WEST WALES SUCKLER HERD EXTRACTS LIMOUSIN ‘GOLD’

Feature on DR Owen & Son, Sandilands, Tywyn, Aberystwyth A pastel shade of green might well be the preferred colour choice for most of the 700-plus luxury static caravans on the four sites a Meirionnydd-based...

“Limousin Supplying Exactly What The Market Wants”

Here we feature the Glencross Pedigree herd of Mark and Catherine Davies at Glanyfer, Crosswell, Pembrokeshire   Two years after they married, Mark and Catherine Davies were fortunate to begin farming in their own rights. Glanyfer,...

1,400 HEAD COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OF DF TURNER, FORDHAM, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

'Weight pays' is the simple mantra for Fordham, Newmarket-based commercial and pedigree cattle farmers Roger & Daniel Turner and it's one they aim to practice with every one of the 1,400 cattle they finish...

FLEXIBLE LIMOUSIN IS A GOOD FIT FOR BOTH SUCKLER HERD AND FINISHING ENTERPRISES

Messrs S Higgott & Son, Crown Farm, Nailstone, Leicestershire were interviewed by Richard Saunders, BLCS Development Manager, in August 2013. Photography by Andy Hunting. Robin & Julie Higgott run 130 suckler cows in tandem with...

VERSATILE, EASY CALVING, TOP CARCASE TRAITS

Limousin cattle perfect for the Jack family as they ‘just get on with it’ Limousin bloodlines underpin a relatively new livestock enterprise, which has become a passion for the Jack family who farm at Carriston...

BROCKWOODLEES LIMOUSINS PROVIDING QUALITY CATTLE TO THE HIGH STREET BUTCHERS

Feature on the finishing enterprise of David Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, near Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Specialising in the supply of quality cattle for the private butcher’s market requires an unerring eye for the selection of stores and attention...

GREENSONS HERD WINS EBLEX MOST IMPROVED AWARD

A rapidly expanding herd focusing on the production of high health status black polled Limousins As well as winning the EBLEX Award, the herd has the highest average Beef Value this year of any Limousin...

Easy Care, High Performance Limousins Just the Job for Andrew Harrison

Cumbrian farmer, Andrew Harrison is in the business of selling store cattle from his suckler herd, and he reckons the Limousin is a good choice when it comes to producing quality 8-10 month calves....

Suckler Herd Competition 2006 – South East Winner

Tim Piper, Wittersham, Kent Adding value to beef by providing exactly what the customer wants is a must for winner of the South East Region Limousin Suckler Herd Competition. Providing exactly what the customer wants is...

Shire Herd Wins Eblex ‘Most Improved’ Award

The Shire Herd owned by Doug and Carol Edgar and their son Jack of Fellside, Ousby near Penrith, Cumbria, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd of British Limousin cattle in...