MEET THE FARMERS

Graham, William and Graham Fenton

We have been growing potatoes for Bartlett's in Perthshire for over 25 years. We supply the company with 5 different varieties including Osprey, Harmony, Maris Piper Innovator and Rooster.

Aside from potatoes we grow a large amount of spring barley for malting, winter wheat and barley for feeding livestock, oil seed rape for vegetable oil, kale and grass. We also rear sheep and cattle.

The importance of wildlife and environmental protection has never been so prominent. There are many schemes and methods that can be used, but we have chosen to build 3 conservation ponds to encourage pond and bird life.

We also regularly plant hedges to try, and increase insects and smaller forms of wildlife. Constructing these types of habitats not only increases the different species on the farm but also improves the general appearance of the countryside. Aside from the day to day activities on the farm I enjoy my annual duty of being a stock judge at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh and I am also a member of the Perth Agricultural Show.