LOOKING OUT FOR THE FUTURE

摘要

ASHEEP FARMING family on the Isle of Wight who have set up a contract agreement between father and son are a shining example of how thinking differently can help the industry tackle the challenge of succession.On 1 December last year, 2 5-year-old Patrick Morris began renting 300 ewes from his father, Leslie.Doing so enabled him to start out in sheep farming without the large capital outlay which often acts as the stumblingblock for new entrants."I wouldn't be able to get on the sheep farming ladder so quickly and on this scale without this kind of agreement," said Patrick, who farms near Newport.