• 26,000gns a record for a NI Simmental female, and a sale centre record• 34 heifers average £5583.53, a sale record average and up by +£363• Denizes sell two heifers at 10,000gns• Islavale Peaches, Weaned Calf Champion, makes 9000gns The classy October 2022 born...
DELFUR NIFTY WINS OVERALL INDIVIDUAL PEDIGREE INTERBREED AT LIVESCOT
• Delfur Nifty and Delfur Weigela N12 win Reserve Interbreed Pairs In what was a ‘fantastic Friday’ for Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, the November 2022 born Simmental heifer Delfur Nifty won the Simmental Championship and the Overall Individual Interbreed on the...
POPES PREMIER WINS NATIONAL PEDIGREE CALF SHOW INTERBREED AT 2023 ENGLISH WINTER FAIR
Fishpool Poppy wins Female Championship & Overall Reserve Jack Heath wins Overall Young Handler with Tirley Natalie Popes Premier, Simmental & National Pedigree Calf Show Interbreed Champion At the opening day of the 2023 English Winter Fair held at...
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!