Smiths of Bloxham Open Day : 4th July 2009

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

Spring 2014 Magazine ***

The latest publication from the Society is just about to be posted out; over 50 pages of reports, features and articles.  For those of you who can't wait for the post, you can see...

EVER NEARER A PUREBRED LIMOUSIN FOR KENT-BASED SUCKLER HERD

A desire to reduce disease risk and improve calf quality has seen Pluckley, Kent-based suckler herd manager Martin Russell progress towards a near purebred Limousin herd over the last six years, with the intention...

“COMMITMENT TO QUALITY”

SEES LIMOUSINS AS THE PERFECT FIT AT BEADLAM GRANGE Here we feature Mark and Jenny Rooke and their growing and successful farm enterprise at Beadlam Grange in North Yorkshire.  The Limousin breed is of course...

‘ALL-ROUND’ LIMOUSINS A ‘PERFECT FIT’ FOR THE SEDGEWICKS

Since this feature was compiled Gordon & Julie Sedgewick of Ricknall Grange Farm, Aycliffe, Co Durham have gone on to win the highly prestigious Beef Farmer of the Year title in the 2015 Northern...

LIMOUSIN FITS THE BILL FOR PHIL JONES, FW BEEF FARMER OF THE YEAR

Award-winning commercial beef producer, Phil Jones, manages to achieve the best of both worlds. While he runs his business with ruthless efficiency and a keen eye to profit, he also has a genuine love...

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...

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...

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...

Breeding quality stock for the pedigree and commercial market

The McFarlands of Rahoney Ireland and its counties are sub-divided in a unique way; counties into baronies, baronies into parishes, and parishes into townlands. The townland is a unique feature of the Irish landscape and is...