It was two in a row for Charles and Sally Horrell’s Podehole herd as they were announced winners of the Beef Shorthorn Society’s National Herd Competition 2023.
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Ashley Warren was reunited with a piece of his family’s history when he paid £10,000 for the painting of a white Beef Shorthorn heifer from 1848 which had previously belonged to his late step-grandfather Alban Mann.
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Saturday, 8th October saw our Irish development day take part at Glebe Farm.
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The Podehole herd of Charles and Sally Horrell, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, has been named as the winner of the Beef Shorthorn Society’s inaugural National Herd Competition which was launched as part of the breed’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
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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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Charity Auction in support of the Youth element of the Shorthorn World Conference
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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society (UK) in partnership with The UK Shorthorn Society (Dairy) are excited to launch bookings for the 2022 World Shorthorn 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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The Society would like to invite you to share your brilliant ideas with us with the launch of our first competition.
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Rachel Biggar is running 100km in a month to raise funds for RSABI, in memory of her late father Donald Biggar OBE. Rachel begun her 100km for RSABI challenge on 7 June and will continue until 7 July.
Rachel explains why she decided to fundraise. "Dad saw challenges as opportunities, and whilst the run is a challenge, I've set for myself, more importantly it is an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for a charity he regarded so highly.”
To support Rachel Biggar’s fundraiser, visit https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Rachels100km.
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Clive Brown has been appointed as operations manager/breed secretary of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society. He will leave his current post in April as head of AHDB’s Beef and Lamb Knowledge Exchange team after a career in the livestock sector including the last 17 years with EBLEX and AHDB.
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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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Eight breeders from the UK travelled down under to Australia to join the World Shorthorn Conference tour, starting in Adelaide on 25 September.
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The Society would like to draw members attention to the updated rules and regulations for the Coates Herd Book (Beef).
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There have been a number of points raised by members recently about DNA sampling and sire verification plus myostatin testing. Hopefully this update will give some answers and also correct some points that have been made.
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The Zootechnical Regulations came into force in November 2018 and are designed to facilitate trade between the EU and recognised third country associations. All cattle societies in the UK and Europe have to abide by this legislation.
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All cattle breeders will be aware of double muscled cattle, particularly the Belgian Blue. This breed has been selectively bred for what is commonly known as double-muscling. This is the manifestation of a condition known as myostatin gene mutation.
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The greatest challenge facing UK agriculture at present is, undoubtedly, the potential impact Brexit may have on the sector. Suckler producers must improve the efficiency of their herds’ performance to make their businesses more profitable and resilient in order to survive these challenging times.
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