Borderway magazine - Spring 2005



	Spring 2005

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Borderway Magazine is edited by Jennifer Mackenzie

Group profits rise
The H&H Group reports an increase of unaudited profit before tax of 5 per cent on the year in its interim report to the end of December 2004. [more]

Enhancing the Environment
Julie Liddle of H&H Bowe outlines the new Environmental Stewardship Entry Level Scheme. The Environmental Stewardship is a hybrid of both the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and the Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme. [more]

Insurance – don’t take the risk
Conditions for the agricultural industry are uncertain and the market overall will potentially shrink as the Single Farm Payment starts to influence the minds of farmers. As they look to manage their costs more efficiently, perhaps there has never been a better opportunity to review the insurance. [more]

North Sheep 2005 - In the top of the flocks!
North Sheep 2005, the NSA Northern region’s biennial event is to be staged on Wednesday June 1 by kind permission of Cumbrian agri-businessman Allan Jenkinson, on his Whinfell Park estate, near Penrith. [more]

Jerseys - cream of the crop
Given the opportunity to make radical changes following foot and mouth, Steven and Claire Bland decided not to re-stock their black and white dairy herd but to go for pedigree Jerseys instead. [more]

New farmstock faces
Harrison & Hetherington’s farmstock board has some changes. Michael Scott has been appointed vice-chairman while Kirkby Stephen farmer John Dargue joins the board. [more]

Borderway Finance - A view from inside
It is without doubt that 2004 was a challenging year for Borderway Finance.With over 4000 live cases and new customers being added daily, each deserving the best in customer service and support, the day to day running of an efficient office is in itself a challenge. [more]

After the floods
H&H King director Richard Stronach examines the impact on the residential rental and property for sale markets resulting from Carlisle’s disastrous floods in January. [more]

Arable Land Set-aside - some issues
The RPA released further guidance on the issue of set-aside in late 2004 and people are now getting to grips with the detailed rules. The definition of arable land for set-aside has changed. [more]

Sheepdogs make their sale debut
Shepherds from across the UK are already showing interest in Harrison & Hetherington's inaugural sale of working and unbroken sheep dogs and puppies at Lazonby Mart in May. The mart at Lazonby has more than 20 acres of grassland and it offers ideal facilites for the first sale of sheep dogs. [more]

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