Harold Beer runs Great Shortridge Farm at Warkleigh, near Umberleigh in North Devon jointly with his two brothers, Anthony and Fred. The 600-acre farm in the Taw Valley ranges from deep alluvial soil at the bottom to thin, stony ground on the hilltops. The Beer brothers run a dairy herd with 60 milkers, a beef unit, 750 Mule ewes and they grow cereals, potatoes and rootcrops.
Harold’s father was a devotee of Ferguson tractors and equipment, buying and using many of the examples shown in the video. Harold has always shared this enthusiasm and is joined in this by his wife, Eileen; together they are Devon (North) area representatives for the Ferguson Club of which Harold is Vice Chairman.
Harold and Eileen have two daughters, Jean and Gemma.

Videos
Ferguson on the Farm Part 1 (with Stuart Gibbard) 2001
Ferguson on the Farm Part 2 (with Stuart Gibbard) 2003
Ferguson on the Farm Part 3 (with Stuart Gibbard) 2004