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UK HughvanCutsem
UK HughvanCutsem
The main crops grown on the estate which has traditional light Breckland
soils overlaying chalk and marl, are carrots, parsnips, potatoes, onion sets, sugar beet,
barley, wheat and some linseed. We are trying to improve our soil fertility and hence the
recently introduced sheep and also considerable increase in pig numbers. We plan to
increase the area of clover and ryegrass leys on account of having more sheep.
Additionally there is also a stud at which bloodstock is raised for racing.
Both estates rely almost entirely on farming operations and each would be
in the top quartile from a profitability point of view in their respective fields of farming.
It has been one of my cherished aims to integrate the operation of these estates more fully
since I believe that there are advantages to be had. I will develop this theme more fully
subsequently.