Cholmondeley farm complaint

[dannewhouse]

Did anyone read this in the farmers guardian?
I thought it was a bit bad naming the farm owners only?

 

[Martyn]

BUILDING A BRAND NEW DAIRY ENTERPRISE - Issuu

Establishing a new dairy enterprise is rare, but that’s exactly what has happened at the Houghton Estate. Like the Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire, also owned by the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, Houghton is a member of Fram Farmers.

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[Martyn]

Did anyone read this in the farmers guardian?
I thought it was a bit bad naming the farm owners only?

There is a thread running on Evolution Farming who run the dairy there

 

[dannewhouse]

There is a thread running on Evolution Farming who run the dairy there

Haven't seen that,
That's what I was getting at, name the farm etc but not the company in charge of the cattle? Seemed the most important news was missed out

 

[Enry]

There is a thread running on Evolution Farming who run the dairy there

*ran.....

 

[Enry]

Did anyone read this in the farmers guardian?
I thought it was a bit bad naming the farm owners only?

I thought the same....if the farm is being run by a 3rd party contract farming company, surely they are the ones with a duty of care to the animals, not the landowner. Perhaps someone has enough influence at FG to get some selective editing

 

[Flatland guy]

I thought the same....if the farm is being run by a 3rd party contract farming company, surely they are the ones with a duty of care to the animals, not the landowner. Perhaps someone has enough influence at FG to get some selective editing

Evolution are only a management company, I believe the cows are owned by the estate and the estate will be up on all the laws as to what enables it to class as a farmer for IHT purposes. Therefore the buck stops with the owner. Certain people want contract farming to be responsible if things go wrong but further down the line claim total responsibility elsewhere unfortunately you cannot pick and choose. However you can be certain that the estate will be either having some stern words and different wording into the management contract going forward to enable it to pass the buck onto the management company or it will be looking for another management company/ expert manger in dairy.

 

[dannewhouse]

I can see what you mean by stating the buck stops with them but if you say ran 2 holdings and set a manager on for the second holding would you expect them to do there job and take full care?
You've set them on in good faith after there experience etc.

 

[Tim G]

Do Evolution not run two holdings for them? Cheshire and Norfolk?

 

[Flatland guy]

Unfortunately any manager is only ever an employee. Yes they might have certain incentives(bonuses/rewards) in the contract but the buck always stops with the owner of the business. If the manager is found to be in breach of certain rules etc either possibly grounds for dismissal or retraining depending upon severity and ultimately it is owner of business who will make that decision.

 

[Bald Rick]

*ran.....

Still running

Perhaps this & that should be merged?

 

[kiwi pom]

Still running

Perhaps this & that should be merged?

I thought he meant they were not there anymore by "ran"
I'd heard they'd been kicked out but

 

[AlfM]

I thought he meant they were not there anymore by "ran"
I'd heard they'd been kicked out but

Not at one in Norfolk anymore afaik

 

[Bald Rick]

I thought he meant they were not there anymore by "ran"
I'd heard they'd been kicked out but

Ah, I see.

Thought it was the usual moaning when a thread is locked

 

[betweenthelines]

I'm equally concerned about the Soil Assn being the arbiter of animal welfare matters-surely this is down to the Local Authority in conjunction with a qualified Vet?

 

[Grassman247]

I thought he meant they were not there anymore by "ran"
I'd heard they'd been kicked out but

July the agreement comes to an end in Cheshire and Norfolk. I don’t think we will see much of the evolution name anymore. A job on another of there farms is being advertised under a different name

 

[dannewhouse]

July the agreement comes to an end in Cheshire and Norfolk. I don’t think we will see much of the evolution name anymore. A job on another of there farms is being advertised under a different name

Are they not in a good scene, sold a lot of machinery, was that to clear some debts?