Farmers Weekly Farms in the 70's and 80's

[holywell farmer]

Always remember reading about Easton lodge in the FW

They sold that years ago

 

[David.]

Think you may find it was a Burghley Estate rented farm.

 

[jackp]

Auchentaggart I think

I thought it was cornrick farm, at Sanquhar ,

 

[Muck Spreader]

I thought it was cornrick farm, at Sanquhar ,

An opportunity for a young farmer to take over the tenancy of Tim Greens French farm as he retires this year.
http://www.sayfc.org/hub/news/2017-02-10/france-farm-tenancy-available

 

[Short_Angus]

I thought it was cornrick farm, at Sanquhar ,

Rog Wood certainly farmed at Auchentaggart however I don't know if it was a "Farmers Weekly Farm".

Incedentally Rog was very friendly with a Tim Green who farmed in France when I knew Rog in the 80's.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I am sure farmers weekly had a small stock farm near Hay on Wye too, I think less than 100 acres

 

[Exfarmer]

Tim Green was the head herdsman at Reasheath (Cheshire Collage of Agriculture) when I was there in the seventies. The Tim Green who died in a tractor accident recently is a different one who farmed in Devon.

Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Penmoel]

I thought it was cornrick farm, at Sanquhar ,

I stand corrected, thank you the link above refers to it as well

What was the name of the place nr Abergavenny???

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Think you may find it was a Burghley Estate rented farm.

Yes it was a rented farm from burghley and had an arable and pig unit. They didn't farm sacrewell lodge that was the Scott abutt trust but was across the a1 and farms along similar lines.

I was lucky to sell John lambkin a machine and he was an absolute gentleman to deal with and when they sold up in 2006 I went and bought it back for my own farm and still use it here today.

 

[turbo]

Yes it was a rented farm from burghley and had an arable and pig unit. They didn't farm sacrewell lodge that was the Scott abutt trust but was across the a1 and farms along similar lines.

I was lucky to sell John lambkin a machine and he was an absolute gentleman to deal with and when they sold up in 2006 I went and bought it back for my own farm and still use it here today.

Hopper for the fendt tool carrier by any chance

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Yes thats it, I sold them the front tank that went onto the 714 fendt cannibalising the metering device, fan and electrics of the tool carrier front hopper.

 

[db9go]

Later to become the Aston Clinton cotel.

Later to become the Aston Clinton cotel.

Asclin cotel i think it was called they were only one part of five the others names Hammond, Blundel, Mogford, and i think Parsons all local farmers.
FW had Grove farm, Bulbourne Nr Tring, Dairy Farm and later had a small pick your own

 

[BBC]

Aren't the National Association of Agricultural Contractors now based on a business unit at Easton Lodge?

 

[Martin Holden]

IIRC, Easton Lodge (Stamford/Peterborough area) farm manager was John Lambkin. I think it was the last one that that they had - kept it on long after they'd given all the others up.
Was there a pig unit called Sacrewell(?) run in conjunction with it?

They were part of A1 farmers. Sacrewell is now a farm visitor centre. They also had Tim Vine? Farming over in a France too. Think he and his family took it on

 

[organic]

I am sure farmers weekly had a small stock farm near Hay on Wye too, I think less than 100 acres

It was Broadley Farm near Llanthony.

 

[yellowbelly]

Just been for a rummage in my 'extensive filing system' in the office. This is a booklet from an Easton Lodge open day in 1970....

It makes for some interesting reading.... rent £12/acre, wheat yield 36.3cwt/ac (1.82 t/ac).............

Edit; sorry figures haven't reproduced very well.

 

[tinto]

Vine farm rings a bell!

 

[multi power]

They were part of A1 farmers. Sacrewell is now a farm visitor centre. They also had Tim Vine? Farming over in a France too. Think he and his family took it on

Tim Green

 

[Martin Holden]

Tim Green

That's the Fella! Tim Vine is the comedian!

 

[chaffcutter]

Already done that farm earlier in the thread!!