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...

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...

INFLUENCE OF THE LIMOUSIN SO IMPORTANT IN PRODUCING QUALITY SUCKLED CALVES

Feature on Will and Gillian Sedgley, Low Bank House, Barbon, Nr Carnforth, Lancashire Making a start in farming certainly isn’t easy but a young couple on the border of Cumbria and Lancashire are proving that...

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...

Huge Crowd Attend Spectacular N.I. Limousin Open Day

A huge estimated crowd of around 3,500 people attended what was a spectacular Northern Ireland Limousin Club Open Day held in August 2009 at the Corrie Family Farms situated on the Ards Peninsula, County...

Limousins Taking Herries Farm From Strength To Strength

Since Thomas Threlkeld switched to using the Limousin exclusively on his herd, Herries Farms has gone from strength to strength, producing yearling stores that attract the attention of market bidders and private buyers alike....

HIGH QUALITY COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF LIMOUSIN BREED TICKS ALL THE BOXES FOR THE TURVILLE...

Guest writer James Hazard profiles the Turville Herd of the Lear family based at Creslow Manor, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and sees the Limousin breed ticking all the boxes as a pedigree herd run on a...

Limousins Taking the Potters From Strength to Strength

Feature on Michael and Sarah Potter of Faringdon, Oxfordshire Michael Potter lives, breathes and dreams about Limousins. And the dream of establishing himself as a recognised breeder is now starting to come true. Having made the...

STOCKDALE FAMILY PRIORITISES “HIGH GROWTH RATES, PLENTY OF SHAPE, AND EASY CALVING”

Feature on the Stockdale family’s commercial suckler herd at Oat Croft Farm, Burnsall, near Skipton in North Yorkshire. Brothers, Jim and Richard and Richard’s son, Dan all work on the family beef and sheep farm,...

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...