HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 31st AUGUST 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, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9SH Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684 Website: www.kivells.com Email: hallworthy@kivells.com
SHEEP AUCTIONEER STEVE PROUSE 07767 895366 293 DRAFT EWES Good entry again very much sought after several pens around 90 to a top of 95.50 from Henry Pedlar, St Breock, Follwed by William Yeo, Bowithick. John Hicks, St Meryn realised 90.50 for his 2 pens. Mules topped at 84 sold by James Bowden, Outer Retallick, Winnards Perch. 515 Breeding Ewes A Flying trade from start to finish, top on the day was 130 for 3 pens, 2x Texel x Mule 2Ts and 1 Suffolk x Mule 2Ts all sold by Derek Daniel, Wheatly, North Petherwin. Lleyn x Mule 2T Topped at 128 from Richard Parnel, Tregulland Farm. Mule 2T ewes much sought after, top being 122 for 4 pens from Ross Sizmur, Bratton Clovelly. Romney 2Ts from John & Nigel Carter, Delabole, met much intrest with 4 pens realising 112. Older ewes very much sought after with Suffolk x 4Ts from Nigel Bickle, Chillaton sold to 115. Henry Banbury, Winkleigh saw his Mule FM indemand, 2 pens at 112 and 2 pens at 108. 640 STORE LAMBS Good entry met a much faster trade with more buyers in attendance and a lot more could have been sold. 16 pens realised 66 and over to a top of 69.50 from David Key, Bodellick, Wadebridge with William Yeo following with is pen of Texel x Lambs at 69. 260 NEW SEASON LAMBS Larger entry met a stronger trade averaging 191.5p, several pens around 200p to a top of 204p for a pen of Charolais x 40.2kgs 82 from Messrs N & M Parnell, Lewannick. Top per head on the day was 93.50 for a pen of Texel x Heavies from William Yeo, Bowithick House. 21 Rams A firm trade met selling to a top of 300 from 2 vendors, John Hicks of St Meryn for a Charolais 2T and Norman Dalgarno of Truro, for a Suffolk Shearling.
STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS 212 STORE CATTLE Another good entry of Store Cattle with plenty of buying power around the ring resulting in a strong trade from start to finish. Leading the trade with a good bunch of British Blue x Steers at 1240 x7 was Messrs WJ & AW Facey from Liskeard, who also sold 3 younger Blue x Steers for 800. Mr A Steed from Davidstow sold his best Charolais x Steer for 1115, followed by a smart Aberdeen Angus x Steer selling for 960. A good run of cattle from R B Deacon & Son from Landolph, saw their best pen of 3 Charolais x Steers sell for 970. Mr W E Uglow from Warbstow sold his best 4 Limousin x Steers for 1040, closely followed by a British Blue x Steer making 1015, and a bunch of 5 Limousin x Heifers at 960. Messrs M A & E M Tillier & Son from Lifton sold their best British Blue x Steer making 1035 and their Limousin x Steers selling for 965 and 900. Mr C G Andrew from St Austell sold his best 3 British Blue x Steers for 955 and his Welsh Black x Steers make 945 and a Aberdeen Angus x Steer not far behind at 935. A smart run of Devon x Cattle from Mr T C Martin from St Mabyn saw the best bunch of 6 Steers sell for 910 with other bunches to 850. Need an additional house on the farm? Want to maximise capital when selling agricultural buildings? Permitted development rights mean it is even easier to attain planning permission to convert an agricultural building to a dwelling! Pop into your local Kivells Rural Professional Office for advice and information or call Holsworthy - 01409 253 275 Exeter - 01392 252 262 Launceston - 01566 776 886 Liskeard - 01579 345 543 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 hallworthy@kivells.com
FORTHCOMING SALES SATURDAY 2 ND SEPTEMBER HOLSWORTHY Machinery Sale WEDNESDAY 6 TH SEPTEMBER HOLSWORTHY Store & Prime Lambs, 4th Breeding Ewe Sale & Special Sale of Rams & Cull Ewes and early September Special Dairy Sale THURSDAY 7 TH SEPTEMBER HALLWORTHY Weekly Store & Prime Market to Inc Special Sale of Store Lambs and Monthly Sale of Organice Cattle SATURDAY 9 TH SEPTEMBER HOLSWORTHY Autumn Rare & Native Breed Sale to Inc Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Spring Sale of Goats & 2 nd Society Sale of Devon and Cornwall Longwool Sheep, Plus sale of Valais Blacknose Sheep SATURDAY 9 TH SEPTEMBER RESSURRANCE FARM, SUMMERCOURT, TR8 5BG Dispersal sale of Farm Machinery & Implements.
SOS FOR CANCER CHARITIES In this case the cry for `help` stands for `Shear Our Sheep`. Just like BBC`s DIY SOS, all you need to do is recognise a worthy cause, talk to few friends, get local businesses to support you- and then in this case, attract the general public to respond to the need, and with their presence give a fantastic financial reward. Local sheep farmer, Martin Bloomfield from North Hill, knows all too well how devastating cancer can be. His dad succumbed to the disease in 2014, after 9 years of fighting it. Then in 2015, his wife Sarah became terminally ill with it, too. This left him with two children, Kaitlyn and William as a legacy of their married life together. Local shearing contractor, Glynn Marquand, knowing the family well, said ` How about doing something to help?` So, as in the style of BBC DIY SOS, he spoke to a few of his fellow sheep shearing contractors, then Kivells, the livestock auctioneers, about holding an event at Hallworthy Stockyard, and then other local businesses for their financial support. So the idea just got bigger and better. What a fantastic result!! The 12 hour shearing marathon started at 6 am. Two shearers took to the boards for 2 hours, and then another 2 replaced them and so on, finishing at 6 pm. The twelve men were Glynn Marquand, Nick Jasper, Dave Best, Richard Northey, Jake Crabb, Greg Hutchings, Ricky Brendon, Graham Cole, Ike Francis, Nick Harding, Joseph Cornelius, and Phil Harper. By this time 1105 sheep had been shorn, that averages just over 1 ¼ minutes each! But then, this a group does shear between 120,000 and 150,000 annually. Nick Jasper supplied the majority of the sheep, also helped out by Matthew Gynn and the Hutchings family, who also paid for them to done! All of this needs somebody to keep the place tidy-and so a group of young girls, two at a time, kept the fleeces gathered together, and put into the wool sacks. Following this, and on into the evening there was a `Speed Shearing` competition. In this, two competitors go against the clock with the winner going through to the next round- but it is not a simple as that, because when the sheep leave the deck, outside are three `approved` judges who decide whether the job has been done to a recognised standard- so, not all who win against the clock are guaranteed to carry on through the competition. There were three categories, junior, intermediate/senior and open. 12 young men and two girls took part in the first class. The two girls, Beth Cole and Helen Hambly managed to shear their sheep in under 2 minutes. The final, though, between Sam Rogers from Davidstowe and George Bone of Ashwater was keenly contested, with the former winning with a time of 38.31 seconds. The intermediate class saw 18 competitors take part. The final was very close between Henry Nankivell of St. Breward beating Kieran Gillespie of New Zealand, with a time of 30.18 seconds but only by 0.29 seconds!-and then both sheep passed the judges! 8 competitors took part in the open class. In the final, both men had to shear two sheep- and so the scene was set. Nick Harding from Torrington won against Richard Northey of St Neot with a time of 58.94 seconds. To many people, sheep may all look the same, but you do not know if you have got a `wriggler`, until it is sat on its backside, with its shoulders between your knees- and that can make a big difference! This part of the event was organised by nationally recognised shearer and judge, Martin Sandercock, who in his remarks commented on the number of juniors taking part. The evening concluded with a `Hog Roast` and a Disco in the marquee. Speaking after, the chairman Glynn Marquand said he was `over the moon ` with the result. It was an great team effort and they all appreciated all the support from the local business and local farmers he said. He went on to praise support from Kivells, Martin Bloomfield, The Wilsey Down, Ricks Bar, Cornish Mutual Insurance Co, the three local Young Farmers Clubs (Stratton, Launceston and Camelford), Lifton Strawberry fields, to name but a few. Secretary and organiser of the day Cat Jasper said the boys worked hard in the week leading up to the event preparing the sheep and the venue and the event wouldn t have been the success it was without our volunteers and the general public! With monies still coming in, it looks as though Cancer Research and CLIC Sargent will benefit by over 7500.
Rural Reflection August 2017 In the last few weeks the sun has been shining and the combines have been rolling across the south west, however as I sit down to write this month s rural reflection, all harvest activity is on hold as we wait for this spell of untimely wet weather to pass! Despite early reports suggesting disappointing yields and bushel weights for Winter Barley in the south west, as harvest has progressed the latest reports suggest yields being close to or slightly above farm averages and good grain quality, which is certainly pleasing to hear. Here s hoping the unsettled weather will soon pass and all harvest activity can recommence. The Basic Payment Scheme has certainly been a hot topic in the press recently since Michael Gove took on his new role as DEFRA secretary. Speaking at the Royal Welsh Show Mr Gove guaranteed British farmers a free trade deal with the EU post Brexit, stating that it would be in the best interest of both parties. However, such a bold statement has quite rightly received heavy criticism considering that the UK has not yet started negotiating a trade deal for agriculture with the EU post Brexit. For the time being we will have to wait and see if Mr Gove can keep his promises. As many of you will know, the government has now guaranteed direct support payments for farmers to remain at their present level until 2022, however it looks as though the basis of the current support system will change radically from the area based system presently in place. Although the exact format of the future support system and what it will look like in practice is still unknown, it has recently been heavily mooted that more emphasis will be placed on environmental protection and that subsidies will have to be earned, rather than payment being received based purely on the area of land that the applicant has under their management control. As Brexit progresses it will be interesting to see exactly what kind of support system is proposed. On the same thread, the Rural Payments Agency have just begun making post payment adjustments for both the 2015 and 2016 Basic Payment Scheme years, whereby applicants who have either been over or under paid in those scheme years will have their payment looked into and adjusted accordingly. The Kivells team are in regular contact with the RPA on behalf of our large farming client base across the south west, so if you feel your payment was incorrect for either year please do contact us and we will do all that we can to help resolve the matter. On to other matters and battery storage has received a lot of publicity in the press of late as the government has recently announced that there will be 246 million pounds worth of investment into the development of battery technology as part of their Industrial Strategy. Battery storage works by storing electricity in off-peak hours, when excess electricity is produced, and then releasing this
energy back into the grid during peak periods as required. This provides an important opportunity for landowners, who are in some cases already being approached by energy companies looking to place storage facilities on their land. Some companies are currently offering rents of up to 20,000 per year for periods of generally 20-25 years for the use of storage facilities. There are some specific requirements for sites for battery storage, including that the land must usually be in the close proximity of a sub-station (and the sub-station itself must have the additional capacity to charge the storage facility) and the site cannot be located on land in an AONB, National Park or land which is in either flood zone 2 or 3. Therefore this does slightly limit the number of landowners who may be affected by battery storage proposals, yet for those with land that falls within the relevant criteria it certainly provides a significant opportunity to diversify income streams. If you have been approached by an energy company regarding this and would like any help or advice please do contact your local Kivells office; we will be more than happy to assist. On a final note, Michaelmas will be a date marked on many of your calendars and with September quickly approaching it is not far away now. For those of you farming land on agricultural tenancies this could mean notices for rent review may soon be served, or, equally, if notice was served last year, rent reviews may be taking place this coming Michaelmas. If so, we would highly recommend taking professional advice, in order that you get the best possible outcome, whether you are the landlord or the tenant. The Kivells team are regularly dealing with landlord tenant matters and have much experience in doing so, therefore if you require an agent to represent you, or if you need any advice please do get in touch 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 david.kivell@kivells.com Lisabeth Miller 01409253 275 lisabeth.miller@kivells.com Mark Bromell 01409 253275 mark.bromell@kivells.com Claire Bellew 01392 252262 claire.bellew@kivells.com Mark Bunt 01579 324927 mark.bunt@kivells.com Ian Caunter 01392 252262 ian.caunter@kivells.com Tom Rattray 01566 776886 thomas.rattray@kivells.com Caroline Squire 01392 252262 caroline.squire@kivells.com