Hallworthy Stockyard, Hallworthy, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9SH

Tel: 01840 261261 Fax: 01840 261684

Website: www.kivells.com Email: hallworthy@kivells.com

HALLWORTHY MARKET REPORT THURSDAY 15th MARCH 2018

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.

78 Draft Ewes Smaller entry with 5 buyers in attendance, several pens through the £100 barrier to a top of £119.50 from Nigel Taylor, St Wenn, followed by Messrs M & V Coombe, Housey Farm, Liskeard £115 for a pen of Texel ewes. 199 Fat Hoggs Larger entry again very much sought after all the well fleshed Hoggs selling to a premium. Top per kilo on the day was 239p for a pen of 48kgs £114.50 from Eddie Cowling, Higher Crannow, St Genny’s followed by Bill and Richard Petthick of Boscastle. 234p for a pen of 44.4kgs £104. Top per head on the day was £115.50 for a pen of heavies from Will Dymond, South Hendra, St Cleer. 426 Store Hoggs Good entry for the time of year, met a very strong trade from start to finish,

with Hill Hoggs and Small Hoggs in the overall average which was £70.20. 11

pens over £83 to a top of £90.50 from Mark Olver, Spring Acre, Bodmin.

Couples 63 Ewes & 93 Lambs

Again all Couples very much in demand, with a Dorset 6T Double topping the

day, sold by Tom Hannaford, Whitstone, which realised £207, several other

Doubles between £180 and £190. Tom also topped the Singles at £146, for a

pen of Texel x FM.

New Season Lambs

Just a few pens on offer, met a strong trade, top being 239p for a pen of Pure

Polled Dorsets, 42.2kgs, £101.20 from Wallace and Adrian Facey, Treneatt

Farm, Liskeard.

Weight Top Average Per Head Per kg Per

Head Per kg

32.1 - 39 39.1 - 45.5 104 234 94.20 221.4 45.6 - 52 114.50 239 100.20 208.9 52+ 115.50 175 115.50 175

Over all 115.50 239 98.40 221.00

SHEEP AUCTIONEER 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 hallworthy@kivells.com

Store Cattle

Another good entry for March wih 234 animals traded at Hallworthy.

Today saw more outgoing Cattle around and with grass around the

corner, they were at a premium.

Top call today for the Steers went to Mr V S Osborne of St Austell, his well

grown run of Cattle headed up with an Aberdeen Angus x Steer, Name

Sired to £1180. R Chenoweth & Son of Liskeard ran close with a

tremendous trio of South Devon Steers at £1155, his single Limousin x

with a super outlook at £1175.

Mr R C Hoskin of Saltash, saw the top of his run of Cattle to £1080, for a

Simmental x Steer, next in line was Mr S E Eastly, of Looe saw his run top

to £1065, for a single Limousin x Steer. Younger Cattle saw Mr W Jeans of

Bohetherick Farm, St Domminick top out at £1050 for a Limousin x Steer.

New man H G Lutey & Son of Zelah, Truro, saw his suckled x Aberdeen

Angus Steer at £940, all named sires with real store quality. Martin

Hambley realised £790 twice & 785 for outwintered Hereford Steers at

14-16 months. £740 for Heifers away for bulling Suckler Cows. Mr FE & D

Jenkin of Constantine, saw his run of well grown & fleshed British Blue

Steers at 10 months to £800 twice. Freisian Steers and Heifers at the same

age topped to £690.

The Heifer section was topped out at £1065 by Mrs A Tippett of

Crackington Haven. South Devon Breeder Mr J Collings of Treburley ran

close with 3 South Devon x Heifers to £1050, with Mr Osborne of Roche

seeing a bunch of 5 Limousin x to £1000. Mr J Chapman of Laity Farm,

Redruth, seeing his top run of Limousin x Heifers selling to £990 and a

second pair to £970.

STORE CATTLE AUCTIONEER RICHARD DENNIS

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

FORTHCOMING SALES

MARCH SALES SATURDAY 17TH – HALLWORTHY Sale of Poultry commencing at 10:15am also Collective Machinery Sale, entries inc 2 Flemming Toppers, 8 CWT Teagle Fertilizer Spreader, Bale Spike, Sheep Shedding Gate, 10 Sheep Hurdles, Wire and a selection of Hand Tools. Further invited to 01840 261261 WEDNESDAY 21ST – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime & Store Market to inc Special Sale of Couples, also mid month Special Dairy Sale to inc Dispersal Sale of 75 Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle THURSDAY 22ND – HALLWORTHY Weekly Prime and Store Market to include 10 in calf Aberdeen Angus 2nd to 4th Calvers and 10 Aberdeen In Calf Heifers due April/May from two Farms, also special sale of Couples, on offer 80 Double and Single Couples WEDNESDAY 28TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime and Store Market to include Special Sale of Couples THURSDAY 29TH - HALLWORTHY 250 Store Cattle and 60 Double and Single Couples

APRIL SALES WEDNESDAY 4TH – HOLSWORTHY Weekly Prime and Store Market to inc Special Sale of Couples and Hogg Couples Plus Special Show and Sale of Stirks & Reared Calves, also Early April Special Dairy Sale THRUSDAY 5TH – HALLWORTHY Weekly Store and Prime Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Special Sale of Couples SATURDAY 7TH – HOLSWORTHY Monthly Machinery, Pig, Poultry and Plant Sale SATURDAY 14TH – MAYS COUNTRY STORE, ST AUSTELL Mid Cornwall Poultry Sale

PRIVATE TREATY

North Yolland and Ley Farms, Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall. Approximately 113 acres available for two cuts only by Private Treaty. All enquiries to Mark Bunt, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: mbunt@kivells.com

SELL YOUR SURPLUS ENTITLEMENTS WELL IN

ADVANCE OF THE 2018 DEADLINE!

TRADING WINDOW NOW OPEN!

Please contact:-

Caroline Squire on 01392 252 262 (opt 2)

Or email caroline.squire@kivells.com

Rural Professional Department

Land Available by Informal Tender

Land at Copshorne Lane, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2PA

4.29 acres of permanent pasture available either on a Farm Business Tenancy or a Licence to

Occupy for the Grazing of Horses or Ponies for a two year term from 25th March 2018.

Tenders close 5pm on Friday 16th March 2018

Land Tredethick Farm, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0LE

36 acres of pasture land available on a Grazing Licence from 1st April 2018 – 31st October

2018. Sheep only and cut once. Tenders close 5pm on Friday 23rd March 2018

Full details available from Mark Bunt, Kivells, Liskeard Rural Professional Department. Tel: 01579 345543 or 07879 640970. Email: mbunt@kivells.com

Snow, a word loved by many but detested by others. The beginning of March saw our fair share of the

white stuff dumped across the south-west causing many problems throughout the farming community. I

have to say, going home over the week leading up to the collision of the ‘Beast from the East’ and ‘Storm

Emma’ I thought we were going a bit over the top by blocking up every gap and open space, but as I was

told and consequently learnt, drifting snow gets everywhere. A couple of positives witnessed from the

cold snap was the scenic spectacles the cold weather provided across the countryside, but also the

realisation from many of the public that milk and bread doesn’t just drop out of the sky and land in our

local shops and stores!

That said the snow has come and gone and we probably won’t see another night like last Thursday night

for a very long period of time. Let’s hope spring can now fully establish itself enabling the much required

warm weather to energize our rolling countryside.

With regards to livestock, the sheep industry is witnessing an exceptional boost with spring lambs, prime

hoggs and cull ewes meeting a truly fantastic trade. The large rise in prices is because of short numbers

coming forward and weather conditions hampering farming condition not just at home, but across the

whole of the UK. Just looking back a last year figures, whereby Exeter’s SQQ (Standard Quality Quotation)

for prime hoggs averaged 166ppk (pence per kilo), yesterday on the equivalent day, Exeter’s SQQ levelled

out at 223ppk; a stark contrast and one that will be very much welcomed and deserved by our sheep

farmers across the South West.

Moving on to professional matters and the very much talked about Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). The

window for submitting BPS opens on the 13th of March and the Kivells team are gearing up for the busy

period of processing and submitting clients’ applications. With regards to changes from the 2017 claim

year, generally the RPA (Rural Payments Agency) has introduced very few changes, especially with

regards to mapping and submitting requirements.

There are however a number of rule changes the RPA have introduced, I have listed what I feel are the

most affecting below:

Active farmer - you no longer need to meet the ‘active farmer’ requirement under BPS for 2018

onwards. However, this change to the EU regulation was confirmed too late for RPA to make

changes to the Rural Payments service or the BP5 application form for 2018. Therefore, for BPS

2018 you must fill in the first box of the ‘Active farmer declaration’ in the Rural Payments service,

or on your BP5 application form stating ‘No - I qualify as an active farmer’. You must do this before

you submit your BPS application’.

A complete ban on the use of Plant Protection Products on Ecological Focus Area (EFA) Fallow Land, EFA

Catch and Cover Crops, and EFA Nitrogen-fixing Crops is introduced. The ban applies from the time

of sowing the crop, even if this is before 1 January 2018, to harvesting. The ban also applies to seed

dressings.

Rural Reflection March 2018

The definition of the EFA option for hedges is extended to include trees in a line. The EFA value will

remain the same - each metre of length equals 10 square metres of area for EFA.

As always, if you require telephone advice or feel you would rather one of our team complete and submit

this year’s BPS application please get in touch.

Countryside Stewardship seems to be an ongoing saga with clients submitting applications last

September still waiting to be told by Natural England whether their application was successful. Bearing in

mind if the application is successful the agreement has already started on the 1st January 2018. Quite

frankly a shocking situation! You don’t see government bodies giving us extended deadlines to get BPS

applications submitted or livestock records updated.

That said, it would appear Natural England have given themselves sufficient time for this year’s 2018

applications, with the requirement to have all submitted by 31st July 2018. Although there have been

some glitches in the application process, if properly administered the scheme does create great benefits

not only to the environment, but also provides landowners and occupiers an extra source of income and

the possibility of advancing capitals grants. We have clients interested in submitting for this year’s

application window, if you are considering the same please get in touch.

The last few weeks have seen continued negotiations with one large utility company which has been

renewing it apparatus across the South West. Kivells have, on behalf of clients, submitted a vast amount

of compensation claims whereby land has been damaged and businesses have been disrupted. Going

forward, if any utility company requires access or damages land because of required repairs or

maintenance it is likely compensation will be due to you or your farming business.

On a positive note let’s hope March brings that required sunshine enabling the wheels to start turning

and the grass to start growing.

Until next time…...

On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team

Ian Caunter

Exeter Office

The Kivells Rural Professional Team

David Kivell 01409 253275 david.kivell@kivells.com

Mark Bromell 01409 253275 mark.bromell@kivells.com

Mark Bunt 01579 324927 mark.bunt@kivells.com

Tom Rattray 01566 776886 thomas.rattray@kivells.com

Lisabeth Miller 01409253 275 lisabeth.miller@kivells.com

Claire Bellew 01392 252262 claire.bellew@kivells.com

Ian Caunter 01392 252262 ian.caunter@kivells.com

Caroline Squire 01392 252262 caroline.squire@kivells.com