LIMOUSINS UPGRADING QUALITY AND BOOSTING PROFITABILITY AT GARROWBY FARMS
While Clive Rowland may not aspire to a fully pedigree Limousin herd, he is just as passionate about cattle breeding as anyone else involved in the Limousin Society. He also shares the same goal,...
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...
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...
GOLDIES HERD FOCUSED ON PRODUCING QUALITY STOCK FOR PEDIGREE BREEDERS AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS
The 2016 National Limousin Show is set to be a fantastic showcase of the best in the breed, and taking the helm in the judging ring on 29th July at Carlisle, will be Bruce...
Limousins Integrate into Sustainable South Downs Farming System
Sustainability may be the buzzword of the last decade, but it’s something Chris Passmore has always strived to achieve in his mixed farming system.
Mr Passmore, who farms 344ha (850 acres) on the South Downs...
Limousin Improving Herd Performance at Strattons Farms
Strattons Farms in Hampshire is a good example of how the Limousin can help to improve herd performance over a relatively short period of time.
When Simon Hill took on the role of Farm Manager...
Limousin breeding and efficient management are key to producing quality beef for Northern Ireland...
Murtagh Walls Feature
Murtagh Walls and his family farm at the picturesque foothills of the Cock and Hen Mountains in the Mournes, close to Hilltown, Co Down. He is the third generation to be farming...
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...
‘MARKETABLE’ LIMOUSIN KEY TO FINISHING ENTERPRISE
Upper Coton Farms, situated on the edge of the Northamptonshire village of Guilsborough, finishes some 900-head of Limousin-cross stock each year with the marketability of the Limousin breed at the core of this finishing...
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...
