MIXBURY HALL LUCINDA CROWNED 2025 BRITISH SIMMENTAL VIRTUAL SHOW SUPREME CHAMPION!
429 Simmentals entered in this year’s competition over six classes. 2020 born cow wins Overall Supreme Champion Vale Royal North Star wins Male Championship and places Overall Reserve Champion and Reserve both from the Mixbury Hall herd The 2025 British Simmental...
MIXBURY HALL LUCINDA WINS 2025 SIMMENTAL VIRTUAL SHOW FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP!
It’s the second ‘big reveal’ of Simmental Super Sunday and the 2025 Simmental Virtual Show as we now turn to the ladies. A mighty 288 super Simmental females were entered across three classes as this competition continues to go from strength to strength. Taking an...
EASY KEEP, VERSATILE SIMMENTALS LEAVING MORE MONEY FOR CUMBRIAN DAIRY FARM

By using a Simmental bull on their dairy herd to produce strong, sellable store cattle, the Ladds family at Benson Hall Farm, Kendal, Cumbria have developed a low input, high output system that works well within their busy farming enterprise.
“We have tried a few different beef breeds over the years and thought we’d try something a bit different. We wanted frame and carcase, but also something that would be cheaper to feed and calving ease was a major priority. The Simmental calves hit the ground running and are easier and cheaper to rear than other beef breeds we’ve tried. Costs obviously vary, but we think we’re around £200-£300 per calf better off, with the Simmentals,” says Richard Ladds.
See the full Ladds family feature, just one of a number of commercial and pedigree herd profiles, in this year’s Simmental Review which is out today!