‘High Performance’ Limousins The All-Round Beef Breed at Cwmbromley

The family behind a farming business that has been buying Limousin bulls for many years believes the breed cannot be beaten. Ted and Merle Davies, and their son, Wayne, run their Limmy bulls with...

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...

LIMOUSIN: THE ONE TO BEAT IN UK CATTLE PRODUCTION

Feature on Will Ketley, Toppesfield Hall Ltd, Yeldham Road, Toppesfield, Halstead, Essex With a life-long family association with the breed it was no surprise that when Will Ketley decided to establish a pedigree cattle herd...

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...

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...

‘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...

‘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...

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...

Consistency of Product Underpins Cottle’s Commercial Enterprise

Church Farm, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire is home to a 335 head suckler herd run by FC Cottle & Son. Put exclusively to a battery of 9 Limousin bulls, the cows are predominantly spring...

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,...