The Copas Farms' arable policy has seen major changes in the past few years, but overall we look to grow combinable crops in large quantities, on the majority of our good land, as economically and efficiently as possible.  Currently a combination of Winter Wheat, Spring Barley, and Oil Seed Rape is grown.  Poorer less productive land is used for Environmental/fallow and horse grazing paddocks, but when the grain price is at a higher level more fallow land is brought back into production .

To maintain efficiency we have to try and maximise our acreage around three tractors, one sprayer, one combine and an articulated lorry.

Since 2000 Copas Farms has been using a minimum cultivation system.  This has resulted in considerable cost savings, with no yield penalty, and the method is environmentally friendly.

Copas Farms are always interested in taking on additional land and will consider a variety of different arrangements to suit the owner.  Please call James Copas on (01628) 529595 or (07748) 633535 if you would like to discuss this further.

GRAZING LAND

Copas Farms has areas of grazing grassland around Cookham in Berkshire which, from time to time, becomes available to rent for horse paddocks and stabling.  To register interest please call the Farm Office on (01628) 529595 or e-mail: copasfarms@copasfarms.co.uk