The Farmers Mart Oct-Nov 2021 - Issue 77 | Page 71

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• OCT / NOV 2021
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SWALE VETERINARY SURGERY
• Long established independent veterinary practice .
• Covering the Dales & Vales of North Yorkshire & County Durham .
• Providing our own 24 / 7 service by our dedicated knowledgeable team .
A COMPLETE SERVICE FOR ALL LARGE AND SMALL ANIMALS
• Comprehensive service for all animals large & small .
• Services , medications & health products competitively priced .
• Routine fertility visits & health planning for all cattle & sheep enterprises .
Traditional values with a modern approach
Call us on 01748 822 389
Swale Veterinary Surgery , Swale Veterinary LLP , Fairfield Way , Gallowfields Trading Estate , Richmond , North Yorkshire DL10 4TB
Proud to be associated with Keith Stones of Nun Cote Nook Farm , wishing him continued success .
‘ Proud to be associated with Keith Stones of Nun Cote Nook farm .’
Keith still has a few Suffolk sheep , around 15-20 breeding ewes .
‘ They are on the demise as a breed . They are harder to sell and are harder work at lambing time . We have them to produce a tup or two . Suffolk crossbred females are sought after , so a few of our ewes go to the Texel tup . We also sell Texel tups .’
Keith studied at Houghall College and was trained on various aspects of farming through the Agricultural Training Board .
‘ We all need qualifications . The kids have all been to university . This farming game isn ’ t about shovelling stuff anymore . It is technology that will push the business in the future .’
‘ And they don ’ t need me to show them what to do when they are showing either ! A couple of years ago the girls went down to Ryedale Show while Elaine and I were
away . They had a champion and reserve champion and pointed out they had managed perfectly well without dad ! That hurt !’ Keith says it all with a smile on his face . ‘ Elaine and I enjoy what we do . I still love being out in the morning and then coming in to be head of quality control on Elaine ’ s baking for the tearoom she has run for years for walkers . We are on the Coast to Coast footpath so we get a steady stream through the farm all summer long and chocolate fudge cakes , cream cakes , lemon meringues and cheesecakes are always around !’
‘ I take my quality control role very seriously . It ’ s a dirty job but someone has to do it . I grin and bear it !’
Keith and Elaine ’ s son Jack is chairman of Reeth YFC . Keith is president and the whole family has an involvement in some way .
Kearsley Agri Services is an independent , family run business offering a wide range of services :
Wide range of parts & oil in stock & available to order .
Call us today on 01609 775 536
Agricultural Repair & Maintenance
Loler Hydraulic Hose Repair Multi-brand Diagnostics Air Conditioning
@ kearsleyagriservice
Humbleton Park , Darlington , Co Durham , DL2 2XX
T : 01325 464529 F : 01325 384282 E : info @ dfam . co . uk www . dfam . co . uk
AUCTIONEERS , LIVESTOCK AGENTS AND VALUERS Agricultural , Tax & Compensation Claim Valuations Undertaken
Weekly Sales of Store Cattle & Sheep Weekly Sales of Prime Cattle & Sheep
Proud to be associated with Keith Stones of Nun Cote Nook Farm , wishing him continued success

DAVID COATES

AGRONOMY LTD

Crop Protection · Crop Spraying · Liquid Fertilizer Proud to be working with Keith Stones & Nun Cote Nook Farm
David Coates m : 07595 895448 e : david . coates48 @ btinternet . com
Richard Coates m : 07544 809128 e : richiecoates3 @ gmail . com
28 Merrybent , Darlington , DL2 2LE