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Simmentals tick all the boxes at Brodieshill

Simmentals tick all the boxes at Brodieshill

For Robert Manson, the Simmental breed offers everything a commercial producer could ask for—maternal strength, good temperament, efficient growth, and the kind of adaptability required on the farm’s varied land. Brodieshill Farm is located near Forres, one of the...

Maximising Profits from the Dairy Herd with Simmental Genetics

Maximising Profits from the Dairy Herd with Simmental Genetics

Keith Nelson runs a mixed farm in Rosslea, County Fermanagh alongside his family, where they milk 120 pedigree Fleckvieh and Holstein cows in a robotic system, run a small suckler beef herd and a bed and breakfast pig system. For Keith, focusing on genetics is crucial...

2024 Midland Club Herd Competition

by | Mar 12, 2025

Judge David Lowry

Small Herd
1st David Donnelly – Atlow
2nd Chris & Kath Martindale – Forsdale
3rd N & K Goddard – Ashes

Medium Herd
1st Paul Jolliffe – Star Green
2nd R & L Storersmith – Storersmith
3rd David Loftus – Blackpool

Large Herd
1st Jimmy & Vikki Wood – Popes
2nd Greasley Estate – Lambclose
3rd CH Evans & Son – Wroxall

Overall Herd J&V Wood Popes
Reserve Overall Greasley Estate Lambclose

Best Stock Bull
1st Clonagh Lucky Explorer – Popes
2nd Popes Laeretes – Lambclose
3rd Newbiemains Kalypso – Fishpool

Best Cow Family
1st Popes Princess – Popes
2nd Kilbride Farm Dora 65E – Atlow
3rd Fole Victoria – Ashes

Best Calf at Foot born 2024
1st Popes Radiant Eyes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
2nd Atlow Rolls Royce – David Donnelly
3rd Star Green Dappy’s Raven – Paul Jolliffe

Best Group of in-calf Heifers
1st Blackpool – David Loftus
2nd Popes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
3rd Lambclose – Greasley Estates

Best Group Maiden Heifers
1st Popes – Jimmy & Vikki Wood
2nd Atlow – David Donnelly
3rd Ashes – N & K Goddard

Judge’s Special Prize
Jamie Steed – Lambclose