shorthorn

Be curious to see what the panel comes up with. Need to come up with a cattle system that fits this - Large block of extensive but half decent sea level grazing, decent shed, handling systems (2), 4 year TB testing area. To be run alongside sheep (about 1000 of the things). About 150 acres of...

Just for a bit of fun and some general discussion what is everyone’s thoughts on there own ideal suckler cow? Maternal and paternal breeds? Size/weight? what would you/do you put her to?

Looking at getting a shorthorn bull in the next couple of months, preferably before April. Best sales to go to in the north east of England and cumbria? Thanks

Hello all, After wanting to go into milk for a few year I've eventually hit the age I could start up. The family where not wanting to start up again for the reason of it being hard to get relief milkers and not wanting me to knacker myself milking twice a day all year. So after seeing a few...

As the title really. Opportunity has arisen to acquire a handful of the above cross as Heifers. FIL is dead against it, as he reckons they'll be prone mastitis, throw sh!t calves, and be poor as culls at the end. My argument is that they'll be milkier than our usual Sim X / Char X, smaller...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Canadian judge Pierre Boulet, described his 2022 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Winter Fair interbreed champion as a “very special cow”. The animal in question is the Jersey 4th calver, Potterswalls Chrome Glamour. Bred and exhibited by...

Any body working with luing cattle pro and con s pls

Is anyone feeding a higher protein mineralised molasses on straw to their store cattle? I was thinking about feeding this along with the cake they already get plus some silage. I’ve got better access to straw than silage this year. I might be talking rubbish but does anyone do this? If so what...

I’ve thought about this for a while but there seems to be a growing interest amongst some of us to try and lower our costs and finish cattle off forage alone. Obviously there are many who don’t feel this way and thats grand but i think it would be of interest to have a discussion on how folk...

Are cattle now a numbers game with forklifts at 90k, tractors at 130k, contractor rates and repair costs now through the roof it strikes me that running a small herd or fattning number will struggle to pay for this let alone provide a profit, arent producers going to have to think bigger in...

Today with all the Genomic information you would think there would be a far better choice of bulls in AI company brochures , bulls to correct the problems these companies have created over the years like short teats, straight legs and fertility. But when you study the...

We breed a few Shearling Rams for sale and recently we've been looking for a new stock ram.On our visits to the English Premier sale and the Builth main NSA I was staggered to see the amount of Texel lambs and Yearlings being offered with these huge ugly heads.Having bred Texels for nigh on 25...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Podehole herd of Charles and Sally Horrell has been named the winner of the Beef Shorthorn Society’s inaugural National Herd Competition, which was launched as part of the breed’s 200th anniversary celebrations. The couple, from Peterborough...

If feed barley heads up towards £300/tonne delivered will it become uneconomic for livestock producers to buy? PS Posted it on the cropping forum as I know that if was put on the Livestock page the answers would all be ‘yes’!

Been offered some milk calves from a local dairy herd, hereford & bb x, at £120, I quite keen, to talk over missus> What everyone thinking. Working on £3 of milk power a day - does seem right....

UK Dairy Day was the event to be at for anyone connected to the dairy industry last Wednesday. The bustling event provided an opportunity to network and do business for dairy farmers and businesses from across the UK. Over 8,000 visitors attended what really has become the UK leading dairy...

Idea being... They're lighter than other breeds so will be less of a poaching risk, very important if I go organic. I can out winter them reasonably easily. They have the same livestock unit value as heavier breeds so good for schemes. The plan is to direct market the meat. Cons... Can't bring...

Anyone there, going today?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland UK Dairy Day, an annual one-day event for the dairy sector, kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday, September 14) at the International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. The event, which runs from 8:00a.m to 5:30p.m, is for anybody connected to the dairy...

Hello, has anyone used a beef shorthorn bull on Belgian blues, and if so can you post any pictures of the calves. Thanks!!