at present but I would have no qualms about changing if fashion changed. We’re a commercial concern first and foremost.’ ‘The sheep start with 250 Swaledale ewes put to the Blue Faced Leicester tup. We buy all our Swaledales from Michael Barker of Barker Farms in Reeth. Our Mule C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Agricultural ▪ Industrial ▪ Commercial Fabricators and suppliers of steel framed buildings in kit form and erection Pleased to be associated with Jane & David Turnbull & we wish them all the best in the future Contact us today Telephone: [phone] Mobile: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] All CE certified to BS-EN-1090 standard 31 Racecourse Road, Gallowfields Trading Estate, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4SU flock runs to 1000 ewes. We breed all our replacement Mules and cross them to the Texel for butchers’ lambs with all stock destined to achieve R3L standard for Dawn Meats at Carnaby and from there they will go into Marks & Spencer. We also maintain a small flock of 25 Texel ewes to provide our own Texel tups. The right feed is very important they Jameson’s supply Hogg Blend feed to fatten lambs, Ewedale green sheep rolls for ewes and also use their grass seed. Lambing starts in March. We have a wonderful shepherd Iain Muirhead who has his own Kelpie sheepdogs.’