,8 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, March 27th, 1980


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A message from NFU president Richard Butler


MOST commentators upon British industry and commerce appear to view the 1980s with gloom. Where some industries are concerned they may well be right but this is not, I believe, the case with farming.


to be proud of and which must and, I believe, can mer 0f 1980, h av e


turned in a steady five per cent growth in pro­ ductivity, increasing its co n tr ib u t io n to , th e national larder and reduc­ ing the call upon the national purse to pay for imports. This is a performance


be sustained into the boosted farm price sup- 19808.


encouraging pointers to ernment expenditure did this belief is the changing not affect agriculture too


One of th e most


--------------------------------- ments for hill sheep and cattle went some way to securing the immediate future of important parts of the livestock industry.


adversely; b e t te r pay- ENEMIEUS CASTLE WHINNEY LANE, MELLOR BLACKBURN. TEL. MELLOR 3376 CLITHEROE


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‘We can give a lead to Britain’


attitude to the farming industry among politi­ cians generally and in this Government in par­ ticular. Perhaps I am unduly


optimistic — but I do detect an increasing awareness among politi­ cians, and the general public, too, of the vital importance to this nation of its farming industry. Indeed, it has begun to


show up in practical ways. The successive green pound devaluations of 1979 will, by the sum-


I realise that we face


many difficulties as we enter this new decade and I am well aware that we shall not settle them all at once.


with the right kind of backing, we can do much to help improve Britain’s prospects and I believe we shall be given that backing.


But I also know that,


proved the point that, far from being a lame duck in need of public help, farm­ ing is a strong and valu­ able industry which deserves, and will react well, to public support.


We have more than Farming can give a


lead to the rest of Britain and, in the process, I hope that it can prosper.


port by some 20 per cent; the recent cuts in Gov-


th e r e a l ly n o ta b le achievements of British industry in the seventies has been the success of the farming sector. Year after year it has


optimism might seen sus­ pect. The income of the industry has been falling in real terms, it owes an ever1 increasing debt to the banks and it is beset by difficulties with many of the main commodities. Despite all this, one of


At first glance, such V


DUNKIRK IN THE


tradition, he believes far­ mers must fight to retain their competitive c J ■ the market place


place. They edge i ’n will also, as food produc-


two factors will dominate farming’s agenda in the coming months: restora­ tion of the level of pro­ fitability in the industry and the future of the dairy sector. With the broad spec­


trum ’of agricultural interests in the county; Don is conscious of tne


ers, provide a key to the nation’s economic sur­ vival. Don is convinced that


CHAIRMAN of the Lancashire National Farmers’ Union, Mr Don Bridge, of Alston Old Hall Farm, Lon­ gridge, believes that misuse of phoney EEC farm currency exchange rates has seriously depleted the financial resources of Britain’s farmers, but has not sapped their determinat ion to fight for a full share of th e domesti c market. In tru e “Dunkirk”


need to vjew the food- producing industry in its


. entirety. “From the vegetable­


growing areas ot South West Lancashire to the hills of the Pehnines there is an air of political


and economic uncertainty preventing farmers rein­ vesting for the future,”,


he says. “Without this injection . . . .


of capital into our farm business, there is less prospect of B r i t ish agriculture being in a position to compete." Turning to the Euro­


- “We are a little tired of being told that we should be good Europeans. So


pean influence on British agriculture, Don says:


, far as we are concerned, the interest of Lanca­ shire farmers should come first and if this cuts across the interests of other farmers in say, Normandy, then we are not going to back off. “We don’t contribute to


European surpluses. Our present market has been developed over a long number of years and we are not going to capitu­


late. “We are not going to


let anyone come and take these m arkets from under our noses. We have a market to fill and, given fair competition, we are still in a position to compete.


use o f the Green Pound system has reduced our superiority and we are not now in as strong a position as we were some years ago." Born at Poynton, Che­


“Regrettably, the mis­


shire, and educated at Bolton School, Don is the • first generation of his family to farm. The son of a bank man­


ager, he always had an ambition to farm and received his first practi­ cal experience on a hold- ing a t Boothstown, before enrolling for an o n e -y e a r residential course at the Lancashire


practical farming experi­ ence, he took up a place on a two-year course at Winmarleigh and gained his National Diploma in Agriculture. In 1957 he was offered,


Institute of Agriculture, Winmarleigh. F ollow ing fu r th e r


and a c c e p te d , th e tenancy of a 60-acre hold­


over the tenancy of Alston Old Hall Farm, then extending to 280 acres, but with limited buildings. Today the farm, now an amalgam of five holdings, extends to 350 acres. Standing right on the


married Sheila McCart- nay, daughter of a men’s outfitter, and during the 1960s they built up the herd to 80 cows and laid the foundation of the Pontis — L at in fo r Bridge — herd of pedig­ ree British Friesians. The pig herd was also boosted to 40 sows. In 1970 the couple took


ing at Out Rawcliffe and had just sufficient money to buy 10 cows, two sows, an old tractor and basic implements. He- also: planted 20 acres of corn. Three years later he


! timbered hall, complete ' with minstrels’ gallery whiph experts date bet­ ween 1290 and 1310. The farm — the land


’ bone, parlour. Winter feed is based on


rises from river meadow to heavy ground lying above a steep escarpment — now carries 300 head of cattle. Milkers are cubicle housed and milked in a 20-20 herring-


silage which is trough-fe'd from a wagon and the cattle are grazed on a set stocking system. The Pontis herd was


lifeti


MANY years when the days set| longer and the mers sunnier, Bill ton farmer Jim Ivl would put his bacS the land to earn| living.


founded on Hunday blood • lines, but in recent years bulls from the Fosshill herd have been used to give increased milk and fat. Sales average 1,150 gallons a cow a year. In building up the fer-


bank of the Ribble, Alston Old Hall is a sturdy farmhouse with a hand-pumped well at the door bearing the date 1835. The well has been superceded by mains water.


contains an historical "treasure,” for right at its h e a r t is an oak-


The farmhouse also , tility and stock-carrying


capacity of the farm, Don is very mindful of the fact that he is th'e 14th tenant this century to occupy the Church Com­ mission-owned farm. Don first joined Stal-


County, Executive Com­ mittee of Lancashire NFU for 20 years. Chairman of the coun­


mine branch of the NFU and then, when he moved farm, joined the Lon­ gridge branch and has been a member of the


Progress depends on co-operation


I AM p a r t ic u la r ly pleased, in these first weeks of the decade and of my return to the


Yorkshire-Lancashire Region, to have been given this opportunity to have a word with the readers of the Clitheroe Advertiser.


the Advertiser is one in which I have lived and with which I have been closely involved for the


The area served by f eater part of my life. am, therefore, not


unfamiliar with the problems which the hill farmers and dairy far­ mers of the area face.


says Mr. A. F. Baines, Ministry of Agriculture, Chief Regional Information Officer


Not only those prob­


lems arising from the severe winters and wet s p r in g s , or th o se brought by ever-rising costs, but also those c r e at e d by t h e pressures of conserva­ tion and recreation. But I also know how


resiliant the farming community is and how ready they are to tackle their problems and seize th e i r o p p o r ­ tunities.’ A g r icu l tu re is a


major national asset, a key industry free from many of the problems that beset other parts of our economy. This is a tremendous advan­ tage, on which I believe farmers will build and ex pand during the 1980s. The greatest promise


of successful expansion lies, I think, in the sphere of co-operation. Co-operation between the different sectors of our diverse industry;


co-operation of the tvpe which, in both produc­ tion and marketing, spreads the risk and allows farmers to enter contractual arrange­ ments to supply collec­ tively quantities which they could not supply i n d i v i d u a l l y ; c o- operation between pro­ ducer and processor or retailer. Co-operation, too


between people repre­ senting the many inter­ ests within the agricul­


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P ro g re s s in th e


f u t u r e will surely depend on this and with a spirit of co-operation abroad in our industry, and the ideas, experi­ ence and wisdom of all concerned brought to bear on our problems, we will succeed.


I would like to wish


all re a d e r s of the Clitheroe Advertiser, p a r t ic u la r ly those engaged in farming, a very successful year.


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r e s e n ta t iv e on th e Agricultural Training Board and Lancashire Community Council, he has also been interested in farming and conserva­ tion and represents his fellow farmers on the county’s farming and wildlife advisory group. He has retained a keen


interest in the work of the Young Farmers’ Club movement and serves as


officer, Mr Simpson is a founder chairman of Lan­ cashire NFU’s Marginal Lands Committee. He has a herd of 40


milking cows, together with 44 followers and 120 ewes on his marginal land farm.


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leadership of the county branch is vice-chairman Mr Leslie Simpson, who farms 150 acres at High House Farm, North- town, Padiham. A f o rme r pol i c e


two children — Judith (16) and Philip (5) — and as a family they enjoy caravanning. Don is also keen on sport. Joining Don in the


vice-president of the Longridge YFC. Don and Sheila have


other county committees. Lancashire NFU’s rep­


ty’s Milk Committee for three years, he became county branch vice- chairman in mid-1978. He has also served on


with his parents, Johrl Lily, some 66 years I from a farm in w | leydale. After living in Ll


lives in a more leisl fashion at a house irl lington, Gardens, kel himself occupied | memories of his lif| farming and talking;[ old times with the i| friends who visit hiirl Jim came to Biilirl


Now 76-year-old I


worth Road, they mil to Calding Bank Fanrl the breast of Whalley l l


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