News

Weighbridge

Andrew Baker — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:15:01 +0000

The bottom and sides of our weighbridge are now cast. The drain runs are excavated and the pipes installed. Next week we start on concreting the yard.

Dorpers to St Helena

Andrew Baker — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:12:00 +0000

Joe Hollins has reported the safe arrival of the sheep and that they are offloaded and in quarrentine

Orchards

Andrew Baker — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:30:13 +0000

Had an inspection of our old apple trees under the Peoples trust for Endangered Species. Traces of the NOBLE CHAFER has been found which is rare and not usually found in Devon.

Dorpers to St Helena

Andrew Baker — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:16:00 +0000

At last the Dorper project that we have all been working on for months is successful and the first sheep are despatched to St Helena in the South Atlantic. We have been working closely with British Dorper breeders and the Senior Vet, Joe Hollings, on St Helena to introduce our "self shearing" sheep as the basis for a new flock for the island.

Land

Andrew Baker — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Concluded the purchase of some 48 acres of Organic status arable land at New Park Farm.

Dorpers

Andrew Baker — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:24:00 +0000

I have now become the Chairman of the British Dorper Sheep Society!

Land

Andrew Baker — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:39:00 +0000

We have concluded the purchase of New Park Farm which will mean that the whole of the herd of Red Devons will be under one roof. Included is a house so that Kelvin can be on site, 80 acres of arable and grass.

Aishe Barton farm voted Devon's most beautiful

Andrew Baker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:15:51 +0000

Aishe Barton Farm in Silverton is Britain's most beautiful farm, according to the results of the competition organised by Bayer CropScience and Farm Life magazine. The award was presented to the farm by Jonathan Porritt CBE, Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission.

Exeter sheep farmer welcomes new visitors!

Andrew Baker — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:45:08 +0000

Aishe Barton Farm, located near Silverton in the Exe Valley has won awards for its outstanding natural beauty. It is one of LEAF’s demonstration farms and welcomes visitors who want see how farmers can work in harmony with nature to protect the countryside and its wildlife whilst producing food.

The farm has just welcomed new visitors - six pedigree self-shearing sheep, all the way from New Zealand and has just purchased a 40 acre river meadow to produce hay.

The ‘dorper’ breed are six of only twenty five in the UK and have straight dog-like hair which falls out. Farmer, Andrew Baker, will be breeding Billy and his five females as part of a new enterprise for the farm. Andrew believes that they are a lot more economically viable than other breeds, where the cost of shearing can outstrip the cost the farmer is paid for the wool.