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Download PDF It was the opportunity to take on a substantial amount of new arable land that gave brothers Dan and Tom Belcher the chance to hit the reset button. CPM discovers how they’re tackling issues close to their hearts and farming more sustainably while improving margins. It’s not a rigid and defined approach but one that’s about responding to the field or situation in front of us. By Rob Jones Back in 1999, March House Farm – located between Melton Mowbray and Oakham – consisted of 65ha of grassland and a small amount of arable, grown to support the sheep and cattle. By 2022, things have changed considerably, with the farm now supporting 1000ha of combinable cropping, rotational grass and grass leys; 2500 breeding ewes; 600 cows; 50 sows and followers; Christmas turkeys; a farm shop and café; and a dog grooming centre. “A decision to direct sell some of our meat at a farmers’ market in London was the real turning point for us – demand for our products just kept growing and growing. So we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to sell from the farm, so we opened a farm shop in 2017 and have…
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Download PDF It was the opportunity to take on a substantial amount of new arable land that gave brothers Dan and Tom Belcher the chance to hit the reset button. CPM discovers how they’re tackling issues close to their hearts and farming more sustainably while improving margins. It’s not a rigid and defined approach but one that’s about responding to the field or situation in front of us. By Rob Jones Back in 1999, March House Farm – located between Melton Mowbray and Oakham – consisted of 65ha of grassland and a small amount of arable, grown to support the sheep and cattle. By 2022, things have changed considerably, with the farm now supporting 1000ha of combinable cropping, rotational grass and grass leys; 2500 breeding ewes; 600 cows; 50 sows and followers; Christmas turkeys; a farm shop and café; and a dog grooming centre. “A decision to direct sell some of our meat at a farmers’ market in London was the real turning point for us – demand for our products just kept growing and growing. So we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to sell from the farm, so we opened a farm shop in 2017 and have…
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