With the increasing need for cattle which finish quickly and where necessary
off grass, the Davies family have found that the Simmental is ideal for their
organic grass fed system. [more]
David and Nikky Field are in the unique situation of starting again
from scratch, something many of us would cringe at the thought.
[more]
Standing at over 1000 feet overlooking the North Sea to the north
of Berwick, it is hard to imagine that this is an ideal farm
to run cattle outdoors all winter, but the organic system at
Aikengall, Dunbar, lends itself nicely to such a scenario. [more]
It was a cold and bright day in Northen Ireland, when Robin Boyd,
Norman Weatherup and I went to visit Philip and William Dick
at Rockmount, Saintfield. [more]
If you are going to choose a time to go to Cornwall, it’s
best not to choose to go in the middle of the worst storm in 20
years but on the plus side there aren’t many tourists driving
around at that time! [more]
Running six different sites and calving three times a
year, the choice of bull has to be perfect for suckler producer
Charlie Georgetti. [more]
Out-wintering on brassica crops has saved some beef herds
as much as
£1.15/head every day, according to some of the hosts of a
series of outwintering events held recently by the EBLEX. [more]
Relying on suckler cows to provide home-bred herd replacements
as well as top quality prime cattle capable of earning 260p a kilo
is regarded as an essential foundation for successful beef production
by John Hamilton who runs a 1900-acre
organic farm near Dunbar.
A suckler herd breeding policy producing home-bred heifer replacements
as well as providing an option to finish heifers as high quality
beef cattle is working well on a 4800-acre
estate in the Lammermuir Hills in south-east Scotland.
July 2003 saw nearly 300 visitors converge at Hillocks of Clunie
near Dunkeld, part of the Snaigow Estate for the Scottish
Simmental Club Open Day.
The Simmental breed of cattle, bred in Britain for more than 25
years, has established itself as one of this country’s
premier beef breeds, thanks to its excellent beefing qualities.
This is no more evident than on a North
Yorkshire farm that runs both pedigree and crossbred cattle.
There has not been another beef breed to challenge the Simmental
sire for the past 12 years, according to Kevin
Daniel, a third generation farmer running 300 acres at Trebursye
near Launceston in Cornwall.
The Woods are first and foremost meat
people for that is the background of both their families, and like
so many butchers they love livestock and the challenge of breeding
the best.
Timothy Hamilton of the Galliagh herd
recently represented The Ulster YFC in a panel discussion on ‘ Future
of the Young in the Agricultural Industry.’
Dennis Mitchell
runs 150 Simmental cows on totally commercial lines at
Thursford, near Fakenham in Norfolk.
For the past 25 years, the first Wednesday in May has seen the on farm sale
of yearling store cattle from the suckler herd at Warter
Priory Farms on the Yorkshire Wolds.
A Simmental bull has achieved a record weight
gain of 3.33kg a day on an upland farm in Co Durham.
Scottish Borders beef producer Rob Forrest admits
he is "upbeat" about the future for beef.
Approximately
350 cattle breeding enthusiasts recently enjoyed a visit to Cromlix
Estate near Dunblane to see the renowned suckler herd belonging
to Iain and Sarah Malcolm.
Reasons for, and methods of achieving compact
calving on NI suckler farms by Paul McAleer - RASE ‘Beef
Student of the Year’.
Journalists and advisers from Republic of Ireland were impressed
by Simmentals in North of Scotland.
The Twells herd of Dairy Shorthorns at
Snetterton, Norfolk is adding value to half its calves by crossing
the cows to either a Simmental or South Devon bull..more>>
Robin Blatchford is the fifth generation to
be farming at Peckons Hill Farm, near Shaftesbury in Dorset. ..more>>
Clive Lumb, with his wife Margaret and
son Ian, farms at Greetland on the urban fringe of Halifax. ..more>>
When David Dascombe
from Wootton Courtney, struck up a friendship
at school with Simon David, little could they
have know that it would lead to their families building a highly
successful beef finishing and direct marketing relationship..more>>
Mark 0gg’s mixed 750 acre farm at
Edzell in Angus includes a number of intensive enterprises as well
as a specialist suckler cow replacement breeding herd..more>>
A bull beef finishing trial at Dungannon Meats Ltd., Northern Ireland
showed that the top performing Simmental bulls achieved daily liveweight
gains up to 2.7 kgs per day over the 98 day period..more>>
Over 50 members of the Scottish Simmental Club recently enjoyed
a trip to the Isle of Bute...more>>
A bull beef enterprise is an ideal way to finish homebred bulls
from suckler cows. There is no need to separate the suckling bull
and heifer calves before weaning. ..more>>
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