‘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...

Thainstone Spring Show and Sale 2014

by | Mar 10, 2014


Lot 64 Lot 64 Tolquhon Director 3500gns
The Annual Society Sale at Thainstone in conjunction with the RNAS took place on February 27th

Judge Mr J Wilkie selecting Tolquhon Director as the over-all champion from Mr A A Sleigh, Newseat of Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon. this son of Seepa Newman sold for 3500 gns.

Tolquhon Director

Top price went to W S Stronach, Berryleys, Grange, Keith for Islavale Darrel, a Chestermann Varney son out of a Darsham Lucky Strike daughter selling for 5000gns.

7 bulls sold to average £3750, a clearance of 78%