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History

John and his father Cedric started making hay for horses over 25 years ago, supplying a few local customers including the Equestrian Centre that was at Burton Constable Hall.  Albeit now John and his son Pete, Smithy Briggs Hay & Straw still make hay from the old meadows at Burton Constable.

WE ARE RECRUITING!

FARM WORKER – FULL TIME BIG SQUARE BALING, LEADING, LOADING, DELIVERING HAY & STRAW AND ASSISTING WITH LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES MUST HAVE TRACTOR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND A FULL DRIVING LICENCE. PLEASE SEND YOUR CV TO peter@smithybriggs.co.uk  

BALER SERVICE TIME

Our balers have had the annual health check and are all ready for action for the season thanks to Gary and Mark of Big Bale Services This year the Massey Ferguson 6480 will be on the mini heston baler and a hired, yes orange, Fendt 720 Vario on the Case LB433 big baler

CHANCE TAKEN FOR SOME GRASS PREP WORK

John was out with his grass harrow in very early March after some nice days and drying easterly winds allowed work to commence pulling out last years dead grass.  This will allow the new growth to dominate when it does finally warm up! The grasses have been checked for compaction but suprisingly they are all […]

2012 FORAGE ANALYSIS

Every year we test all our forages for nutrients.  Some early cut crops this year where worth the test but the majority of the hays where very basic in terms of nutrients.      Crude      Description DM % Protein % D Value % ME (MJ/kg) Haylage (May Meadow) 66.6 16.3 70.6 11.3 Haylage […]