HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT

THURSDAY 5th OCTOBER 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, , , PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: [email protected] SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366

297 DRAFT EWES Much larger entry again, a lot of Hill bred and plain ewes on offer. All met a firm trade. Top on the day was £83 from Steve Nelder, Blisland. 765 STORE LAMBS More store lambs on offer met a strong trade. Several pens of large framed lambs over £62 to a top of £65.50 from 2 vendors, Richard Nankivell, Tregregnan and Chris Ruby, of Ashwater. Shorn lambs were sought after, Top was £62 from Vaughn Hughes, Kelly, Lifton. Small framed lambs were more difficult to place this week. 226 Fat Lamb The trade has got stronger over the past few days with the well fleshed lambs selling to a premium. Several pens around 175p to a top of 180p for to pens of Texel x 46kgs £82.80 from Johny May, Trewithan, St Merryn. Many pens over £82 to a top of £85 for a pen of heavies from AR Hooper & Sons, Pengold, Crackington Haven. STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS 226 STORE CATTLE Steady numbers on offer with the strongest of quality Cattle selling on a brisk trade with the younger of weathered Cattle a more selective trade. Top price this week was £1150 given for a pair of 23 month Simmental x Steers sold by Mr MGL Warman from Delabole, who also sold the pick of their 23 month Limousin x Steers for £1075, and saw plenty of competition for their Devon x Steers, with a bunch of 6 at 22 months selling for £1022, and another pair of 23 month Limousin x Steers at £975. Mr M Biddick from, Withiel sold his best 24 month Charolais x Steer for £1065. Mr S E D Rail from North Petherwin also made £1065 for a 21 month South Devon Steer. Messrs RM & WJS Miller from saw his best pair of 23 month Limousin x Steers at 23months make £1050, and a smart consignment of Stabiliser Cattle from Mr PGW Roberts from St Issey saw plenty of competition with the best pair of 18 month steers selling for £1010, with another 2 at 18months making £985, with further bunches at the same age selling for £940 x3 and £910 x2. Bradstone Manor Farm near Milton Abbot also had a good run of younger cattle with a pair of 17 month Limousin x Steers making £900 and 4x 15 month Charolais x Heifers selling at £760. Leading the heifer trade was Messrs DG & JT Osborne from , selling a pair of 25 month Limousin x Heifers for £968 and their 19 month Simmental x Heifer at £920. 3x 18 month Limousin x Heifers sold for £965 on behalf of Mr J Vokes from St Austell with a 25 month British Blue x Heifer making £930 on behalf of Messrs SE & JM Eastly from . 15 Breeding Cattle A small entry this week finding plenty of interest from potential buyers, with a run of young Hereford x Heifers all PD’d 3 to 4 months in calf to a British Blue Bull. The first bunch of 5 sold for £920 with another 5 at £900.

Next weeks breeding sale to include: 5 Hereford x Friesian Cows with their spring born Charolais x or Aberdeen Angus x Calves. All been running back with the Pedigree Angus Bull.

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE

INAUGURAL

MACHINERY SALE th Wednesday 11 October

commencing at 10.30am (And every second Wednesday of the month thereafter)

For entry forms and further information please contact Ian Caunter 07813 068935, the Office 01392 252262 or email [email protected]

Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

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FORTHCOMING SALES • OCTOBER SALES SATURDAY 7th – HOLSWORTHY Machinery, Poultry and Pig Sale. Including Dispersal of Farm Machinery, Vehicles and Effects MONDAY 9TH – HOLSWORTHY AND HALLWORTHY Tb Restricted sale of Store Cattle, Fat Cattle and OTMS WEDNESDAY 11TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market to include Special Sale of Store Lambs and Beef Breeding Sale THURSDAY 12TH - HALLWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market to include 6th Breeding Ewe, Ewe Lambs and Rams Sale, Plus 1st Special Sale of Hill Bred Ewes and Rams and First Special Sale of Suckled Calves SATURDAY 14TH – BOLITHO, LISKEARD Collective Machinery Sale SATURDAY 14TH – SWADDLEDOWN SHEEP SALE, BRATTON CLOVELLY CHANGE OF VENUE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS SALE WILL NOW BE HELD AT OUR HOLSWORTHY MARKET at 2:30pm. 2000 Ewe & Store Lambs on behalf of Messrs G & P Moyse, being 2000 Suffolk x Mule Store lambs including 600 shorn lambs and 100 ewe lambs. All April born and FABBL. For further details contact Steve Prouse 07767 895366.

WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR MARKET PRICES EMAILED TO YOU? Please let us have your email address or call the Market Office on 01840 261261 or email us on [email protected]

Rural Reflection September 2017

Thanks to the summer weather for making a brief welcome return at the end of August, allowing the arable farmers across the south west to finally push on with all harvest activity, now as we enter September only some of the later sown spring crops remain in wait for the combines. Hopefully the weather will settle again in the next few weeks for long enough to allow the remaining crops to be harvested with as little stress as possible. In the meantime I’m sure many of you will be pressing on with hedge trimming to make up for lost time! Although harvest is yet to be fully completed for some, the commencement of autumn drilling is not far away and it is important to note the changes to Greening requirements which will become effective in the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme year, commencing 1st January 2018. The most significant change is that the use of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) will be prohibited on the following land if it is declared as an Ecological Focus Area:

 Fallow land

 Catch or cover crops

 Nitrogen fixing crops The ban on PPPs applies from the time of sowing the crop, even if this is before the start of the 2018 BPS year, up until the crop is harvested, and the ban also applies to seed dressings. Thus if you usually use any of the above land covers to meet your EFA greening requirements and you usually use PPPs on them, it is important to think ahead this autumn to ensure that you will comply with the new greening regulations. This could mean that you change the way you meet your greening requirements, for example by using hedgerows as Ecological Focus Areas instead for the next BPS year. If you would like any advice on how best to meet your greening requirements on your farm please contact your local Kivells office and we will do all that we can to help. Recently, the Kivells team have been busy undertaking LEADER grant applications on behalf of our farming clients who are looking to grow their businesses. Under the LEADER programme up to 40% grant funding is available for projects that aim to enhance farm productivity, increase rural tourism or involve food processing. The application process comprises two stages. The first stage involves the submission of a expression of interest form to decipher whether the project is suitable in principle, ie. whether the project meets the priorities of the Local Action Group (LAG)

that the business is situated in. Priorities will vary slightly from LAG to LAG. If successful the applicant will be invited to submit the second stage of the application whereby proposals will be scrutinised and considered in careful detail. Examples of projects eligible for funding under farm productivity include:

 machinery to improve the efficiency of use of resources (water, fertiliser, energy) eg. LED lighting in livestock buildings, or machinery to reduce the impact on soil eg. low tillage drills

 Investments to mechanise production eg. robotic milking parlours

 Equipment to improve animal welfare eg. EID readers, mobile livestock handling systems, enhanced cattle crush systems or calving detectors

The deadline for submitting expression of interest forms is 31st January 2017, however if you are considering applying we would advise that you begin the process sooner rather than later due to the level of detail required as part of the application. If you would like more information or any assistance with the application process please do contact your local Kivells professional office. On a final note, Michaelmas is now creeping up on us and so for many of you farming land on agricultural tenancies rent reviews will soon be taking place if notice was served last year. The Kivells team have a wealth of experience in dealing with rent reviews and all landlord - tenant matters, and regularly act for both landlords and tenants across the south west. If you are soon to be experiencing a rent review and would like some advice please do contact your local office and we will do all that we can to help.

On behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team Caroline Squire Exeter Office

The Kivells Rural Professional Team

David Kivell 01409 253275 [email protected] Lisabeth Miller 01409253 275 [email protected] Mark Bromell 01409 253275 [email protected] Claire Bellew 01392 252262 [email protected] Mark Bunt 01579 324927 [email protected] Ian Caunter 01392 252262 [email protected] Tom Rattray 01566 776886 [email protected] Caroline Squire 01392 252262 [email protected]