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LANCASHIRE CLUB PANEL MEETING 2016


SOUTH EASTERN


Invited to join our popular annual February panel meeting this year were Matt Pye of Bayview Jerseys, Andrew Holgate, Aliann Holsteins, Isaac Lancaster, I-Cow Holsteins and Neil Eastham, vet.


Matt farms with his sister and parents at Arkholme, Carnforth. They have a milk contract with Dewlay Cheese, Garstang, with their Jersey milk going into one of the company’s newest cheeses Garstang Creamy White. Matt successfully won a Jersey Cattle Society sponsorship to visit California in 2011 and later this year Bayview Jerseys will be visited as part of the International Jersey Society’s World Tour. Andrew, his wife Alison and their youngest son farm at Settle, North Yorkshire, with occasional help from other family members, including Andrew’s dad who is now in his eighties. The Holgate’s have had two successful herd sales. Andrew is of the opinion that family farms such as theirs are the sort that will survive the downfall in dairying income, as family will pull together and work for nothing in order to keep the business running.


Isaac farms with his brother Luke and dad Richard at Horton in Craven, Skipton. Isaac is well known for exporting/importing cattle and his ability to prepare and show Holsteins. Isaac was of the opinion that British Farmers need to catch up with the rest of Europe with their disease free status.


Germany leads the way with this and Isaac said that we need to get our act together so we can become a nation of cattle exporters. We have so many excellent cattle here in the UK which cannot be exported due to diseases such as BVD, in which Scotland are settling an example by making their cattle free, Johnnes, which milk companies are now demanding that herds need to test for, and IBR. Neil is an associate vet with a large animal practice based at Ripon, North Yorkshire, part of the XL Vets group and is also involved with his family’s Samlea herd of Holsteins based at Salmesbury, Preston. Neil is keen to see genomic evaluations play an active role in the management of herds in the future. The practice already offers genomic testing to their farmers for all calves.


With spring on the horizon, the calendar is looking busy going forward for the next few months leading up to the show season. We would like to thank all the young members that went to the rally and represented the South East Club. You should all be proud of yourselves.


Maxine Gray and Holly Bereen have been to Cremona Show, thanks to Cogent and the Anthony Freeman Memorial Fund. With special thanks to Pete Riddler for escorting the girls round for the couple of days. We look forward to their presentation to the club. The Club welcomed the HUK CEO Richard Jones to talk to the club in December regarding his future at the Society and where he wants to take it. We look forward to future developments and it was good to put a face to the name for those who had not met him previously. He also kindly presented the cups to all the winners of the herd competitions and the stock judging.


Special congratulations to Charlotte Moody for receiving the award for special contributions to Club HYB.


The Club also had a herd visit to Clears Jersey herd and it was interesting to see the system and robots, a good visit for those that attended.


Please contact Clare Slumbers for a club programme if you do not currently receive any correspondence


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