The Farmers Mart Jun-Jul 2023 - Issue 87 | Page 3

• JUN / JUL 2023 CONTENTS 3
• JUN / JUL 2023 CONTENTS 3
15 The countdown is on for this year ’ s Great Yorkshire Show Read our 13-page preview to find out what ’ s in store for the Great Yorkshire Show ’ s 164 th year .
32 Mixed farm benefits from organic matter and greater soil quality Martin and Deb Stephenson speak with Chris Berry about their mixed farming operation at Danebury Manor Farm .
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36 The vagaries of farming at the coast in two locations Sometimes running one farm in one area is challenging enough . Here , Sharon Shepherdson tells Chris Berry about the challenges she faces running two !
40 Straight from the farm There really isn ’ t just one way to do anything . Chris Berry tells us about how the Collinson family are a prime example of a family unit that is trying something different .
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44 Charolais specialists extol virtues of breed Becoming a renowned and respected breeder of livestock doesn ’ t happen overnight . Chris Berry talks with Jane Hayhurst of Great Carr Farm about how she became just that .
48 Salers easy calving success Terence and Jane Pye announced themselves in the pedigree world with their Rigel heard of Salers nearly 30 years ago . Here , Chris Berry hears about their continued commitment to the breed .
52 Doug ’ s no-nonsense approach to farming “ At the end of the day if we ’ re not making money we aren ’ t going to be farming .“ Chris Berry talks with arable and beef finisher Doug Dear of Osgodby Grange .
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56 It ’ s not all about getting your lambs to 45 kilos Chris Berry talks with sheep man Raymond Heigh of Brook House .
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