limousin

Melton Mowbray prices were poor for natives. Why? Natives do live cheaper and will even outwinter rather than spending on shed room and feed. They eat grass and grass products rather than expensive (now very expensive) grain rations. How do we get this across to the commercial suckler man? WB

Right, hear me out on this one... Looking to place my semen orders fairly soon and been having a think Used limousin as my beef sire last year on the cows, but I've had an idea of using conventional fleckvieh this year. Reason being any bulls born will be decent enough to rear (probably worse...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland LEAF Education, in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi and Bayer, has launched its 2022 National Food, Farming and Natural Environment competition. Now in its fourth year, the competition is leading the way in opening young peoples’ eyes to the...

Do I sell my 11/12 month old stores in next couple week or hold another month to 6 week . Plenty of silage and shed room here, guy feeling is buyers want to buy cattle straight for grass in months time .

FOR SALE EW17 - Scottish Borders - 17 Quality Forward Store Cattle - 14 Charolais Heifers, 3 Limousin Bullocks - 12 to 13 months Old - Weight : Heifers 450kg, Bullocks 425kg - Scottish Farm Assured - Wormed on Housing - Been naturally done on 2kg of cake through the winter - High growth...

Could the Russian exit from property crash it like lloyds did 30 yrs ago?

EW14 - Glasgow - 37 Top Draw Continental Grazing Heifers - 8 to 15 months old - Bought in , batched up and over wintered - Limousin, Simmental, Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn crosses . - Scottish Farm Assured - Naturally done on 2 kg of cake - Happy to take a couple of the bottom end out price...

What the general thought on will it escalate in more countries going to war or will putin back down? Any fuel price predictions?

Bigwood Goes Beefy Brean farmer Richard Bigwood and his family have certainly experienced their fair share of life’s ‘ups and downs’, being coastal farmers on the Somerset Levels. As Britain’s weather pattern changes and holiday growth in the South West increases, the family have to be...

BVDzero award winner â the risk of buying pregnant cattle The winning entry in the 2018 BVDzero award was submitted by vet Anna Bruguera Sala from Alnorthumbria Vet Group, Rothbury. The entry was one of 30 from all over Europe in the biennial competition. Anna’s case study examined the...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business The National Beef Association (NBA) have today confirmed that the farm tours, part of their annual event NBA Beef Expo, will feature a large beef finishing unit, and one of the foremost Limousin breeders in the north of England. Opening their farm gates...

Bigwood Goes Beefy Brean farmer Richard Bigwood and his family have certainly experienced their fair share of life’s ‘ups and downs’, being coastal farmers on the Somerset Levels. As Britain’s weather pattern changes and holiday growth in the South West increases, the family have to be...

BVDzero award winner â the risk of buying pregnant cattle The winning entry in the 2018 BVDzero award was submitted by vet Anna Bruguera Sala from Alnorthumbria Vet Group, Rothbury. The entry was one of 30 from all over Europe in the biennial competition. Anna’s case study examined the...

How do people get on calving to Blues!? I know gestation lengths are shorter than lims and modern types are meant to be easier calving but how easy is easy?! I've a number of 1/2 bred lims and 3/4 lims that I'd be keen to try a blue across. Would anyone put a blue back over a lim out of a blue x...

FOR SALE Reference: EW5- Newcastleton 24 Well Bred Limousin Cross, Scottish , Farm Assured Grazing Cattle -2 older Heifers ( 23,25 months old ) average 460kgs -3 Heifers ( 8 to 11 months old ) average 346 kgs -10 Heifers ( 8 to 11 months old ) average 297 kgs -2 Heifers ( 9 months old ) 256 kgs...

All, What are your thoughts on using pedigree Belgian Blue cows crossed with an easy calving Limousin or Shorthorn for commercial beef ?

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Scottish farmland on the market increased by 63% in 2021 compared with the previous year, far ahead of the UK figure of 7%. However, supply levels still fell 36% short of the pre-Covid-19 Scottish five-year average. Values are therefore being pushed...

Those limo bulls don't seem very expensive, most around 4 grand.

2 pedigree Simmental cows and one purebred. 9, 10 and 11 years old. Nice quiet cows, Been running with pedigree limousin bull, calved to the same Bull last year and the calves can be seen. ( now weaned) not yet pd’d but will be hopefully before sale, however 1 cow should be due to calve in March...

Was told by someone the other day that the best way to halter break cattle is to tie them to a donkey, simply tie up and leave the donkey to it and it will follow it around. I’ve YouTubed it and there’s plenty of videos, I thought it sounded like rubbish!! Has anyone tried it?