‘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...
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...
John Richardson, Ghyll House Farm, Dufton, Appleby
“There’s nowt to beat a Limmy,” is a phrase that John Richardson often uses when asked to describe his favourite breed of cattle. As a producer of high quality suckled calves, he thinks the...
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...
SIDDAL HERD WINS MOST IMPROVED HERD AWARD FOR THE LIMOUSIN BREED
The Siddal herd owned by Paul & Alan Fletcher, of Birch, Heywood, near Rochdale, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd of Limousin cattle in England for 2013.
The award is presented...
Laura’s Lean Beef
Here we feature the Laura's Lean Beef company, a branded beef programme (based on Limousin) with over 6,700 stores in 47 US states. The following is the paper given by John Tobe, company chairman,...
FAMILY ENTERPRISE BUILT ON FIRM LIMOUSIN FOUNDATIONS
Starting a major farming enterprise from scratch is a challenging business. Even more so when you and the family are leaving home and setting up in a new country.
But 33 years ago, that’s just what...
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...
FLEXIBLE, LOW MAINTENANCE
Limousins doing the business at White House Farm, Norfolk
One Norfolk beef producer’s decision to change breeding policy and use pedigree Limousin bulls on his commercial sucker herd has benefitted everyone along the supply chain,...
GOOD GROWTH RATES AND GRADES KEY TO LEARIE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE
An emphasis on growth rates and good grades is the key to success for the Dandie Family, who farm at Learielaw, Broxburn, near Edinburgh; and they find Limousin-cross calves fit the bill for their...
