Buckle Farms Team tour the Fendt Factory in Marktoberdorf
Together with the Fendt team from Peacock and Binnington, the Buckle Farms Team were kindly invited by Fendt UK to tour and view the Fendt Tractor Factory in Germany.
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News from around the farm
Updates from across the farming year, from harvest and fieldwork to team events and visits.
2023
1 update2022
9 updates
Rob Buckle was invited to participate at the AGCO Leadership Meeting. Atlanta
AGCO invited Rob to attend and participate in their Farmer Focus group, which was part of their Worldwide Leadership meeting, in Atlanta. Rob, together with a farmer from South America, S...
All sown up!
Thats all the winter cereal sown and establishing well.
Harvest 2022
Wow! Amazing weather has helped us finish the Harvest in record time. Loving the Blue sky's and sunshine!
Stewardship Fields are a success
We have dedicated 25 acres to a Stewardship scheme. The area has been sown with a wildlife and bird seed mix. Resulting in acres of beautiful sunflowers, not only looking amazing but brim...
Limagrain UK arrange a farm visit of 100 Danish Farmers
It's not every day a Bus full of farmers arrive here at Sunk Island! It was our pleasure to host the Danish Farmers on their study tour to the UK. With presentations from Us, Nickerson Se...
East Shropshire NFU Study Tour Visit
Buckle Farms had the pleasure of a visit from the East Shropshire NFU study tour. A wonderful group of farmers who enjoyed a walk around our farm and machinery, a presentation, and refres...
Expansion to The Haulage Fleet with Truck Number 4
Our 3 Scania Trucks have been joined by a brand new DAF XG530, increasing our fleet to 4 trucks. With three lorries on Bulk grain haulage and one truck dedicated to delivering Pig Feed.
HGV Trailer 4
A new Fruehauf Bulk tipper is put straight to work and out on the road.
Spring Slurry Application Completed
A busy spring for us with the Slurry team spreading just over 20,000m3 onto growing crops for local Pig farmers.
2021
7 updates
A new Fendt Rogator 645
We were delighted to take delivery of our new Fendt Rogator 645 in the few days before Christmas. It has replaced our old Rogator. The spec is perfect for us, 5000l, 36m boom width, 235hp...
Harvest 2021 Complete
A tough Harvest, competing with damp weather conditions along the east coast, made this season a challenge! We are finally finished thanks to our great team.
The beginning of Spring brings the start of our Slurry Application
Using our Joskin Tankers, a 26m3 and a 16m3 plus a 24m dribble bar, we can efficiently apply slurry to a large acreage, providing vital nutrients to the growing crops.
Scania R500 Joins the fleet
We are pleased to take Delivery today of a new Scania R500. A great addition to the Haulage fleet. Straight to work delivering Liquid Fertiliser for Omex.
A new Snow Plough!
The promise of snow and winter weather conditions this February enforced our decision to purchase a Snow Plough. It was put to great use not only clearing our farm yards and the roads on...
Working with White Rose Farms to Deliver Pig Feed
Buckle Farms is working with White Rose Farms, delivering bespoke Pig Feed to their Farms across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. We have dedicated a Lorry and Feed Trailer to pr...
Trucks Lined Up
Expansion to the Fleet and Increasing Work loads are keeping our Trucks out on the road, but heres a quick pic of them all lined up in the yard. Great to see.
2020
9 updates
Trialing the New Ideal 10T Combine
We were delighted to host Fendt here and have their New Ideal 10T Combine on our Farm
Direct Drilling OSR
A difficult Harvest season this year, but the OSR drilling has gone well as the wet conditions have helped the seed get a good start. We use a Fendt 943 with 6m Vaderstad Rapide drill tea...
Harvest Health and Safety Presentation
The arable team all attended our Harvest Health and Safety presentation. Working with the NFU Risk Management Sevices. It is an important few hours in the office providing information and...
Delivery of our New Ideal 9T combines
A very exciting day, as we took delivery of our new Ideal Combines from Peacock & Binnington. Followed by a couple of days training on the working systems, also provided by P&B and Fendt....
Pea Harvest has begun!
Working with Birds Eye, we are proud to be growing the finest peas. One of our fields has been harvested early in the season, and we have a fair few more acres of peas happily growing wai...
Spring Drilling
After a difficult wet Spring it has been a relief to see the sunshine these last few weeks and to finally get out into the fields, applying slurry and sprays to the fields plus sowing spr...
Haulage Team Working with Omex to deliver Liquid Fertiliser
The start of spring means we continue to work with Omex to deliver liquid fertiliser to other farms.
Fendt Tractor Training
Thanks to Peacock & Binnington for providing excellent Fendt Tractor Systems Training today. Our Arable team attended the event and found it very informative.
Cranswick Acquisition of Pig Farming and rearing operations
Cattle Holderness are pleased to announce that Cranswick Plc has acquired the Buckle Family's Pig Farming and rearing operations. Click here to read the article >
2019
5 updates
Ideal Combine
Everyone enjoyed the Demonstration of the New Ideal 9T Combine, with 12.3m Header, supplied by Peacock & Binnington. Its new technology providing yield mapping and real time information b...
Slurry Application
Ryan applying slurry to our growing Wheat and Barley crop. Using the new Vogelsang 24 metre backpack, with a 2000m pipe. NPK analysis is shown in the cab enabling us to reduce the quantit...
Staff training
Congratulations to the 9 Members of the team who have successfully attended training courses. Covering a range of subjects including Welding, First Aid and Stockmanship Tasks. Well Done!
Red Tractor Approved!!
We are pleased to announce that following our annual audit from The Red Tractor team and NSF, we are a fully compliant business in all areas both Livestock and Grain production. Many than...
Cattle Holderness Ltd - Slurry Application & Storage
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Cattle Holderness Limited have applied for Grant Funding to assist with the installation of a 7,000m3 Slurry Storage Bag complete with a 2...
2018
3 updates
Buckle Farms. Team photo
A rare photo shoot opportunity on the farm this morning!!! Gathering all our team together.
Training Courses
Several Employees have attended training courses over the last few weeks. Incuding First Aid, Pest & Vermin Control, Forklift & telescopic Handling, PA1 & PA4s. All courses have been succ...
Severe Weather
As the whole of the Country is hit by "The Beast from the East" and is severely affected by heavy snow fall. Buckle Farms Haulage have managed to continue meeting all delivery deadlines d...
2017
4 updates
Land Drainage
Further Work to improve the drainage of our land has started this week. DMJ Drainage are doing a fantactic Job!
Winter Sowing complete
After a busy few months, the winter crops are now all sown and establishing well.
Master Mix Twin Power Tropper
In Feb 2017 we took delivery of new Master Mix Twin Power Tropper all the way from Austria. This provides us with the ability to create all our own feed for pigs, milled and mixed using o...
Installation of Bore Hole at both Farms
After a series of ground water surveys we have been granted permission to install a Bore Hole at both Farm sites. This is now used to provide water for all our livestock.
2016
7 updates
Haulage
From April 2016, Buckle Farms have been operating a Scania 450 lorry. It's dual purpose is to take grains grown on the farm in bulk to their final processing destination - whether that's...
Pro Operator Article
Our Spray Operator Matt was interviewed by Mick Roberts of Pro Operator Magazine to review the new Challenger RG654 D which arrived on the Farm in May 2016. Click here to read the article...
Perfect Weather Conditions in February
The unusually mild weather this February has enabled us to get started with the Spring Sowing of Beans and Barley, using a Vaaderstaad Drill directly into pre worked land.
Perfect Weather Conditions in February
The mild, dry and calm weather is giving us a window of opportunity to apply liquid fertilizer to our crops. Applying variable rates using GPS to ensure accurate application.
Haulage team are now delivering Liquid Fertilizer
Our Driver Jeremy is currently enjoying delivering liquid fertilizer on behalf of P&S Simpson Ltd. Look out for him on the road!
Find us on Facebook!
We now have a facebook site! Keep upto date with all our daily activities by following us on Facebook.
Exciting new expansion project
A busy day with lots of concrete being laid for the base of an exciting new expansion project.