HOLSWORTHY MARKET REPORT Wednesday 18 March 2020

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Gates open 6am

SALE TIMES 09:45 am - Draft Ewes followed by Finished Lambs 10:30 am - Store Lambs & Couples 09.45 am - Calves and Stirks 11 am - Store Cattle followed by Finished & OTM Cattle 11 am - Dairy Cattle

The Directors of Kivells would like to thank our customers for supporting the market this week and we will be conducting business as usual in the future.

We will endeavour to keep you updated regularly via our website, the media and social media.

Today’s market saw …

 398 Beef Cattle to £1,135  328 Calves/Stirks to £450  35 Dairy Cattle to £2,120  1367 Prime Hoggs to £140.50  360 Cull Ewes to £175  178 Store Sheep to £175

If you have stock to sell next Wednesday, please let us know on 01409 253275 or [email protected]

Holsworthy Livestock Market, New Market Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7FA

01409 253275

362 DRAFT EWES & RAMS WEIGHT TOP AVERAGE Per P/Kg Per P/Kg & 1367 HOGGS – 09.45 am LAMBS Auctioneer: Steve Prouse 07767 895366 head T68L head TLW 25.5-32 - - - - A much larger entry met a much faster trade from start to finish and still more could have been sold. 32.1-39 92.80 244 90 230 1367 hoggs on offer average 243.3p with many pens 39.1-45.5 117.80 264 110 250 well over 250p to a top of 264p for a pen of Texel x 45.6-52 126 261 118 241.7 44.6kgs £117.80 from Mr P Johns of Week St Mary 52+ 140.50 243 124.80 226.2 followed by Silvia and Robert Crocker of Lewdown who realised 263p for 44kgs £115.80 and 6 other Overall 140.50 264 115 243.3 vendors realised 261p. Several pens over £130 to a EWES top of £140.50 from Rod Wood of Forda Farm Light 137 104 followed by Robert and Silvia Crocker who realised £134.50 for their heavies. Heavy 175 145 Rams 362 DRAFT EWES & RAMS 166 138 More ewes, again a flying trade for all on offer. Overall average of £110.20 with a lot more plain ewes on offer. 19 pens of big ewes realised over £150 to a top of £175 for a pen of Continental x from Dave Skinner of Allacott, Shebbear followed by Emma Collings of Launceston who realised £166 for her Texel x. The Suffolk x sold to a top of £166 from Jim Hookway of St Giles followed by £160 from the Kirk Family of Larkworthy, Ashwater. Polled Dorset ewes to £157 and 3 vendors realised £130 for their mule.

1367 STORE HOGGS A Flying trade with a top of £112 from Phil Dack of Parkham

COUPLES 31 EWES & 52 LAMBS A Strong trade, doubles up to £180 from 3 vendors and singles to £150 from Mr Bridgman of Jacobstow.

328 CALVES & STIRKS – 09.45 am Auctioneer: James Morrish FLAA 07814 010133

BREED BULLS HEIFERS CALVES No Top Ave No Top Ave Friesian 51 165 65.27 - - - Limousin X 16 270 146.19 12 298 138.42 British Blue 44 390 176.30 65 320 137.02 Aberdeen Angus 13 220 99.62 8 110 67.13 Hereford X 16 230 93.31 13 188 82.31 Charolais X 2 260 257.50 - - -

A wonderful entry of calves and stirks saw a solid trade from start to finish with as usual the best stock attracting the most interest. Top call today, together with the Folk2Folk Champion Calf award was given for the best of a smart line up of Blue bulls in from Andrew Hockridge of Bideford at £390 and purchased by Andrew Short of Week St Mary. Messrs Wills Brothers of Wadebridge saw the best of their 40 hit £310 (x4) whilst the best from Jeremy Ovens of Halwill hit £310 going off to Bradworthy. Herefords saw Messrs Parkhouse dominate the day at a top of £230 whilst a big entry of Angus bulls topped at £220 for Messrs Steer of Gulworthy. Messrs Dilling of Highampton topped the Limousin section at £270 with Messrs Monks of Okehampton at £238 for 29 day old babies. Messrs WS Jose & Son of North Tamerton hit £260 for Charolais with others at £255 going off to its new home near Dolton. Holstein bulls hitting a flying trade with plenty of buyers keen to purchase putting the best to £165 with the best babies from Wills Bro at £90 (x3) £87 for Messrs Goaman and £80 for Les Tape. Top 10 Black & Whites averaged a very special £82.31! Good entry today for the heifers with the best at £320 for Messrs Merrett of Bradworthy with other Blue heifer calves at £304 for Andrew Hockridge. Angus heifers reached £110 for Messrs Bass of Bodmin whilst the pick of the Limousins reached £298.

A huge entry of 121 stirks saw John George of Buckland Brewer top the day at £450 (x4) on behalf of Messrs Shuttkacker of Bere Alston with the best from Messrs Raffe Dairy at £438. Best heifer stirks ranged between £320-£350 with a 100% clearance.

398 STORE CATTLE – 11 am Auctioneer: David Kivell - 07899 960272

STEERS HEIFERS

No 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths 0-15 mths 16-22 mths 23+ mths Breed Sold Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave Top Ave A.Angus 68 755 590 1090 902 - - 680 540 1000 805 - - British Blue 106 800 630 1100 935 - - 770 545 1030 840 - - Hereford 40 880 620 740 740 - - - - 785 682 - - Charolais 18 - - 1000 790 - - - - 825 780 - - Friesian 15 - - 740 642 - - 410 410 - - - - Limousin 118 780 660 1135 975 - - 705 505 885 835 - - Simmental 25 610 550 780 745 - - 675 520 815 815 - - South Devon 12 725 725 930 930 ------Fleckvieh 6 - - 795 795 ------

Several vendors pushing out cattle in case of further restrictions being applied to gatherings. Some of our elder purchasers took the advice and were absent which resulted in a smaller number of buyers but those in attendance were keen to buy whilst they can. Several cattle over £1000. A cracking consignment of single suckled Limousins from Mr P Richards of Highampton reached £1135 with another 4 from the same farm at £1095 and £1080. Dairy x steers from Messrs Wheeler of Torrington saw British Blues to £1100 with 18- 19mth Limousins from the same farm at £985. A consignment of well bred Aberdeen Angus steers from Mr G Worth of Thornbury rose to a top of £1090 with younger Aberdeen Angus’ from the same farm to £910. Strongest heifers topped at £1030 for 3 British Blues from Messrs Bragg of Tavistock with other British Blues from Messrs Beer of Bideford to £1025 and Aberdeen Angus’ from Messrs Wheeler at £1000. A big entry of younger Continentals sold well, 12mth British Blues from Messrs Raffe Dairy sold to £625 with heifers from the same farm at £535 with plenty of other Continental & Native 8-12mth steers £520+ and heifers £450+. A smaller number of Holstein steers topped at £740 from Messrs Andrew of Shebbear, plenty of others over £600.

OTM COWS Top price this week Auctioneer: David Kivell was 109p for a good meat cow from Messrs Retalick of Bodmin.

GRAZING COWS Leaner grazing types Auctioneer: David Kivell to 90p.

This week’s winner of the Lark Plant was awarded to Mr PJ Richards of Highampton for a single suckled Limousin at £1135.

Kivells notice to Store Cattle Vendors It has come to our attention in recent months that a large number of in calf Store Heifers are being reported, and because of this the vendors are having to pay large vet bills and cost of losses to the purchaser. In previous years we have found that vendors who have scanned their Heifers empty at the time of their TB test, have had a stronger trade on the day, and that has covered their cost of scanning, based on this although it’s voluntary and not compulsory to scan your Heifers, we would highly recommend it. On talking to purchasers they would be more than happy to give a little extra with the guarantee of empty Heifers.

35 DAIRY CATTLE - 11.00 am DAIRY CATTLE Top Ave Auctioneer: Mark Bromell - 07966 430001 1st Calving Heifers 2120 1982 Mark Davis - 07773 371774 1st Calving Heifers (2nd Quality) 1720 1388 2nd Calving Cows 1850 1800 rd th The mid-month dairy sale saw a flying trade 3 /4 Calving Cows 1880 1460 for some exceptional cows and heifers ¾ & Stale Cows 950 763 In Calf Heifers 1280 1190 despite a reduced number of people around Maiden Heifers 700 650 the ring due to the recent Government Heifer Calves 140 115 advise.

Top call of £2120 was achieved on two occasions. Firstly for ‘Gladwake Nadal Henja’ a fresh calved Heifer yielding 28Kgs on behalf of Messrs KJ Waldon & Partners, Umberleigh and secondly for another fresh calved Heifer ‘Sunrise Flame Dahlia 2’ selling on behalf of Mr T Middleton of Lostwithiel. Messrs GG & JM Jenkin & Son of Helston also sold a super fresh calved Heifer ‘Mabec Fedex Rambling Rose’ at £2050. Other Heifers sold to £1880, £1820 & £1800. Mr Ashley Terry of Lewdown also sold a fresh calved heifer at £1720.

Cows sold very well topping at £1880 for a 4th calving cow ‘Bocaddon Miraculous Gjom Lady’ yielding a superb 52Kgs and selling on behalf of Messrs SR Gilbert & Son of Sheepwash. The same vendor also sold a 2nd calver ‘Bocaddon Jitterbug Rpt Doreen’ at £1850.

In Calf Heifers sold to a good trade topping at £1200 for a Heifer 8 months in calf and selling on behalf of Bonner Farms, Umberleigh. Messrs RG Olver & Son of St Austell sold a group of 14 well-fleshed, Friesian type Maiden Heifers which topped at £700 and averaged £650.

Forthcoming Dairy Sales:

Wednesday 25th March- Additional Dairy sale. Entries invited.

Wednesday 1st April- Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries to date include freshly calved cows and heifers. Further entries invited for cataloguing.

Wednesday 8th April- Herd Dispersal Sale of the Pedigree ‘Dunbarton’ herd of 120 CIS Recorded Dairy Cattle on behalf of Mr & Mrs R.E Anguish of Blackrock, Camborne. To inc 90 In Milk Cows and Heifers and approx. 30 followers. Cubicle Housed and Herringbone Parlour Milked. IBR, BVD & Lepto Vaccinated. Johnes Screened. Further details to follow.

Wednesday 15th April- ‘Spring Challenge Show & Sale’ Entries invited.

SUPPORT AT HAND

We are very pleased to continue to support the good work of the many farming and rural charities who are there to help those in need in our communities.

In particular, the work of our Rural Support Team which is headed up by Andy Jerrard. If you feel that you would benefit from speaking with him or one of the team please call 07801 755732 or email [email protected]

MARCH SALES THURSDAY 26th – HALLWORTHY Normal Weekly Market on offer 300 Store Cattle and Special Sale of Couples FRIDAY 27th – HALLWORTHY EVENING POULTRY SALE commencing at 6:30pm. Further entries to 01840 261261 APRIL SALES WEDNESDAY 1st – HOLSWORTHY Early Month Dairy Sale. Entries to date include freshly calved Cows and Heifers. Further entries invited for cataloguing by 10am Thursday 26th March. THURSDAY 2nd – HALLWORTHY Normal Weekly Market. Entries invited MONDAY 6th – HOLSWORTHY & HALLWORTHY TB Restricted Sale of Store Cattle, OTMs & Cull Cows PLEASE NOTE entries close for licensing on MONDAY 30th MARCH DUE TO BANK HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY 8th – HOLSWORTHY Herd Dispersal Sale of the Pedigree ‘Dunbarton’ herd of 120 CIS Recorded Dairy Cattle on behalf of Mr & Mrs R.E Anguish of Blackrock, Camborne. To include 90 In Milk Cows and Heifers and approx. 30 followers. Cubicle Housed and Herringbone Parlour Milked. IBR, BVD & Lepto Vaccinated. Johnes Screened. Further details to follow. LATEST UPDATES Trade was excellent in all 3 of our centres this week with over 1000 Cattle, 8500 Sheep & 561 Calves sold to some remarkable prices! Kivells would like to thank our customers for adhering to the Government guidelines in these difficult times. Please visit our website www.kivells.com for the latest news regarding our sales. Livestock Markets are a vital part of the national food chain and the rural economy. FORTHCOMING MACHINERY SALES SATURDAY 4th APRIL – HOLSWORTHY MONTHLY MACHINERY ONLY SALE Entries include a Dispersal from North Devon to include Ford 7710 tractor, Massey Ferguson 135 tractor, Sanderson Teleporter c/w bucket, bale tines & pallet forks, Bobcat 743 skid steer loader c/w bucket, grab & scraper, Shelbourne Reynolds mixer wagon, Bomford long reach hedge trimmer, Shelbourne Reynolds post driver, JPM low loading trailer c/w bale wedge, Collinson bulk feed bin, Ifor Williams triple axle livestock trailer c/w 2 partition gates & spare wheel, Weeks 4tn corn trailer, MAS 8tn dump trailer, diesel generator, pressure washer steam cleaner, Twose roller, Supa-flow cultivator, spring tynes, 2 ploughs, Molasses tank c/w stand, 5 wheeled hurdles, 4 self-locking yokes & gates, 4 HD sheeted cattle doors and a range of farming equipment etc. ALSO Farmforce 1.5m front press, Strimech 1.5m shear grab and 8 granite rollers, qty of high spec poultry equipment to include plucking equipment and 2 incubators. 200 New tools direct from Chepstow. ENTRIES INVITED to [email protected] / 01409 253275 / Entry forms available on www.kivells.com GRASS KEEP Grass Keep available by tender, Werrington Park, Launceston. 452 ACRES OF EXCELLENT GRASS KEEP IN 6 LOTS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 28 ACRES TO 112 ACRES. On instructions received from TE Williams Esq. All Lots will be fertilised with two cwt per acre of compound fertiliser. Tender close Friday 3rd April 2020. Please contact Simon Alford on 01392 251261 / [email protected] for details and a tender form. Grass Keep available by tender, Cowley, Exeter. Approx 38.75 acres of pasture land. Available on a seasonal basis from 1st April. Tenders close Wednesday 18th March 2020. Please contact Ian Caunter on 01392 252262 / 07813 068935 [email protected] for details and a tender form. Grass Keep available, Higher Ashton, Exeter. Approx 38 acres of pasture land. Available on a seasonal licence basis from 1st April. To register your interest please contact James Clack on 01392 252262 / 07469 391229 [email protected] for more details. PRIVATE TREATY SALES DAIRY CATTLE - Contact Robert Speck 07909 538520  120 in-milk/in-calf mainly Autumn calving July-October cows  40 in-calf Heifers due Feb-March suitable for grazing systems FODDER  390tn maize silage  700tn grass silage Both in clamps in Looe area. It is all well-made and has analysed well Contact James Morrish 01409 253275 / 07814 010133  115 bales of hay ~ Cheriton Fitzpaine Contact Ian Caunter 01392 252262 / 07813 068935

Rural Reflection March 2020

Storm Jorge was the last barrage of wet weather we received at the end of February. The continued wet weather

throughout the start of 2020 has proven difficult, not just for the farming community but the nation as a whole, with shocking scenes broadcasted across the national news. March has notoriously proven to provide surprises in our

weather pattern, let’s hope this month brings some welcomed warm sunshine.

Lambing appears to be in full swing for many of our clients across the West Country, with mixed reports on

proceedings. Many indicating the lack of space with little opportunity in turning ewes and lambs out to grass. In terms of the arable sector, winter drilled crops appear to be ok in places, that said there are a large proportion of fields

that remain saturated and have unfortunately received a lot of surface run off.

All three livestock markets have been extremely busy for the start of 2020, in particular in the sheep section with trade receiving a wonderful welcomed lift in prices, putting smiles on many of the sheep farmers walking out the market gates. Trade is up due to a lack of numbers nationwide, which together with the world shortage of sheep

meat has meant for further away buyers travelling to the South West to purchase the good quality Lamb our farmers produce. Store cattle trade has also seen a welcome lift with big numbers here at Exeter last Friday and trade in

comparison to the finished product can only be reported as strong.

Onto professional matters, the RPA (Rural Payments Agency) have confirmed that the Basic Payment Scheme will

open on March 12th 2020 and we are now in preparation with many clients, getting the land parcels ready and updating client details to ensure that we are ready for the submissions before the May deadline. As you have probably read

in various publications, the application for this year will be the last one as you know it. Going forward the government has announced that the Basic Payment Scheme will be phased out, with percentage reductions being applied. Recent

publications suggest that from 2021 farmers that received a Basic Payment Scheme payment of £30,000 or less will receive a 5% reduction, compared to those that receive £150,000 or more, will receive a 25%.

Another scheme that has recently reopened is the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This scheme has now been running for a number of years and has progressed and evolved, with the scheme becoming more appealing and less

onerous. The Kivells team are busy meeting with clients and discussing the opportunities that this scheme provides for farmers and landowners. The scheme not only provides additional income through the use of land parcel based management options but also provides capital works to the farm. Over the last few years, Kivells as a team have put some tremendous case studies together in relation to these Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship applications and farmers and landowners have benefited greatly from additional income on land that perhaps proves less productive. This, together with capital works on and around the farm buildings or across the farm, in particular on hedgerow boundaries, is a opportunity that should be diffidently considered.

Claire Quick 01392 252262 [email protected] Ian Caunter 01392 252262 [email protected] James Clack 01392 252262 [email protected] Further to the above, big changes lie ahead in terms of government funded schemes. George Eustice the Minister for Agriculture outlined a number of points in which we can expect big changes in how farmers obtain government funding in the future. Below highlights some of the main points picked out from Mr Eustice’s speech: · The larger subsidy payments goes to the wealthiest of landowners · Direct payments artificially inflate land rents and stand in the way of new entrants

· The Basic Payment Scheme encourages some farmers to coast and take no risk in simply remaining in

occupation of land in order to collect subsidies · The government don’t believe that payments really support the income of the most vulnerable sectors, for example some evidence suggests that around 30% of sheep farmers don’t even get the Basic Payment Scheme because they are forced to rely of temporary grazing or some form of contract farming agreement and do not qualify for the payments.

Interesting points and in some cases I can relate to his comments. Going forward and as mentioned farmers in England will see the Basic Payment Scheme phased out and a new Agri Environment funding rolled in. This will be undertaken by a 7 year transition period starting in 2021. The new Environmental Land Management System (ELMS) has begun trail tests in 2019 with pilots planned to run from 2021. ELMS will replace the Basic Payment Scheme and Countryside Stewardship funding and its role as planned from 2024 – 2027.

So what do we understand that ELMS (Environmental Land Management System) will focus on! A strap line that we keep hearing from the government and branded around by professionals in the agricultural sector ‘Public Money for Public Goods’. Ultimately farmers and landowners will be receiving financial support for environmental benefiting the general public. This will include improving air, water and soil quality, increase bio-diversity, tackle climate change and enhance better protection for historic environment. Interesting times ahead, and if you require any further advice or explanation on the matter please get in touch.

Onto other professional matters and throughout 2019, the farm and land market seemed very steady with little to no land or farms entering the market because of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Thankfully, whatever your opinion is on Brexit, this matter has been decided and there is a little more confidence in how the country is

moving forward. With that being the case, in the last month we have been out to a number of clients with the intention to sell farms and land and we are hoping to see a number of these properties being launched in the coming Spring. If you are currently in the position to sell any form of property or are indecisive as to whether to scale down the farming business, or indeed just require extra additional influx in capital, then please do contact your nearest Kivells office and one of our professionals will be delighted to come out and talk you through the options. Our team will provide you will a full market appraisal, listing the various options in selling your property, with a no fee cost.

Spring sees the renewal of grass keep agreements and very often the creation of Farm Business Tenancies. At each livestock market we are constantly asked on the availability of grass keep and whether or not there is any land coming up for let under a grass keep licence. To that end, as a licensor with additional grass we are able to recommend robust licensees through the use of private treaty. We are also able to set up the required informal tender process which advertises the land in question and enable a licensee to be obtained. We, as agents then go on to create a meaningful grass keep agreement between both parties which is in today’s world, become ever more important. If you have surplus grass keep or land that you wish to rent out, please get in touch and discuss the options with your local Kivells agent.

Finally we are continuing to undertake compensation claims on behalf of clients relating to a number of matters but more recently in relation to the renewal of gas pipe lines. I have already expressed the importance of instructing an agent to act on your behalf, but over and over again companies are entering land without compensating fairly the landowner and/or the tenant. Surely your time is better spent farming rather than on the phone chasing compensation or requesting apparatus to be removed from your land? Even your time can be

included within a claim and all our fees are covered by the company that has caused the damage or inconvenience. I leave you with a few pictures that were taken back in March 2018 of the South Hams countryside, let’s hope for a sunny warm March for 2020 which will enable livestock to be turned out and machinery to get on the fields. Once this weather does come right it is going to be an extremely busy spring for the agricultural sector!!

On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team

Ian Caunter Exeter Office

The Kivells Rural Professional Team David Kivell 01409 253 275 [email protected] Mark Bromell 01409 253 275 [email protected] Mark Bunt 01579 324 927 [email protected] Tom Rattray 01566 776 886 [email protected] Claire Quick 01392 252 262 [email protected] Ian Caunter 01392 252 262 [email protected] James Clack 01392 252 262 [email protected] Phoebe Millar 01409 259 551 [email protected]