“Prestwick” & “Devonshire”
At “Prestwick” & “Devonshire” Farm, we prioritize sustainability and animal welfare to produce top-quality, grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic-free meats. Our commitment ensures healthier and more flavorful products for your table.”
THE FARM TODAY
location: Niangala & Upper Horton, Northern New South Wales
Owners: Charlie Crichton
History: Purchased 2019
LiveStock: 400 Angus Breeding Cows
Best practises: Low stress stock handling, rotational grazing (the practise of strategically moving stock from from one partitioned grazing area to the next. allowing the original area to regenerate)
Prestwick & Devonshire ORIGIN
Charlie purchased Prestwick in 2019 and has lived and worked on it since that time. Heading into his 6th year of cattle production he runs a breeding herd of 400 Angus cows. The property is best suited to breeding cows . The recently purchased “Devonshire” on the Horton river North of Barraba , will be more suited to growing out the calves each year to get them up to a good weight for the shop.
Charlie has 3 children Angus , Lucinda and Arabella. Whilst none of them are active in the running of the family business, the rural properties have always been a place they enjoy going home to, to relax and reset from their busy lives.
Charlie Crichton is the 4th generation
Crichton’s to continue the farming tradition. Like the generations that preceded him, he is a dedicated and passionate producer who firmly believes that the legacy he has been given should be in better shape when he hands it down to the next generation. The properties (& Devonshire) have been nurtured through the good times and bad. The results of their labour and determination can be seen (and tasted) in every animal that Charlies raises
THE FIRST GENERATION OF CRICHTON’S IN FARMING
Charles Crichton was born in Cumnock, Scotland in 1865. At the tender age of 21, he took a ship from Scotland to Sydney in search of a new life in a new country.
Charles had always been interested in agriculture and after a short stay in Bowral, He headed to Young . He liked what he found west of Young and in 1888 he settled on a block called “Glaisnock” that also had a paddock to the south called “Kyle”, which is where his son Hugh Crichton would later build a house and raise his family.
Charles was a passionate producer of beef and wool on his properties until his passing in 1953. He had a merino stud and was a very active member of the local community, including being president of the Shire for 10 years, member of the pasture protection board, chairman of the P&A association and was a chairman of the Farmers and Settlers association for many years.
THE SECOND GENERATION – HUGH CRICHTON, Charlie’s grandfather
CHARLIE’S GRANDFATHER Hugh Crichton was born in 1903 in Young. Hugh started farming with his father (Charles) from a young age and ended up settling and building the homestead at Kyle in the 1930s. Together with his wife, Mable, they lived and worked on Kyle their entire life. They had four children, one girl and three boys.
Their youngest was Robert (Charlie’s father) who was born in 1943 at Kyle. Hugh produced cattle, merino sheep for wool and thoroughbred horses, having two starters in the Melbourne Cup. Hugh passed away in 1973 leaving his wife to live on “Kyle” for the rest of her life, until her passing in 1996.
THE THIRD GENERATION – ROBERT CRICHTON, CHARLIE’S FATHER
Robert married Elizabeth Carter from Bethungra in 1965 and bought the property down the road known as Hartford, until they retired to Tamworth. They had two children: Jo who now lives at Walgett (lucky girl!), and Charlie.
Robert has always enjoyed working on the properties and has focused on a good mix of wool, beef & grain production. He introduced Border Leicester rams to the flock to produce crossbred lambs to increase meat production while maintaining wool clip yields. He keeps an eye on Charlie regularly to ensure he doesn’t slip off course!
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Get in touch
Phone Number
(02) 9328 3200
info@1888certified.com.au
Address
2028 NSW (under Dan Murphy’s)
Opening Hours
Fri & Sat: 9am – 5pm
Sun: 9AM-6PM
