Driffield, East Yorkshire

22 Jan Successful Installation of 3 Slurry Bagtanks with the support of EAFRD Funding

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During 2020 Yorkwold successfully installed 3 Albers Alligator 2,000m3 slurry bagtanks with the aid of a 40% grant from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural...

16 Nov Richard Riley Appointed Production Director Designate

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Richard Riley joined Yorkwold as Production Director Designate in October 2020. Rich joins us from Cranswick Plc, where he held the position of Agriculture Manager, managing...

16 Nov Yorkwold Team Move into New Office

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The Dewhirst Farming Group finally moved into the new head office at Field House Farm in June of this year, following a 12 month build...

27 Apr Westwood House Receives its First Pigs

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New 2,000 place Finishing Unit receives its first pigs The latest addition to the Yorkwold portfolio of finishing units was completed this month and its first...

01 Apr Handover of New Head Office Completed

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This month saw the handover of the new Dewhirst Farming Group Head Office. Unfortunately the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic mean that there has...

23 Nov Graham McIntyre Appointed Arable Manager – E. Reed & Son

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Graham joined E. Reed & Son in 2019 following the retirement of long standing Arable Manager Mike Tuplin. Graham is originally from the Highlands of...

22 Nov Mike Tuplin – Arable Manager – Retirement

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November 22nd 2019 saw the retirement from the E. Reed & Son business of long standing Arable Manager, Mike Tuplin, after 43 years of continuous service....

19 Jul Lund Warren Solar PV installed!

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157kW of photo voltaic (PV) solar panels have been installed in the dale at Lund Warren to supply green energy into the pig unit. The...

19 Jul Pippa Hoggard graduates as Student of the Year!

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The Dewhirst Farming Group’s most recent office recruit, Pippa Hoggard, graduated from her Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture course at Bishop Burton College on...

29 Apr Sleightholme finishing unit completed

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Yorkwold's latest 2,000 place finishing unit was completed...