Farm buildings 'used as cattle B&B'

13:09:20 3rd September 2010

A Dumfries couple are renting out their farm buildings during the winter to house other farmers' cattle, it has been reported.

Steve and Elaine Murray of West Preston farm open up their farm buildings as a kind of B&B for other farmers' cattle, according to the Farmers Guardian.
This generates extra income for the farm itself.

The couple are also involved with a neighbouring RSPB coastal reserve, of which they own 220 acres - including several farm buildings which the RSPB did not need.

"The steading at West Preston was set up for finishing cattle and not for cows, so it was decided to increase the cow numbers and to rent the shed out for B&B cattle during the winter," commented Mr Murray.

Last month, new farm buildings allowed an egg-producer in Wales to become the largest in the European Union.