The Farmers Mart Oct/Nov 2014 - Issue 36 | Page 46

COCKBURN FARMS The Hardworking Cockburns Cockburn Farms of Warsill Benj Cockburn is a hard man to get hold of. He is always busy and in fact, it was only because the weather was inclement that Ian Wilkinson recently managed to pin him down at the family farm –Middle Farm at Warsill, Ripley. The biggest element of the business is in dairy, which was established 40 years ago and is run by Benj’s father, Chris, Uncle, David, Davids wife Susan and their daughter Jemma. In 2009, the Cockburns bought part of a monumental Auto Glym warehouse over in Manchester and transported it piece by piece like a giant jigsaw back to Harrogate. Benj well remembers the entire family slowly building it up – doing all Tanalised timber We stock all types of Timber, Wire, Fencing, Gates, ect. Pleased to be associated with D & C Cockburn of Middle Farm, Warsill and wish them continued success • Cattle & Sheep Feeding Equipment in Stock or made to Specification • Stockists of Pel Electrical Fencing Equipment • Also Stockist of I.A.E Agriculture Products • Your local Tanalith Treatment Centre 46 Oct/Nov 2014 FarmersMart Off Ripon Pateley, Bridge Road, B6265 T: 01765 620 635 F: 01765 620 375 E: [email protected] www.grantleysawmills.co.uk To read more, visit www.farmers-mart.co.uk