Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Good breeding starts be re


FROM a cauldron o f this country before the bubbling nitrogen in second world war, which


Whalley, the magic o f involves trained men. vis- m o d e rn s c ie n c e is iting farmers to insert the


b eing b rou gh t to thousands of dairy far­ mers in the north west.


science is As well as harnessing


semen freezing techniques developed abroad, the Milk Marketing Board has introduced the latest com­ puter technology at its centre in Whalley.


This has been fully op­ For m it is kept alive —


Bell, a freelance sdale, of Cuttock College


NO fully, his profita-


vever, the ewe is on ide in this because jetus makes 70% of owth in the last six ; of pregnancy.


? is when correct ig is vital and can be ged if you know how • lambs your ewes carrying. Knowing l ewes are expecting ? than one lamb s you know where to for trouble at lamb-


savings come from


• fe edin g co s ts , lamb survival with lambs to sell and ewe deaths. For hill with 100 to 120%


:ig the increase in margin can be bet- £1.50 and £3.50.


:• more intensive 1 and lowland flocks, ; lambing can be bet- 120 to 200%, the its range from 29p to


per ewe. icks with lambing nt around 160 stand tin most with good gement of twin bear- 5wes. Flocks with ng percent of around tend to have good gement anyway and to gain less from


ling. lot of ewes in the


jle Valley have been d this year and we looking to see how he predictions have


indefinitely — the bull’s semen needed to impre­ gnate their cattle for milk produc tion. Although many people may know that cows do not give milk until they have had their first calf, few realise that these days only 50% are serviced by bulls.


The rest inseminated


artificially, a method of breeding unheard of in


erational for* the past six months, replacing the manual index, and offer­ ing farmers, vital informa­ tion at the touch of a button.


The computer is quicker


and more reliable at stor­ ing and retrieving infor­ mation than the system — a fact both customers and the office girls have come to appreciate.


The benefits, to the


farmer of AI are obvious. For not only is the semen proven — disease free from a quality breeder —


but the fanner can select samples from around sev­ eral hundred animals of various breed. And he is saved the expense of buying his own bull.


The new man in charge


at Whalley following the retirement of Mr Norman Swinbank is Cornishman Mr Barry Allen (38), who with his wife, Margaret, and son, Richard (9), have set up home at Fairfield Close, Clitheroe.


Since taking up the


manager’s post in Sep­ tember, farmer’ s son Barry has been getting to know his staff of 60 and putting to good use his 17 years experience as an inseminator and manager with the. board’s centres in the south.


Whalley is the nerve


centre of the board’s AI operation for an area bounded by Lancaster, Liverpool, Sheffield and Ripon, taking in Lanca-


CHANGES in farming sion less attractive, p ra ctice have re-


New life for old buildings


Accessibility in particu-


buildings unsuitable b u s in e s s e s , h ow ev e r for their original pur- small, involve the move- pose. Such buildings ment of people and mate-


n d e r e d m a n v fa rm lar may exclude any P°- u , ,n ; ir “


y -Z u T tential for conversion. All


MR ALLEN and his assistant manager, Mr Geoff Davy, advise visitors to tread warily when next to the vat in which the semen 'straws are stored in liquid nitrogen so cold it burns the skin on contact


shire and a fair section of Yorkshire. It deals with the ad­


ministrative, policy, con­ trol and distribution func­ tions of the region’s sub­ centres, at Garstang, Farnworth, Kirkburton and Burley-in-Wharfedale, w he re the semen is frozen. Whalley is also a “lay


World behind the pint a!


THERE are 3,281,000 dairy cows in the UK, all of whom are very industrious on our behalf. They need to be. Ac­


cording to the British Farm Produce Council, a s ta g g e r in g t o t a l o f 12,257,000,000 pints of liquid milk, give or take the odd pint or two, is utilised annually. Statistics from the Na-.


tional Food Survey, 1983, reveal that each of us, at home, consumes about 193 pints of liquid milk a year, involving an annual ex­ penditure of £40. We use that milk in our tea, coffee, on our breakfast cereals, in puddings, sauces, for custards and for cool drinks, etc. Yet, even though milk


is purchased on such a regular basis, there are


still those who have little knowledge o f the very careful steps taken to ensure it reaches us in pure and wholesome state. Take the people who


have to milk the cows. It might sound a leisurely occupation, but, even with modem milking parlours, there is no escaping the chore of twice-daily milk­ ing. The morning session takes place between five and seven a.m. which is not too funny on a cold winter’s day. That is just the tip of


the iceberg from the far­ mer’s point of view. Re­ cords have to be kept about what the cows eat, how much they yield and how they are housed. Feeding and housing are important factors where milk yields are concerned. A hungry, discontented


USE NON-CASE PARTS AND £


cow will not give of her best, and who can blame her? All commercial dairy


herds are registered and the standard of milk pro­ duction on our dairy farms is controlled by a strict code of regulations. These are enforced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which carries out clinical exami­ nations of cows.


Today, all our milk is


tuberculosis and brucel­ losis-free. It takes just a second to read those few words, but it took a long time and a lot of hard work to bring it about. To maintain this disease-free status involves routine monitoring o f all the herds, a task that cannot be left until the sun isj shining and the meadows are filled with lush grass.


Then there is the ques­ (3 8 2


Q 3 5 2'3<B


tion of transporting the milk from farms to the creameries which are, usually, in towns or cities, miles away from the origi­ nal source of supply. The milk, cooled on the


fa rm , is su ck ed or pumped, after careful checking of the quality, into small, insulated farm collection tankers. Often,


in winter, the tankey driv­ ers have to manage to go from farm to farm down winding, icy lanes and drive under the most trying of conditions. But, to help relieve con­


gestion on busy roads as well as to keep costs down, the milk is later transferred from small tankers to large ones, with the drivers taking pride in the fact that they deliver the goods, no matter what the weather is like. Once in the creamery,


the milk undergoes vari­ ous treatments, all care­ fully controlled. Most of the milk we buy, about 96% of it, is pasteurised. It has to be bottled or put into cartons and taken to


retail outlets. We must all have ap­


preciated the dedication of our milk roundsmen this winter, when in the ice and snow, they continued to put the pintas on our doorsteps. In fact, anyone looking


into the story behind UK milk supplies cannot fail to be impressed by the dedication of everyone in­ volved, all of which would come to nought, if our cows refused to co-oper­ ate.


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o f f ’ station, where around 40 bulls aged between one and seven years remain until they are proven. They stay there for five or six years and if during


that time milk from their progeny meets the exact­ ing standards for fat pro­ tein levels, then they are transferred to Burley-in- Wharfedale. If not, they are slaugh­


tered — the fate in store for seven of every eight beasts laid off.


Semen from bulls which


make the grade is stored in special straws at minus 196 degrees centrigrade. There are straws from


800 bulls at Whalley, but in practice farmers tend to nominate their own tried and tested favour­ ites, such as, for £15, Thamesdale Superstar, whose offspring give milk of superior quality. At the other end of the


price range — for £5.50, everything included — is the “bull of the day” ser­ vice, but this is declining in popularity as more and more farmers nominate bulls from the catalogue. Other, more general,


changes in the livestock sector have come to light thanks to the weather- vane s e n s i t iv i ty the centre possesses as a sup­ plier of the raw material of growth to the industry. Its insemination statis­


tics show, for example, a five per cent swing from dairy to beef cattle and point to a possible shor­ tage o f dairy replace­ ments. It is also evident that


milk quotas are leading to a 10% reduction in insemi­


nations and that MMB seasonality payments to encourage farmers to boost production during the early summer lull are paying off. Mr Allen said that


there had been an in­ creased demand for in­ semination last October which would result in im­ proved production next summer. But unlikely to influ­


ence the centre’s business are Government plans to


increase competition by liberalising AI licensing regulations. According to Mr Allen,


there are no signs as yet that anyone locally would be interested in applying for a new licence authoris­ ing the setting up of “ semen shops” which would be allowed to store semen for sale, though not to deliver. Mr Allen said the board


would not object to other organisations establishing semen shops or collec­ tions, freezing and other services, provided the stringent standards were met and the Ministry of Agriculture continued to enforce them.


now have little value to the farm business. These old buildings, perhaps of special antiquity or architec­ tural merit, may be capable of some alter­ native use not neces­ sarily connected with the farm. The same changes have


brought about a sharp de­ cline in the volume of farm labour, reducing the opportunities, for employ­ ment in rural areas. Using redundant farm b u i ld in g s fo r o th e r economic activity helps to maintain the fabric of rural society at a time when jobs are becoming fewer, and exploits more fully the potential of avail­ able resources.


There are many uses


for redundant farm build­ ings, most of them fall in the light industrial categ­ ory. Craft workshops such as wood carving, furni­ ture-making and restora­ tion, pottery, glass-blow­ ing, weaving and wrought ironwork are common ex­ amples.


Tourism in the form of


self-catering accommoda­ tion, restaurants, farm museums and interpreta­ tion centres are pos­ sibilities. Examples of other uses are an exten­ sion of the farm business into a farm shop, cheese­ making, fish-farming or riding school. The location, access and


the size, construction and condition of available pre­ mises contribute to suita­ bility for any one purpose. Consider also any effect on the farm, such as the extra traffic it would gen­ erate. To be a candidate for a


second career, the build­ ing should be structurally sound with a reasonable length of life left in the fabric. Many farm buildings


b e c om e r e d u n d a n t through limitations of size. A low headroom that excludes tractors may prove satisfactory for uses not requiring large-scale machinery.


Structural repairs, de­


pending on the extent of work needed, are expen­ sive and detract from value, making a conver-


rials. A road ca pa b le o f


taking the type of vehicles servicing the enterprise is e s s e n t ia l . But some businesses are less de­ manding in the movement of materials as in watch­ making or repairing, or the work of a silversmith. Where the public are


expected to visit the pre­ mises, satisfactory access places extra demands and a car park will be re­ quired. The value of a building


for any commercial pur­ pose is influenced by its location. A farm shop or other retail premises ought to be located close to potential customers or, for passing trade, on a main road. Some users, on the


other hand, prefer the rural surroundings or the privacy that an isolated farm situation offers. In­ variably supply of elec­ tricity and water should be at hand. Most conversions in­


volve alterations to the building itself or in ancil­ lary works to suit the par­ ticular use proposed. Sympathetic treatment when designing altera­ tions to the external ap­ pearance helps to ensure that new works blend in with the original structure to make the result more aesthetically acceptable. The loss of character is so easy when altering old buildings for a different function. A change of use from


agriculture requires plan­ ning consent but planning policies encourage the conversion of redundant farm buildings for use as small businesses, provided there are no other major drawbacks. A preliminary discus­


sion with the local plan­ ning officer is advisable at the formative stage. Plans of alterations to buildings must also comply with the Building Regulations, another reason for a visit to the local district council office. Before embarking on a


scheme of conversion it is as well to seek advice. A number o f government agencies are available to assist in such projects and financial aid may be ob­ tained in some cases.


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