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Rayslack
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» » CHRIS BERRY TALKS WITH
new NFU York East county
chairman, Andrew Harrison at
Rayslack House, West Lutton
Glyphosate tipped Andrew
Harrison’s balance over voting
to opt out of the EU last year.
He’d been more likely to keep
on the ‘remain’ side until then.
His vote, like many more,
brought about Brexit and in his
new position as NFU York East
coun ty chairman he’s urging
all farmers to come together
in order that the best deal can
be struck for UK agriculture
through the British government
– particularly following the
General Election.
Andrew runs a mixed arable
and livestock enterprise at the
tenanted 475-acre Rayslack
Farm, between Settrington and
West Lutton in Ryedale with his
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wife, Helen. They have a 10-
year old son George. The farm
is around 500-550 feet and in
the dale bottom 250-300 feet.
It isn’t far from the former ADAS
experimental farm at High
Mowthorpe and he has trial
plots at Rayslack. His farming
mix also includes contracting
for his neighbour across a
further 285 acres.
‘Our arable side runs to
390 acres and determines
whether we have a good
year. It involves 50 per cent
of the work and 75 per cent
of the income, dependent on
price fluctuations of course.
We have cattle and pigs on
bed and breakfast basis for
Packington Pork in Burton on
Trent, enabling the arable side
to work better. We’ve managed
to improve our soil indices