Farm management
Our role is to manage the County Farms Estate, provide advice on agricultural issues to the county council and planning advice to district councils on agricultural matters.
Dorset acquired its first farm at Marnhull in 1911
Today's estate of approximately 2750 hectares is made up of approximately 55 farms, mostly specialist dairy farms
Farms are located throughout the county, either as part of an estate i.e. the Buckland Newton and Mappowder estate of 10 farms
At present, there are 7 fully organic farms on the County Farms Estate
In 1998, a County Farms Estate Management Policy was prepared and approved by members as the way forward for the management of the estate
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Senior Land Agent
Name: Ben Lancaster
Email: B.Lancaster@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 221952
Fax: 01305 224957
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Project Support Officer (Rural)
Name: Jenny Stubbs
Email: j.a.stubbs@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 221948
Fax: 01305 224957
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