2008 All Ireland Bull Derby

N.I. LIMOUSIN BULLS TAKE TOP 4 PLACES IN I.A.W.S ALL- IRELAND BULL DERBY William Smith wins Ulster Bank Heifer Derby for Second Year Exhibitors, the Irish Limousin Cattle Society, the Northern Ireland Limousin Club and the...

LIMOUSIN BULL DINMORE BANDIT SELECTED FOR YOUNG BULL PROMOTION SCHEME 2008

Limousin bull Dinmore Bandit, owned by the Whinfellpark herd of Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm,Clifton,Penrith,Cumbria has been selected for inclusion in the EBLEX sponsored Young Bull Promotion Scheme. The ongoing aim of this established...

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...

Scottish Limousin Club Report 2008

The Scottish Club again held a full programme of well-organised events in 2008. Those events were very well attended and enjoyed by all. On the 24th April we held Stirling Primestock Show and Sale at...

Limousins Taking the Potters From Strength to Strength

Feature on Michael and Sarah Potter of Faringdon, Oxfordshire Michael Potter lives, breathes and dreams about Limousins. And the dream of establishing himself as a recognised breeder is now starting to come true. Having made the...

Limousin Herd Health Initiative Continues To Grow

25% of all Society registered calves now from herds in health schemes Breeders’ participation in The British Limousin Cattle Society’s Herd Health Initiative has continued to grow with 150 herds, representing 5,161 pedigree Limousin calves,...

John Richardson, Ghyll House Farm, Dufton, Appleby

“There’s nowt to beat a Limmy,” is a phrase that John Richardson often uses when asked to describe his favourite breed of cattle. As a producer of high quality suckled calves, he thinks the...

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...

Dungannon 8th February 2010

LIMOUSINS PEAK AT 4,000GNS AT DUNGANNON Craigatoke Bull Tops Trade at 4,000gns 80% Clearance rate 22 Bulls Average £2,410 10 Heifers £1,554 There was a firm trade for bulls and females at the British Limousin Cattle Society Show &...

LIMOUSIN LEADS BRITISH BEEF FIGURES

WITH 32% MARKET SHARE The British Limousin breed has maintained its number one ranking in market share of the UK beef industry according to the end of 2010 year figures from the British Cattle Movement...