CALL US +44 (0)1665 510777 EMAIL INFO@NORTHUMBERLANDESTATES.CO.UK MENU FARMING Home The Estate Other Business Enterprises Farming Northumberland Estates owns some 100,000 acres (almost 40,500ha) of land, the majority being farmland. Of this around 20,000 acres (8,000ha) is managed in–hand by Percy Farms. This acreage is split between an arable enterprise of 3,500 plus acres, with the remainder predominantly hill land, farmed in a traditional manner by running flocks of black faced ewes and suckler cows. The remainder of the Estate land is in the hands of its 100 plus tenant farmers, many of whom have lived and farmed the same holdings for generations. Case Study PERCY FARMS The headquarters of Percy Farms, the in-hand arable enterprise at Northumberland Estates, is at Ratcheugh Farm near Alnwick. Operating with a seven mile radius, farm manager, George Daniel looks after 3,660 arable acres (1,481 ha) with cropping including winter wheat and barley, oilseed rape and spring beans. Conservation and farming work hand in hand throughout, with an award winning grey partridge conservation project covering around 80 per cent of the arable acreage. In addition much the farmland has been entered into conservation schemes such as Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) and Higher Level (HLS) Stewardship agreements. This, however, does not preclude the use of new technology within the farming enterprise, which utilises GPS mapping systems to ensure accuracy when applying sprays and fertilizer, and yield and soil mapping to assist in the accurate application of lime, phosphate and other additives. MEET THE TEAM Julia Robson Estate Surveyor +44 (0)1665 511138 Estate Office, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NQ +44 (0)1665 510777 info@northumberlandestates.co.uk Quick Links PROPERTY PROPERTY SEARCH OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WALKS & TRAILS VACANCIES ABOUT US Useful Links THE ALNWICK GARDEN ALNWICK CASTLE SYON PARK Quick Contact SUBMIT TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY MODERN SLAVERY & HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY COPYRIGHT © THE NORTHUMBERLAND ESTATES 2021 • CREATED BY THE WORKS DIGITAL