TOMSCHOICE PEDIGREE LIMOUSINS

A feature on James, Sarah, Laura and Ben Cooper, partners in Tomschoice Limousins, Hill Top Farm, Dacre, North Yorkshire The Coopers are proof that it is not necessary to farm full time, in order to...

‘EASY CALVING, ADDED VALUE’ LIMOUSINS FIT THE BILL FOR MESSRS J HUNTER &...

The Northumberland-based Hunter Family credit the Limousin with helping them to maximise the value of the store calves they sell throughout the year.   Farming really is a family affair for the Hunters, of Bellingham, but...

GLADIATOR IN THE FIELDS OF GOLD

Feature on Stephen Nixon, Hunters Hall, Southerfield, Wigton, Cumbria   Most dedicated cattle producers can only dream about achieving the leading price at a pedigree sale, especially when they are in the company of some of...

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...

LIMOUSIN KEY TO JALEX COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORY

Nelson Alexander and his son James farm around 800 acres at Randalstown on the outskirts of Belfast in Northern Ireland. This family farm is home to 400+ suckler cows and followers, which are heavily...

FAMILY ENTERPRISE BUILT ON FIRM LIMOUSIN FOUNDATIONS

Starting a major farming enterprise from scratch is a challenging business. Even more so when you and the family are leaving home and setting up in a new country. But 33 years ago, that’s just what...

THE SPARKES OF LITTLE SWINBURN, HEXHAM

A family producing store cattle in north-east England has been using the Limousin as a crossing sire for two decades. Kevin Sparke and his family manage 1,000 acres of grassland at Little Swinburne, near Hexham....

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...

‘All-Round’ Performance Providing Profitability at Branton East Side

Northumberland-based store cattle producer, Roland Telford has tried several terminal sire  breeds for producing store animals for the auction market, but he feels that a switch to using the Limousin exclusively five years ago...

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...