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Farming in South Wiltshire since 1951

Longford Farms Ltd comprises 1755 hectares of agricultural land from water meadows adjoining the River Avon to the Chalk downland of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Farm specialises in a mix of combinable crops and beef cattle which complement the soil characteristics of this area of Wiltshire. The hub of the operation centres around Yews Farm where the main grain drying and storage facilities are located.

Start Of Harvest 2019

Harvest has started on the Farm with winter barley being combined. The first two fields to be cut are an old variety called Maris Otter specifically ...
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Farm Walk 2019

On the evening of 3rd July the Estate hosted a farm walk in aid of RABI and the Addington Fund, with over a 100 people in attendance we were fortunate...
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First Cattle in Longford Park

One of the signs of spring on the Estate is our youngstock moving into Longford Park. Youngstock graze The Park right through the spring and su...
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Spring Cultivation and Drilling

It has been a busy weekend for the arable team as the weather has finally provided the right conditions for the spring cultivation and drilling campai...
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Woodland Creation

Our farming, game and forestry teams have been busy this week planting 4,000 new trees at Brickworth Quarry as part of the reinstatement process. ...
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New Countryside Stewardship Scheme

A new targeted CS Scheme has been offered to Longford Farms. Our commitment to the Environment and sound wildlife and conservation practise will cont...
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Ecological Focus Areas

As part of Longford Farms commitment to EFA whereby 5% of every agricultural holding has to be ‘setaside’ for greening, we have evaluated ...
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Harvest 2017

Harvest 2017 Harvest at Longford started two weeks earlier this year compared to 2016. This was due to the searing heat that we had in June which mad...
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