North West Limousin Suckler Herd of the Year 2006
Todd Brothers, High Bank Hill, Kirkoswald, Cumbria
Running a suckler herd on a low-input, extensive system based almost 10 miles away from the home farm means choosing an easy-calving breed that is hardy enough to...
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...
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...
Hitting Premium Prices at Chapel Farm, Magor
Commercial herd feature on Ben and Len Attewell
A father and son team with a commercial suckler herd in South Wales relies on the Limousinto sire easy care cattle with good growth rates, and 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...
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...
LIMOUSINS ARE SMART, FLESHY CATTLE AND ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE BUTCHER WANTS.
Page Bros at Lodge Farm, Elkington in Northamptonshire is where Frank Page, this year’s commercial section judge at the National Limousin Show has lived all his life. Working in partnership with his brother, who...
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...
‘ACHIEVING THE MAXIMUM’ WITH THE LIMOUSIN BREED
Feature on the 150-head commercial suckler and 20-head pedigree herds of Nick Tennant, Manor Farm, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
A Limousin sire has been used exclusively for many years on the commercial suckler herd belonging to...
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...
