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,...
11,000GNS ISLAVALE NIGHTRIDER LEADS ABERDEEN SIMMENTAL SALE
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 2023
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...
New Forest & Hampshire County Show – 30th July – 1st August 2019
DATE: 30th July to 1st August 2019 | JUDGE: Mr D Mills | |||
CLASS & POSITION | NAME OF ANIMAL | SIRE | DAM | EXHIBITOR |
Overall Champion | SWAY HECTOR 16 | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
Reserve Overall Champion | SWAY SWEET CHESTNUT | OIDIPUS VODNANSKY | SWAY GINGERNUT | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
Heifer, born in 2017 | 1. SWAY SWEET CHESTNUT | OIDIPUS VODNANSKY | SWAY GINGERNUT | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
Cow or Heifer in calf or with calf at foot, born before 1st January 2017,calf not to be born before the 1st January 2019 | 1. SWAY GORGEOUS GIRL | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
Bull, born before the 1st January 2018 | 1. SWAY HECTOR 16 | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
2. SWAY IVANHOE 17 | PRIMA ET PP | SWAY GORGEOUS GIRL | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD | |
Pair of Animals, entered in the show & owned by same exhibitor | 1. SWAY GORGEOUS GIRL | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
1. SWAY HECTOR 16 | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD | |
Interbreed – Continental Beef Female | 3. SWAY SWEET CHESTNUT | OIDIPUS VODNANSKY | SWAY GINGERNUT | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |
5. SWAY GORGEOUS GIRL | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD | |
Interbreed – Continental Beef Bull | 4. SWAY HECTOR 16 | SWAY DRUMMER BOY 12 | SWAY ROSY POSY | MR & MRS S & L BLOMFIELD |