With a firm eye to the future and the role the Simmental breed has to play, here we feature the Lancashire based Wood family with their high profile 50-cow Popes pedigree herd, and their fresh meat wholesale business, Bowland Foods. Factfile: Popes Farm, Dutton,...
Backmuir sells to 8800gns Rockytop bull at 8500gns 11 bulls average £5832.27 Simmental Bull Champion Islavale Nightrider 22 - sold for 11,000gns The May 2022 born Islavale Nightrider from Mr W S Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith made 11,000gns to lead the...
Royal Cornwall Show welcomed Vikki Wood (Popes) to judge the British Simmental Section for 2023. Seven breeders battled with high winds and soaring temperatures bringing forward twenty- four exhibits for scrutiny. Judge’s Comments I will begin by congratulating all...
The January 2021 born Cade Maverick from PA&SM Cade, Paddock Farm, Buckden, East Anglia, sold for 5200gns when being the first bull in the ring at the Melton Mowbray Multi Breed Sale held on Saturday 26th March at Melton Mowbray Livestock Market.
Cade Maverick is the first calf to be offered for sale from the herd’s stock bull Sacombe Jameson, and is out of Heathbrow Ingrid, a Celtic Comet daughter. With a little show track record behind him, Cade Maverick had placed as the South East Simmental Club Junior & Reserve Overall Champion at the Melton Mowbray Calf Show in November 2021. Purchasing the bull was P A Clowes & Partners.
This is the second year in a row that the Cade herd, which comprises of 26 breeding females, has topped this fledgling Simmental Sale with Cade Kolossal taking the lead price at last year’s sale.
