Organic Limousins adding an extra 50 – 80p per Kg

Farm feature on the Allison family, Muirburn, near Biggar, Lanarkshire “With any other breed, you would be struggling to achieve top quality grading for half the animals put forward,” he says. “By contrast, 99 out...

Limousin – All-round Breed Providing Flexibility & Marketability at Nunscleugh

"A producer of good quality livestock will always find a market for it" thats the motto adopted by Harry Gass a Cumbrian farmer who is optimistic about the future and firmly believes the Limousin...

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,...

Smiths of Bloxham Open Day : 4th July 2009

BLCS Open Day held at Smiths of Bloxham Ironstone Limousins on Saturday 4th July 2009.

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...

Limousin – Meeting the Demands of the Marketplace

LIMOUSIN - MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE MARKETPLACE   A Northumberland family which credits the Limousin with helping them to meet the demands of today’s customers has started to make an impact on the pedigree circuit,...

THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT BULL STUD: GIVING CROFTERS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY GENETICS

Feature on the Scottish Government’s Crofting Cattle Improvement Scheme and bull stud based at Knocknagael Farm, Inverness. On a hillside above Inverness is the farm of Knocknagael.  Knocknagael is owned by the Scottish Government which...

Burnbank pedigree Limousin herd to be a big part of 2010 Scotsheep event

Mains of Burnbank, Blair Drummond, Stirling, June 2nd Feature on the Graham family, Dougie and Lynda, and sons John and James Most farmers eagerly await a cracking good day out at Scotsheep, but this year’s event,...

Limousins at Levens Hall Estate

Commercial herd feature on Stephen Lord While understanding the breeding in a bull’s pedigree is a top priority for all breeders looking for new herd sires, it’s not always the first thing that commercial buyers...

LIMOUSINS AT THE CORE OF CHASE FARM SUCCESS

Firmly established in an urban area of the West Midlands the pedigree herd of Roughley Limousins has played an integral part in propelling Chase Farm into the successful diverse business it is today. In...