North East Limousin Suckler Herd of the Year 2006
The Smith-Jacksons of Hightown, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland.
Farming is not just a business, it is also a way of life. That is certainly true for Northumberland store cattle producer, John Smith-Jackson. He manages to combine...
Consistency of Product Underpins Cottle’s Commercial Enterprise
Church Farm, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire is home to a 335 head suckler herd run by FC Cottle & Son. Put exclusively to a battery of 9 Limousin bulls, the cows are predominantly spring...
HUGH BLACK & SONS, BUTCHERS WITH LIMOUSIN AT THE HEART OF THEIR SUCCESS STORY
Hugh Black & Sons is a Lanarkshire success story, expanding from the late Wiston farmer Hugh Black’s single shop in 1987 to the string of independent high street butchers it is today under the...
Limousins for lifestyle and year-round cash flow
When the Hurford family moved from Devon to Cornwall in 1999, they had to find an enterprise that would replace the regular cash flow they had enjoyed in dairy farming. Giving up the dairy...
FANCY THAT SECURES VICTORY FOR LIMOUSIN AT THE WINTER STOCK FESTIVAL
The 2018 East of England Winter Stock Festival took place on Friday 30th November and Saturday 1st December at the East of England Showground, Peterborough. Billed as the premier livestock show in the East...
PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF LIMOUSIN CATTLE CENTRAL TO SCOTT & SCOTT (AYSTON) SUCKLER HERD
Guest writer James Hazard reports on the central role of Limousin genetics in the 150 cow suckler herd of Robert and Sue Scott, Ayston, Rutland.
In the heart of the country’s smallest county of Rutland,...
MULL OF GALLOWAY FARM FOCUSED ON ‘EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION’
Here we feature the 300 cow suckler herd, and ten strong Limousin bull battery, of the Sloan family’s Mull of Galloway Farm situated in the most southerly point of Scotland.
There are few Limousin cattle...
GOLDIES HERD FOCUSED ON PRODUCING QUALITY STOCK FOR PEDIGREE BREEDERS AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS
The 2016 National Limousin Show is set to be a fantastic showcase of the best in the breed, and taking the helm in the judging ring on 29th July at Carlisle, will be Bruce...
LIMOUSIN FITS THE BILL FOR PHIL JONES, FW BEEF FARMER OF THE YEAR
Award-winning commercial beef producer, Phil Jones, manages to achieve the best of both worlds. While he runs his business with ruthless efficiency and a keen eye to profit, he also has a genuine love...
‘THE PEDIGREE PEN’
QUESTION & ANSWER WITH ERIC & ELAINE NORMAN OF THE NORMAN PEDIGREE HERD, LITTLE ORTON FARM, CARLISLE
The Norman herd, owned and run by Eric and Elaine Norman, along with their two sons Craig and...
