Gavin and Anna Brown have been breeding pedigree Simmental cattle for 12 years, having started with just two Highland cows a year earlier. Today, their Midlothian farm carries 30 pure Simmental females, eight Simmental-cross females, 14 Highland cattle, 200 commercial...
Gillview Ranger the first Simmental bull to sell at five figures at NI Society sale Bulls average £5814.37, a new breed record, and up by £366.80 100% clearance rate Records were broken at the British Simmental Cattle Society’s Sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday...
In results released for the 2025 competition, the Blackpool herd lifted a series of awards and which included: Overall Herd Winners; Medium Herd Winners; Best Cow Family; Best Maiden Heifers; and Best In-Calf Heifers. A tremendous performance amidst some strong...
Best Cow & Calf
1st Callum Croft
2nd Anthony Davies
3rd Aled Evans
Best Stock Bull
1st Dafydd Jones
2nd Meurig Williams
3rd Anthony Davies
Best Pedigree Calf
1st Wyn Jenkins
2nd Debbie Cumming
3rd Chris Waters
Best Cross Bred Calf
1st Dafydd Jones
2nd Andrew & Cleo Thomas Jones
3rd Wil & Helen Price
Best Cross Bred Cow & Calf
1st Huw James
2nd Dafydd Jones
3rd Andrew & Cleo Thomas Jones
Best Junior Bull Under 18months on the Day of Judging
1st Anthony Davies
2nd Dafydd Jones
3rd Debbie Cumming
Best Progeny Group of Three (Either by Same Cow or Bull)
1st Anthony Davies
2nd Dafydd Jones
3rd Callum Croft
Best Young Stock
1st Debbie Cumming
2nd Anthony Davies
3rd Callum Croft
Best Calved Heifer to have calved by age of 3
1st Chris Waters
2nd Anthony Davies
3rd Meurig Williams
Best Animal in Herd to be judged 50% on looks and 50% on EBV’s (member to provide EBV’s)
1st Aled Davies
2nd Chris Waters
3rd Meurig Williams
Judges Award to be give to something of judge’s choice
Dafydd Jones
Best Small herd (up to 10 cows)
1st Chris Waters -Goldcross
2nd Debbie Cumming -Cwarre
3rd Callum Croft -Fforest
Best Medium Herd (11-20 cows)
1st Meurig Williams -Glanafron
Best Large Herd (21 cows and Over)
1st Anthony Davies -Welston
Overall Best Herd
Meurig Williams -Welston
Reserve Overall Herd
Chris Waters -Goldcross
