Skell Gill Farm Meats 

Skell Gill Farm, Grantley, Ripon, North Yorkshire,         HG4 3PS, United Kingdom  |  +44 7871513228
News & Whats happening on the farm

Summer catering events

We have had a busy summer out & about with the trailer, this has varied from private functions, agricultural shows, festivals, events or anywhere where people need good quality food!

The response's from show committees, general public or organiser's has been fantastic and it makes all our hard work worth it.


Hay & Straw Harvest 2023

May 2022

As the weather has been so kind to us, we have managed to get the Belted Galloway cows and calves out a bit earlier this year. Again, like the sheep they have plenty of grass to eat, the cows are currently grazing on some fields that are monitored for ground nesting birds and this year we seem to have lots of chicks born which is so nice to see as you drive round the fields.

April is Lambing time

We have had a good lambing this year as the weather has been kind to us, we have lots of grass so the lambs should grow nicely and the Ewes will keep their fitness.

October 2021

We have introduced some new Ewes (sheep) to our small flock which are a Dalesbred bred to run along side our Swaledale Ewes.

In October we worm the Ewes and clip the tails ready for tupping time.

Straw Harvest 2021

A small selection of photos we had taken by a Photographer

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June 2021


We have updated which markets we are attending

If you have any question, contact us at skellgill@gmail.com

Lambing April 2021

Winter 2020-2021

November  2020 - Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Testing

This year we where due our 4 yearly TB Test as we are at a low risk, this is a nervous time for most farmers as we find out if any of the cattle have Tuberculosis. The vets comes to do the test over 2 days. Every farmer has to go through this process as its a national government requirement. On results day the vet gave all the cattle an all clear which means we are Negative for TB. 

Straw Harvest July > September 2020

On an evening you often have some amazing sunsets

The straw harvest starts around mid July and this year we managed to complete it mid September. The harvest has been very difficult with low yields of straw, this is due to the weather conditions. We managed to get around 2 thirds of our usual quantity of Wheat, Barley and Rape straw. 

As the harvest takes alot of hands from woofling the swath, baling, loading the trailer to bring the bales home, it is a family affair with help from friends. This year we have had Eve driving the tractor around the field while its loaded which has helped us. The dogs enjoy coming to the fields for a good run around also. 

End of May's heat wave....

During the heat wave, Eve had the padding pool out under the careful eye of Donnie & Percy (personally I think they where planning a dip themselves!!) Meanwhile little Mel decided she'd take to the water trough to cool down. 

May > June 2020 - Hay making at home


    We love going for a walk around our woods in May when the blue bells are out and the smell is fantastic....

End of April 

The Beltie cows and Calves went out from spending some time inside over the winter months. 

 11th April 2020

Following on from muck spreading we went out to see if we could find any nests and we did. It nice to see the work we have done pays off in order to create the perfect habitat for these birds. 

24th March 2020

We have been spreading the winter straw muck on the land, this puts goodness back into the land and as we live next to the moor the farm also helps creates a great area for ground nesting birds.
10th March 2020

Rosie who has already been a mum had 9 piglets.

Because she has had experience of farrowing we left her to naturally and she had them all with 4 hours. 

1st March 2020 


Our first time mum Donnie had 6 piglets
 
We didn't have to assist in anyway and she has looked after them all by herself.

Donnie was one of our first pigs we bought as a pedigree registered weaner gilt, the intention with her was to keep her as a breeding sow.
August 2019 - Straw Harvest.
We bale around 500 acres of straw over the summer months. Every year varies to the quantity we do as this depends on crop rotation but we always do a percentage of Barley, Wheat & Rape straw. 
July 2019
Towards the end of July we make our winter forage, we aim to do the majority as hay if the weather is on our side, otherwise we make haylage & clamp silo.
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