Judge, Graham McClymont, Cuil, Newton Stewart, backed his decision by purchasing his choice of champion in the Salers ring at the newly named Stirling Bull Sales. Cumbrian Jonnie owned by Brian Walling and Sons, Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw, Selkirk sold for 3500gns. He is out of the Cumbrian Thunderbird sired cow Cumbrian Jolie 57. Homebred […]
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Salers and Charolais provide the basis for an integrated approach to the production of pedigree cattle targeted at the commercial suckler beef producer, developed by Rigel Pedigree – a family farming business based near Yarm, North Yorkshire. While the Pye family have collected a string of show awards, backed up by leading prices at breed
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Salers exhibited at the Driffield Show (Wed 18th July 2012) by Angus and Kerry Gowthorpe, and by Carolyn Fox achieved considerable success in the largest and most demanding classes of the show. Despite having as many entries forward as did the Charolais and Simmental breeds, the Salers competed in the Any Other Pure Beef Breeds classes.
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Despite the show being cancelled after the first day due to the weather, the cattle show classes did take place, albeit in rather wet, muddy judging rings! The interbreed championships took place without a public audience on the second day of the show. Salers had 43 entries for this show, the third largest entry of
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A very wet and windy Royal Highland Show did not deter the show classes on Thursday where an excellent display of Salers cattle were on show. Class results: Female born on or before 1st January 2011 1st B Walling’s Cumbrian Jolie 536, 2nd J and S Manners’ Seamore Gladioli, 3rd J and S Manners’ Seamore
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An excellent line up of Salers cattle was to be found in the exhibitors hall at the Balmoral Show, Rob Livesey stepped in to judge the Salers after Jock Watson had to stand down due to ill health, we wish Jock well. Alongside the top quality offering in the pedigree rings, a Salers cross heifer won the Northern Irish
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The society, in association with the Wallets Marts, staged their first annual spring sale of Salers Cattle at Castle Douglas. A good ringside of breed enthusiasts were forward from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. Commercial cattle sold well whilst pedigree bulls were a more selective trade. Topping the sale at 7000gns was Whitebog Fury from
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At this year’s Welshpool Spring Sale, judge D Gilder, Gloucester picked his show champion in the two year old bull Glynne Hall Dynamite from TT Jones and Son, Glyn Farm, Llanidloes, Powys. This powerful bull by Mock Arwyn is out of Cuil Vixen and made 3000gns in the ring. The reserve champion from Peter Donger,
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As a breeder of commercial heifer replacements, Scottish Borders farmer Rob Livesey knows how important it is to have a good calving average. So he is delighted that the pedigree and commercial herds at his farm in Melrose have been named the most fertile cattle in Scotland, according to Scottish Agricultural Colleges’ figures; an accolade that
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Driving down variable costs on any unit, is never an easy task, but you can cut them back a fair whack on a beef unit by altering the breeding policy to introduce an element of Salers blood. That’s what has been achieved at Edston Farm, part of Benson Wemyss Farms, just outside Peebles, now managed
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