FARMING

Farming has changed significantly over the past century. Technology, including mechanical modernisation, and the knowledge now available to the market, optimises efficiencies and increased yield opportunities. Consumers want to know more about the provenance of the food they eat, so farmers consistently monitor and review their farming methods, as well as broadening their knowledge of the ever-growing ag-chem market and its increasingly advanced programmes. British farming is always driven by external factors, including the world market controlling price, and most importantly, the weather, which drives the day to day on site decision making and is a factor no one can control.

FARMING STRATEGY

Strutt and Parker Farms is committed to making a difference to the environment. The company is a strong supporter of national countryside stewardship schemes, and all the farms are signed up to either Entry Level Stewardship or Higher Level Stewardship. Strutt and Parker Farms has always placed a high priority on its stewardship of the environment. Furthermore, it is involved in a number of initiatives including working with the RSPB to improve the nesting of bird species, protecting sensitive grazing land by limiting application of fertilizers, putting land down to buffer strips to encourage biodiversity, and creating field corners and skylark strips again to encourage birds and biodiversity.

OUR FARMS

BROOK HALL

Essex
Manager: Martin Bowers

Located in the village of Foxearth, the farm is grade 2 agricultural land with cropping focusing on cereals, oilseed rape and sugar beet.

Acres: 1,243

FROYLE

Hampshire
Manager: Andy Kirby

Comprising good agricultural land, the farm grows mixed cereals – including wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape – as well as beans. Alongside combinable crops, there are 383 acres of well-established woodland.

Acres: 2,927

FEN FARMS

Cambridgeshire
Manager: Ricky Dring

Farming in the unique setting of the fens offers productive drained farm land growing cereals and peas.

Acres: 3,643

LIVERMERE

Suffolk
Manager: Martin Bowers

The land at Livermere allows for good production of cereals, sugar beet and forage maize.

Acres: 1,233

LAWN HALL

Essex
Manager: Andrew Cook

Situated between Leaden Roading and Chatham Green, the land holding is optimal for growing arable crops, in particular milling and feed wheat, oilseed rape and peas.

Acres: 4,261

LAVENHAM

Suffolk
Manager: Martin Bowers

Situated on outskirts of Lavenham (between Thorpe Morieux and Monks Eligh), the land offers prime agricultural conditions for growing arable crops and other niche crops such as parsley.

Acres: 5,542

LANDERMERE

Essex
Manager: Alan Ponder

The productive soil at Landermere farm lends itself to growing wheat, oilseed rape and root crops.

Acres: 2,180

MARSHES FARM