Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 47
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 47
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| Date of Publication | 7th January 2016 |
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herefordtimescom Thursday January 7, 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES FARMING MATTER Wrixon focuses on biodiversity 47 By Anita Howefls tle keepers in the county. ..-111.111111- 1,-U11 07810815794 Testing and movement re- 1111: ums r11 '1‘: t (. 1 anita.howells@midland5. Emotions are causmg may- and 1a rmers. — newsquest.co.uk em 50 we really (1.0 want ”"3175!“ d?" “(7 ~ to see development in find- aahich meet: 1 ing a solution for cattle and there on W4 . wildlife. It needs to work on art 21’ 1, to incl: a BIODIVERSITY Is a key both sides. 1111 those 11:1, 15811? for the new county “What we need to look at keen to st 11111 . ’ chairman of Herefordshlre is the science behind all of the Stew. 6. 1 Sri r1 NFU. It underpins Patrick Wrix- on’s own long-standing farming ethos, is a factor in the badger cull debate, and, he says, is the real vic- tim of the new stewardship scheme. The farmer from Norton Canon who is an enthusi- it. Is preventing wildlife in- gress to the farm a proper solution? The area we need to concentrate on is giv- ing clear messages about what’s effective. The rheto- ric is kill the badgers and get the problem sorted. I’m not convinced of that,” said : New Herefordshire 1 NFU chairman . Patrick. Patrick astlc supporter of the Cam- An area he wants to influ— ‘ Wrixon talks paign for the Farmed En- ence is the implementation , farming to Vlronment and offers rural of the new Stewardship : a group of SklllS therapy at The Cart— Scheme, which he said has ‘ children. shed, a community interest company based on his farm, outlined his concerns and interests as he sat down to write his first chairman’s report. Uppermost in his initial thoughts for the piece was the eradication of bovine TB. “We obviously want to managed to put off even the most enthusiastic farmers, like himself. “Uptake has been very low. People are confused because the way Natural England set their stall out has not been particularly helpful and there’s a system failure in the scoring. “The NFU can help with tractive’. My concern is the ultimate loser is biodiversi- ty. That’s a great shame. On this farm our HLS scheme has now come to an end. We have not taken up the offer of going into the new higher scheme." Encouraging biodiversity appeared to be a central vereux Wootton. has been given over to environmen» tal measures, including 35 acres of reestablished wetland. He has enjoyed seeing the return of lapwings, cur- lews and snipes encour» aged with the sewing of wild bird seed mixes gins around the fields. Areas of pollen and nectar feed farm pollinators and he‘s increased the use of re- newable resources around the farm. The measures have in- creased biodiversity on the farm. including the soil. where higher fertility is 503'. r {i l 1111 1rI-ftll if.- H- «‘17... 1.! iii: '11 11.1: We :1 (ii BL” Iii SE id see some progress in deal- that because they need to theme. Barn owls and kestrels boosting profitability . 1311.3 cm ing with bovine TB which be the lobby to both Defra Around a quarter of .Pat- can be seen huntmg small He's happy to share his 11,111; .11 is causing a tremendous and NaturalEngland, to say rick’s ZOO-hectare mixed mammals and insects ll\'- land and the benetits of his 1135 11,311 amount of difficulty for cat- ‘Make it easier and more at- sheep and arable farm, De- ing in six metre grass mar- environmental measures 1 e1 1119 . 11 2 Grimme GT Potato Harvesters Very good order - Ex demo, 7370AL Beta, 4wd, save £20,000 over new '1! MF 7260AL, 4wd, 2009, 997 hrs POA 2008 GT17OS Wheel Drive — Twin Multisep Hyd double cascade web Twin 45mm web (only 750 acres worked) £58,000 930 2005 9960 HRS DUE IN 926 RD 2007 8399 HRS DUE i.’\‘ 2012 7620 FL 81 pto 4623 hrs £43 000 2010 6499 FL 3847 hrs £34, 000 2014 7618 Dyna 6 1568 hrs £53,000 2014 7616 Dyna 6 1201 hrs £49,750 £49,900 2012 7624 DYNA 6 1901 HRS 253000 2015 7626 DYNA 6 EX DEMO POA €89,000 6190R Aquad FL 2013 3955 hrs £49,990 £46,750 2012 6480 Susp 12i0 hrs £39 500 2012 6480 Susp 3375 hrs £35, 000 2010 6480 Susp 5321 hrs £29,750 2010 6480 Susp 5553 hrs £26,000 2009 GT170M Wheel drive — Twin Multisep Windrover -Sing|e 45mm web (only 600 acres worked) 2007 6490 FL 8 PTO 1170HRS £26,750 2011 6490 FL 3950 HRS 237.000 BUY NOW 10% DEPOSIT BALANCE DEFERRED TO JULY 16 0% 2170 dws 2011 2379111 141:; ,.-5c 4220 4ws Ex Demo POA 3230 2007 4139 HRS €35,500 MANY USED IMPLEMENTS IN STOCK - www.rossfarm.co.uk Ross on Wye 01989 768811 - Martley 01886 888987 - Raglan 01291 690205 +1 2008 5470 4076 HRS £25000 2004 5435 4885 HRS £15750 1 724 Frc‘l ”his “3‘5 :8"? s “3?? ‘5? t |
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