Suckler Herd Competition 2006 – NW Midlands & N Wales Winner
Richard Howatson, Nantglyn, near Denbigh
Throughout his farming career, Richard Howatson’s affiliation to the Limousin has been unwavering - he has been involved with the breed as a suckler sire for more than two decades....
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...
‘Limousin Extra’ Provides More Profit for The Dodds of West View, Temple Sowerby
The Limousin’s exceptional ability to convert forage into meat is one of the principle reasons behind Steadman Dodd’s unwavering loyalty to the breed. Other cattle may grow larger, but producers looking for profitability will...
LIMOUSINS AT THE CORE OF BALGRAY HILL COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE
Courtesy of The Scottish Farmer
Words: Kayley Kennedy
Photographs: Jacqueline Pettigrew
EVER SINCE its humble beginnings some 20 years ago, the Maybe herd of Limousin cattle has gone from strength-to-strength and has achieved some outstanding results, despite...
‘QUALITY COMES FIRST’ IN THE DINMORE LIMOUSIN HERD
Saturday 19th September: Upper Dinmore Farm will host the British Limousin Cattle Society's 2015 Open Day. Everyone welcome.
The Dinmore herd is well known in pedigree circles, but it’s the Limousin breed’s commercial attributes that...
‘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...
EASY CALVING LIMOUSINS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE REED FAMILY
Feature on the Reed family of West Biggins Farm, Frosterley, County Durham
The Reed family’s 12-14 month store cattle regularly top the auction sales at their local markets and they believe that the Limousin plays...
MULL OF GALLOWAY FARM FOCUSED ON ‘EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION’
Here we feature the 300 cow suckler herd, and ten strong Limousin bull battery, of the Sloan family’s Mull of Galloway Farm situated in the most southerly point of Scotland.
There are few Limousin cattle...
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...
“Limousin Supplying Exactly What The Market Wants”
Here we feature the Glencross Pedigree herd of Mark and Catherine Davies at Glanyfer, Crosswell, Pembrokeshire
Two years after they married, Mark and Catherine Davies were fortunate to begin farming in their own rights. Glanyfer,...
