thursday 16th november 2017 - kivells: devon and cornwall · would you like your market prices...
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HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2017
EVERY THURSDAY Gates Open 6.30am
SALE TIMES 09:45 am Draft Ewes followed by Prime, Store Hoggs & Breeding
Sheep followed Tested & Untested Prime & OTM Cattle 11:00 am Store Cattle & Stirk
NAMED SIRES Store cattle and calf purchasers are continually requesting the names of sires of Angus, South Devon and Hereford cattle. Please supply this information by writing
it on the passport, it reflects in the sale price.
Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9SH
Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684
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81 DRAFT EWES Smaller entry with our usual 7 buyers in attendance met a much faster trade selling
to a top of £99 from Roger Vosper, Churchtown, followed by John Hicks, St Meryn
who realised £92 for Suffolk x.
569 STORE LAMBS
A flying trade from start to finish and a lot more could have been sold. 14 pens
over £70 to a top £78 from Robert Tucker, Beara Farm, who also realised £77.50 to
£75.50 and £73 for his other pens, followed by 2 other vendors who realised £75.
Sarah Mably, Higher Tynes and Messrs Harper and Coleman, Shallow Bridge.
Longer keeping lambs saw several new faces looking for lambs and well up £5 to £6
on last week.
141 FAT LAMBS
Again a good entry of well fleshed lambs met a strong trade, over all average of
173.4p, top per kilo on the day was 181p for a pen of 44.2kgs £80.20 from Messrs R
Chapman, St Columb. Top shout of the day was £85 for 2 pens of 48.8kgs from
Mervin Gimblett, Church Town, Treneglos.
330 CATTLE Another good entry of Cattle for November, 330 head of cattle through the rings. A large crowd saw top call go to regular consigner Mr K Bird of Crackington Haven, with an outstanding pen of Bazadaize x Steers at 17 months to £1080, closely followed by a pen of Aberdeen Angus x to £1055 at the same age. Mr Colin Davey of Delabole saw the best of his Aberdeen Angus Steers out of Dairy bred cows to £955 at 21 months. Top fresian steers fetched £700 for Messrs Trehane of Linnick Farm, South Petherwin. Heifers were a little short on the ground, top today was a
SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366
STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS
young well shaped Limousin x at £830. Hereford Heifers were in demand, name sired 14-16 month to £810 for Mr C Hoskin, and £780 for Mr G Hooper, many going away for future breeding. COWS AND CALVES Mr A G Boundy of Davidstow headed today’s sale with a young British Blue Heifer with Heifer calf at foot to £950. Mrs Chapman of St Columb saw her Blue Grey cows with calves at foot to £880. In calves sold very well with Mr J Raddford of Penzance realising £940 for his shorthorn x cow incalf 6 months to a Limousin Bull. SUCKLED CALVES A smaller entry saw a very respectiable trade with several vendors looking for bunches of younger calves. Today lead price went to Mr D J Skelly of Ivybridge with a strong pen of Saller x Steers racing away to £900, at 11 months. Younger calves from 6-8 months saw a 3 way split at the top, G Smith of Laddock with an outstanding pen of 4 Limousin x Steers, out of Limousin x Cows. Mr P Skelley of Shaugh Prior saw his smart pen of Charolais Steers again at £800, with a run of choice Charolais x and Limousin x sold well to the end, 3rd in the row was Mrs M S Britton of Cardinham with her pair of Limousin x Steers with plenty of scope & length went well. Many thanks to vendors and purchasers for their continued support in all sections.
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FORTHCOMING SALES
NOVEMBER SALES THURSDAY 16TH – HALLWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market to include monthly Beef Breeding Sale and 4th Suckled Calf Sale SATURDAY 18TH – HIGHER TOWN FARM, BEAWORTHY Sale of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Vintage Vehicle & Furniture. WEDNESDAY 22ND – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market and Herd dispersal of Dairy Cattle. THURSDAY 23RD – HALLWORTHY Weekly Store & Prime Market TUESDAY 28TH – LISKEARD prime and store market WEDNESDAY 29TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market and Dispersale Sale of the ‘Mabec’ herd of Holstein Friesians, on behalf of GG & JM Jenkin & Son THURSDAY 30TH – HALLWORTHY Weekly Store & Prime Market SATURDAY 2ND – HOLSWORTHY Machinery Pig & Poultry Sale WEDNESDAY 6TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Store & Prime market to include Christmas Show & Sale & Early December Special Dairy Sale THURSDAY 7TH – HALLWORTHY Weekly Store & Prime Market to include Round up sale of Suckled Calves & Christmas Show & Sale & Beef Breeding Sale
Autumn is now in full swing and so far has proven to be a real wash out, with the wet weather
hampering any attempt to proceed with autumn cultivations during October. Thankfully, as we
enter November, the weather seems to be settling down, which will hopefully allow for winter
crops to be sown and established with as few problems as possible.
The recent announcement that an extra £40 million is being made available for farm productivity
grants in the next stage of the Countryside Productivity Scheme is certainly pleasing. The money
available is aimed to allow farmers to invest in a range of technology including robotic
equipment and systems to aid livestock and crop production and to improve the use of
renewable energy produced on farm by improving energy storage and distribution. Examples of
eligible projects include robotic milking, slurry handling, harvesting and weeding equipment, and
electrical battery storage systems to allow for better use of renewable energy that is produced
on farm. The grants cover 40% of eligible costs with the minimum grant available being £35,000,
meaning the minimum total investment needs to be worth £87,500 to be eligible for funding.
Thus, if you are considering investing in farm technology that meets the above criteria it would
certainly be worth looking into these farm productivity grants. If you would like any further
information on these grants or any help in applying please contact your local Kivell Rural
Professional office, we would be more than happy to help. The deadline for applications is
December 2018 but each application will be considered as they are submitted.
For those of you who may be interested in smaller scale farm grants, the LEADER grants may be
better suited to you. Project eligibility and funding levels vary between local action groups but
examples of projects eligible for funding include equipment to improve animal welfare, such as
enhanced livestock handling equipment and calving detectors; equipment to increase the
efficiency of energy, water and fertiliser usages such as LED livestock housing and pig/poultry
water filtration systems. Unfortunately, the grant does not cover equipment that has already
been bought, but if you are thinking of investing in some new equipment it may be worthwhile
looking into the LEADER grants to see if your project would be eligible for funding. If you require
any assistance please do contact your local Kivells Rural Professional office via the contact details
over leaf.
For the sheep farmers amongst you, you should be receiving your annual sheep inventory forms
from DEFRA in the post or via email by the end of November. It is important to complete and
return your inventory to DEFRA by 31st December 2017 as failing to do so will increase your
chance of a Basic Payment Scheme inspection. After you have completed your inventory, you
must remember to include your annual inventory total (as at 1st December 2017) in your holding
Rural Reflection November 2017
register in order to comply with Statutory Management Requirement 8: Sheep and Goat
Identification of Cross Compliance.
For those of you whose land is situated within Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) remember that
grassland derogations for 2018 are now open and close on 29th December 2017. If you are
successful in applying for a grassland derogation, the limit of spreading 170kg per hectare of
nitrogen in livestock manure increases to 250kg for grazing livestock manure. If you wish to apply
for a grassland derogation for 2018 you need to be in touch with the Environment Agency before
the application window closes, and remember that if you applied for derogation in 2017 you will
need to re-apply for 2018 if you would like another derogation.
With December now just around the corner, so too is the Basic Payment Scheme payment
window, which duly opens on 1st December 2017. The exchange rate for this year’s payments
has been set at €1 = £0.89470, which means an increase of about 5% on last year’s payment and
so this year payments should average approximately £90 per acre. Here’s hoping the Rural
Payments Agency makes payments promptly this year.
On behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team
Caroline Squire
Exeter Office
The Kivells Rural Professional Team
David Kivell 01409 253275 [email protected]
Mark Bromell 01409 253275 [email protected]
Mark Bunt 01579 324927 [email protected]
Tom Rattray 01566 776886 [email protected]
Lisabeth Miller 01409253 275 [email protected]
Claire Bellew 01392 252262 [email protected]
Ian Caunter 01392 252262 [email protected]
Caroline Squire 01392 252262 [email protected]