‘BREEDING THE BEST’ SIMMENTALS TO FIT ALL SYSTEMS

‘BREEDING THE BEST’ SIMMENTALS TO FIT ALL SYSTEMS

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

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 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...

SIMMENTALS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR DOCILE, RELAXED MANNER

by | Jul 5, 2021

Simmentals are well known for their docile, relaxed manner and what better example than this picture taken at David Cornthwaite’s Balgray Hill Farm, Lockerbie, in the run up to the first part of his commercial herd dispersal sale successfully held last week. Here’s mum just chilling out, shooting the breeze, and spending some quality down time with ‘junior’!