2013 - Nothing to beat Simmental
on Stewartstown suckler farm
Simmental is the ultimate breed
of choice for suckler herd owners Robert Ferguson, and son
William, from Sperrin View Farm, Stewartstown, County Tyrone.
[more]
Hard work, commitment and enthusiasm have paid
off for Lancashire farming and agribusiness family, the Barlows.
In the 1970s the family was the first in the UK to establish
a pedigree milking herd of dual purpose MRI cattle, a pedigree
Simmental herd and a trailer manufacturing business at Denizes
Farm, Ulnes Walton, near Leyland. [more]
2012 - Simmental producing
milky, functional cows on Down suckler farm
Simmental is noted for its dual purpose attributes
and when it comes to breeding milky, functional suckler cows
the continental breed is at the forefront of the breeding programme
for County Down farmers Francis and Fergal Watson. [more]
2012 - High Performance Simmental
X Cows
Courance, home to the Jack family, is only a few miles north
of Lockerbie and 30 minutes from Carlisle. The estate is
made up of 5 farms totalling 1400 acres, all of which is
farmed in hand. The land is ideal for cows and carries 300
Simmental x cows, 240 Spring calvers and 60 Autumn calvers.
There are 8 Simmental stock bulls at present.  more
2012 - Introduced to increase Power,
size, milk and weight for age
Forsham Farm, Sutton Valence, Maidstone
in Kent has been owned by the Bates family since 1945 and
is run by Nick Bates. Originally Pedigree Sussex cattle were
the dominant breed but over time Limousin was introduced
and most recently Simmental genetics were introduced to put
power, size milk and growth into the herd. more
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