Saturday, 8th October saw our Irish development day take part at Glebe Farm.
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We are launching a new National Herd Award in 2022 as part of our bicentenary celebrations. The award has been developed to recognise the 200 years of breeding excellence across the UK and Ireland by Shorthorn farmers, which has led to the Beef Shorthorn becoming rightly known as ‘the great improver’.
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Charity Auction in support of the Youth element of the Shorthorn World Conference
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Steers sold to a top of £1,420 in the Morrisons supported section of October’s Kircambeck sale at Longtown Mart.
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Beef Shorthorn is stepping up its presence at Glenrinnes having been tried and tested for the last decade on the Speyside estate to successfully deliver a profit and fit various agri-environment schemes.
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Previously, Carey Coombs wrote a very useful article on Myostatin and this was published in the Beef Shorthorn Journal for 2019. This follow up article is to share information that can be of use in Beef Shorthorn breeding programmes.
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Neospora is a commonly diagnosed cause of abortion in cattle and while it is more commonly a problem in dairy herds, suckler herds should also be aware.
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The breeding of cattle has advanced significantly since semen was first successfully frozen for use in artificial insemination (AI) in 1949. AI has become the primary breeding method for most producers in the dairy sector and is being increasingly popular with beef producers as well.
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Inadequate trace element levels can result in production losses, however over supplementation can also end up with costly issues, so achieving the correct balance is vital for your herd to maximise performance.
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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society now provides three Selection Indexes through its performance recording provider, Breedplan. A Maternal Index has joined the Self-Replacing and the Terminal Index, both of which have been updated.
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Performance recording is a tool available to all Society members to help you make more informed selection decisions, and in turn to assist you to market your stock.
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“Beef Shorthorn is definitely the native breed for me, and I’d recommend to others, who like myself also work off farm,” says Cathryn Williamson, who after more than a decade’s experience with the breed established her Balnespick herd in 2017 which has since grown to 20 breeding cows and followers.
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Introducing Beef Shorthorn to a Sim Lim suckler herd is providing a solution for Doldy Farms’ farm manager, Pamela Nicol. “My objective is to produce easy fleshing, quality weaned calves off a low input, low cost forage based system with minimal concentrate supplement and developing this three-way cross cow is giving us an opportunity to do just that …
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Efficient low input, low cost systems are for the now and the future, says Shona Calder who is finding that Beef Shorthorn is playing an increasing role as an added value functional suckler cow on her family’s LFA unit at Braes of Grandtully, Aberfeldy.
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Beef Shorthorn is destined to have a significant future role at Kinnermit, says Kenny Mair who works alongside his parents, Barclay and Lucy and younger sister, Sally; together have established their Muiresk pedigree herd in the last two years.
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Beef Shorthorn is the backbone of Barrockend’s suckler enterprise where Paul Coates and his father, Peter, farming in a joint venture agreement with Morrisons are focused on building a sustainable business producing quality stock.
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Breeding pedigree Beef Shorthorn has rapidly evolved from a hobby in to a profitable business delivering three different income streams for Tim and Katy Coles.
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We travelled to Glastonbury, Somerset to meet with Ross Whitcombe who racks up a hectic 50 to 60-hour week working as a livestock auctioneer and chartered surveyor whilst he also farms. Together with his wife, Clare and baby son, Henry, Ross manages 100 cows including the pedigree Brue Valley Beef Shorthorn herd on the Somerset Levels.
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The Evans and Price family partnership is one of an expanding number of Welsh based breeders who are reaping the benefits of investing in Beef Shorthorn genetics. Introducing Beef Shorthorn to Llwynhywel has, they say, reduced feed costs, the vet and med bill and opened up a new marketplace.
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Meet Alastair Gibson, a National Trust tenant on the Gibside Estate who is finding that his Cutthorn pedigree herd is conducive not only to an exemplary low input management system and the Higher Level Stewardship scheme, but also fitting with the farm’s diversification enterprises.
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