61 Bulls average £11,070, up by £3636 on the year Simmental leads all-breed averages and the solo five figure average Average is a new all-centre Simmental breed record 28 bulls (46%) make 10,000gns or more 86% clearance of bulls Ten bulls sell to the Scottish islands...
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
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
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


