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Normally the 2020 show circuit would be well underway with a host of local shows and the great Balmoral Show was sadly missed by all last week. A large number of members have expressed how much they are missing the show season already, so we are going to do a ‘throwback’ to last year when […]

Our latest member profile comes from Eric and Michelle Heard of the Cheristow Salers.I live in Hartland, a beautiful part of North Devon, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. I have lived there all my life and would not wish to live anywhere else.My wife and I have been keeping traditional Devon cattle since

Based near Melrose in the Scottish Borders myself, Adam and my Dad Roy started the Bacardi Salers herd in 2011. We began with a mix of 22 commercial and pedigree cows with calves at foot bought from the Livesey family, and went on to buy stock bull Seawell Fortune from Peter Donger. This herd has

Our member profile today comes from Aled Jones, Wernol Salers. WERNOL SALERSFamily backgroundI (Aled) farm in partnership with my brother Endaf and Mother Catherine and run a herd of 100 pedigree Saler cows – Wernol Salers in Chwilog near Pwllheli on the Llyn peninsula in North Wales. We also run a caravan park, Parc Wernol

Today our member profile comes from Mathew Jones of the Dragon herd. Dragon herdGlan-y-Mor farm is made up of 1500 acres, mostly of salt marsh and sand dunes near Harlech on the North Wales coast. The majority of the land is sand which often burns off in dry spells, all the cattle are wintered out.I,

 Family backgroundMickleton Mill Salers run by Thomas and Catherine Atkinson. Thomas’s dad used to be more involved but has since retired. Both grew up on upland family farms. Thomas worked at home since leaving school, has also worked on dairy farm and done contracting work. Catherine studied Agriculture at uni, and used to teach, but

Today our member profile focus is on the Kaimburn herd of Salers. KAIMBURN SALERSKaimburn Salers are owned by Mr & Mrs J A de Gier under the name of Edgerston Trading (2006) Ltd and managed by Neil Ralston. Neil moved with his parents from a dairy farm in Campbeltown to a farm near Morebattle in

Today our member profile comes from Tim Roberts and family of the Onley herd of Salers. ONLEY SALERSWe are Tim and Lara Roberts, we have four children, Archie 15, Rupert 10, Jemima 9, and Hugh 7. We currently share farm on about 400 acres in east Herefordshire, extensive organic beef and sheep with a little arable.

The first of our member profiles comes from Brian and Pearse O’Kane of Lower Bolie Salers. LOWER BOLIE SALERSMy father Brian and I, (Pearse) run a herd of 30 Salers cows in Greysteel, Co Derry. Our farm is at our home house in “in the hills of Killywool” which overlooks Lough Foyle. Due to work commitments we

This feature is courtesy of Patsy Hunter / Business and Technical Editor, The Scottish FarmerPhoto credit: Rob HainingPerformance on a commercial basis is proving key to overall productivity and more importantly profitability at Firth Farm, Melrose – home of the AgriScot ‘Beef Farm of the Year and to Iain Livesey, his wife Sarah and Iain’s