The National Hereford Show Club is holding its annual herd visit on Saturday, 3rd June. Make sure the date is in your diary and come along for a great day out. Shadwell Herefords managed by Robert Clake had a field day at South Suffolk Show taking the Breed, Native Inter-breed and Reserve Overall Inter-breed Championships with Shadwell 1 Bossy N Fifteen month old "Bossy", shown by Robert's daughter Maddie, is out of Badlingham Blossom th and by Romany 1 Lawbreaker.

The day got better for Shadwell Herefords when Shadwell 1 Bossy N's full brother was Reserve Breed Champion and his full sister judged Female Champion. Tom was filmed by BBC Wales last October undertaking his annual bovine TB test. The South African Hereford Cattle Society are holding their Hereford Centenary Celebration tour during September. For full details including itinerary and costings please view the following two PDFs: Ms Carolyne Cree Web: We would like to inform your about the 15th European Hereford Conference in Hungary as follows: Top price of the day went to Judge, Sean McKiernan's Champion River-Dale 1 Nero pictured below right for guineas owned and bred by Norman McMordie and Family which was purchased by M.

Reserve in the show ring commanded a price of guineas - Solpoll 1 Neon pictured below left bred by J. McMordie which went to S. Two more sons of the legendary bull, Panmure 1 Henry sold for guineas and guineas. The quality of the animals shone through and that's what the Association strives for" commented John Gill, Chairman of the NIHBA.

In the show ring Judge, Sean McKiernan did a sterling job placing the animals which was backed up by the prices in the sale ring. Supreme Champion of the day went to River-Dale 1 Nero bred by Norman McMordie and Family. This growthy bull caught the eye of Sean and is sired by 3 times Balmoral Champion Solpoll 1 Dynamite. Reserve Champion went to Solpoll 1 Neon bred by J.

Bulls to 6, gns. The Reserve Overall Male and Junior Championships went to the 12 month old Moralee 1 Novak kgs bred by T.

Harrison, Stocksfield, Northumberland, selling for 6, gns. Deaville, Alderville Herefords, Belper, Derbyshire. Top price of the day went to another North of England breeder, Mrs.

Caroline Fletcher from Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria who saw her 25 month old Barwise 1 Mach One kgs right, sell for 6, gns. Another Superior Carcase Sire, the 26 month old Fisher 1 Monarch M 1, kgs. Shaw, Thornysure Herefords, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.

Left Moralee 1 Novak bred by T. Harrison who sold for 6,gns. A third Superior Carcase Sire, 24 month old Auckvale Masterclass M kgs. The Reserve Senior Male Champion, 23 month old Danish bred bull, SMH Liga L 1, kgs.

Ayre, South Molton, Devon, captured the attention of a number of bidders, eventually selling for 5, gns. Blandford, Bosa Herefords, Bosbury, Herefordshire. Moorhouse from Taunton saw his 26 month old Cato 1 Marksman kgs. Other leading prices included 24 month old Harveybros 1 McBeath kgs from Harvey Brothers, Balfron, Glasgow selling for 3, gns. Davies, Crow Wood Herefords, Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire. Yorkshire also realising 3, gns.

Roberts, Bromley Herefords, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire. In the Show Heifer Section, the Grand Female Champion, 15 month old Pepperstock 1 Butterfly N bred by Speirs Farms Ltd.

The Reserve Grand Female Champion, 18 month old Dendor 1 Anna Mary 32nd, bred by D. Jones, Caersws, Powys, following close behind selling for 3, gns. Williamson, Wardle Herefords, Nantwich, Cheshire. Upholding the success for the breeders from the North of England, G. Shepherd, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancashire saw their 12 month old heifer, Moorside 1 Evita 8th, sell for 3, gns.

Poole, Upper Battlefield, Shrewsbury. Other leading prices included the 14 month old Fisher 1 Susan N, bred and exhibited by W. Edwards, Chepstow, Gwent and 19 month old Fisher 1 Cherry N sold for 2, gns. Shaw, Kirkby Moorside, N. Also, 19 month old Normanton 1 Jurana 9th, exhibited by T. Livesey, Normanton le Heath, Leicester, selling for 2, gns. Right Grand Female Champion Pepperstock 1 Butterfly N who sold for the top price of 4,gns.

A draft of heifers offered at the end of the Sale saw E. Kirby, Buxton, Derbyshire, top this section with two 23 month old heifers, Tydesmoor 1 Minola selling for 1, gns.

Watkins, Craven Arms, Shropshire and Tydesmoor 1 Kimberley selling for 1, gns. Herefords bulls met with a quieter trade at the Elite Breeders sale in Dungannon on Monday. Graceland 1 Nelson, an October born calf sired by Lowesmoor 1 Khan was admired for his conformation and easy fleshing.

Pictured right Graceland 1 Nelson presented by Robin and James Irvine from topped the trade for Hereford bulls at the Elite Breeders sale. Topping the female section was Tullyraine Norah offered by Stuart Forsythe and due to calve in September. Pictured left Stuart Forsythe exhibited Tullyraine Norah — top selling female at the Elite Hereford Breeders sale in Dungannon Mart. Marco and Kath Walker have bought a pair of 17th and 18th-century cow barns from a local farmer in Wellington, Herefordshire, but the couple are restoration novices and the project is beset with problems from the start.

Architect George Clarke offers much-needed advice and discovers how these Grade II-listed buildings and the surrounding land helped to revolutionise cattle farming in the UK. The Tenth Annual competition to find the best tasting Hereford Beef is open to all Hereford Breeders from any Area Association or Club across the UK. If you sell Hereford beef this is a great opportunity to have the eating quality of your beef assessed against other producers, and should you win, then you can use this success to promote your beef to your customers adding further value to an already fantastic product.

How will it the competition be run? Each member who would like to take part will submit a sirloin steak from a Pure-Bred Hereford carcase. The steak MUST be frozen and the animal from which it was taken MUST have been killed within the last 12 months. The steak will be assessed by our nominated judge, who will place the steaks 1st to 5th. Comments will be given on the top five placed. The following attributes, in no particular order will be assessed during the judging:. Quality of butchery 2.

Water leaching during cooking 9. Members can submit as many entries as they like, with each entry submitted from a different animal. Entries close by Monday 7th August There will be two Classes: Class 1 for carcases hung for up to 28days from culling date. Class 2 for Carcases hung for over 28days from culling date. The actual tasting will take place during the second two weeks of August, so you have time to obtain a sirloin steak from any Pure-Bred Hereford that you may have had slaughtered.

We will be contacting all breeders who enter with information of where and when they should send their steaks. Entry Forms can also be downloaded HERE.

To pay by BACS: Please send all entries to the Secretary. Pittam 38, Ashby Road Braunston Daventry Northants NN11 7HE. Kindly hosted by Miss Heather Whittaker. There will be many Judges and Trainers in attendance to offer help and advice to all participants. A lot of fun to be had by all. On Saturday evening a Buffet Dinner will be held at Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield. A raffle will also be held during the evening, plus an after Dinner Speaker.

For further details contact: Emma Smith on her Mobile: We now have approximately 1, Members, all of whom can act as advocates of our fantastic breed, contributing to spreading the message of how the Hereford performs on farm or informing the public where they can either purchase or dine on Hereford Beef.

If Members can get a photograph of a celebrity with Hereford cattle or dining on Hereford Beef then please email it in, as this will certainly increase exposure of the Breed. It brings together the very best British pedigree and commercial cattle. Hosted by the National Beef Association NBAthe event will take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on Thursday 18th May. The NBA Beef Expo provides British breeders and producers with an excellent platform to showcase the quality of their cattle, and visitors can expect to see some of the finest examples of British breeding from all corners of the UK.

As the event will be the first of its kind post Brexit, there will undoubtedly be a focus on what this means for British farmers in terms of opportunities moving forward. Alongside the NCCS, visitors have the opportunity to browse in the region of commercial and educational trade exhibits, as well as specialist Breed Society stands.

NBA Beef Expo is a nucleus for knowledge sharing and networking. Trade exhibitors will highlight, through displays and demonstrations, the latest industry trends and developments as well as nutrition and genetics. Applications are now open for businesses, traders and breed societies wishing to attend the event. Now a firmly established feature of the event is the Future Beef Farmer Challenge which was launched back in for beef farmers aged 36 and under.

Entrants can take part as an individual or as a team and the winner of each section is presented with a trophy. As in previous years, the highly anticipated farm tours will take place on Wednesday 17th May giving people the opportunity to gain an insight into how various beef enterprises are managed.

This year the farm tour includes three diverse beef farms all championing efficiency in their relative sectors and showcasing the very best of British beef production. As part of the event the NBA will also be hosting a range of seminars and workshops held by various industry professionals. Chris Mallon, Chief Executive of the NBA commented: Trade stand applications, visitor tickets and cattle show entry forms are now available online on at www. Deadline for the National Commercial Cattle Show entries draws near Beef Expo are set to host the Future Beef Farmer Competition.

Following closely behind J. The Elite breeders again invited students from Greenmount College to the event and following a short presentation on bull selection they were invited to put their judging skills to the test. Students closely scrutinised the bulls in the pre -sale parade, they considered the performance figures and Estimated Breeding Values printed in the catalogue and the health status of the animals on offer before making their selections.

The winner - the student whose selections correlated most closely with the prices paid in the sale was Matthew Donaghy from Camlough in Co. Sired by NBG 69T The Wonderer and out of the homebred cow Barwise 1 Graceful G2. This March born son of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y is out of Harvie Ms Firefly 65P and he now travels to Herefordshire to join RJ Verdin of Weobley.

The winner of the Junior Bull Class Baldinnie 1 Fernando was the next best price at gns. Hanbury Countryside Show in Worcestershire Saturday, July 1stBurwarton Show in Shropshire Thursday, August 3rd and Moreton Show in Gloucestershire Saturday, September 2nd will award the Three Shires Cattle Trophy to the exhibitor who gains the most points across all three shows.

We hope this will be a great incentive for owners to show off all their hard work and their fabulous cattle. Exhibitors will accumulate points by showing their cattle at all three shows and the running total will be kept secret until the finale at Moreton Show.

Lynne Parkes, Moreton livestock secretary said: Peter Kirton, chief cattle steward at Burwarton said: This is extra to the traditional classes for all breeds of cattle and we hope that exhibitors will enjoy and support this new venture. The Herefordshire Agricultural Club held a Committee meeting at the historic Hereford House with most Committee Members having some connection with the Hereford Breed.

Club Chairman Bill Quan, Border Herefords, himself steeped in Hereford history with his Grandfather Mr W Milner President of the Hereford Cattle Society in and Uncle Richard Milner a past President in and a former Chairman of the Society from Honorary Secretary of the Club Tom Nellist a keen advocate of the Hereford Breed attended the World Famous Vern Sale in After the meeting concluded the Committee kept with the Hereford theme when they met for a Hereford gourmet burger at the Rule of Tum, with Hereford beef supplied by Tom Jones.

The use of technology and performance recording in pedigree beef production was the theme of a seminar run for Greenmount agricultural students and hosted by the Glenside Hereford herd owned by Raymond and Stuart Pogue near Benburb.

The event featured weighing and scanning of yearling bulls and heifers demonstrated by William Tait of AI Services Ltd. William explained the use of weight recording to assess growth potential and how ultra sound scanning of fat depth and muscle area can be used to predict carcase yield.

The data collected from on-farm measurement is processed through the internationally acclaimed Breedplan program. Developed in Australia this is now the accepted method of estimating breeding value in all the leading beef producing countries of the world.

Contemporary comparisons are used to predict performance in the key areas of calving ease, milk yield, fertility, growth rate and carcase quality with linkages made to all recorded relatives of the animal to improve the accuracy of the prediction. The students also heard about the role and operation of Breed Societies in maintaining the pedigree register, in directing breed improvement and building branded beef schemes. Robin Irvine pictured right with Greenmount studentsa past President and Chairman of the Hereford Cattle Society spoke of the growth of the Certified Hereford Beef Brand - with close to 50, cattle per year marketed through major UK retailers.

Elite Bull Sale Breeders are looking forward to welcoming the students to the Elite Hereford sale on Monday 27th February when the bulls which they saw weighed and scanned will come under the hammer. They will have a chance to view at close quarters the process of assessing and selecting a sire for either a beef or dairy herd. They will be given the opportunity make their choices based on visual appraisal during the pre-sale parade and on the published performance data in the sale catalogue.

Guidance will be given by experienced breeders who will explain the use of Breedplan information and how it can be used to select a sire to meet the herd requirements. Calving ease has to be balanced against growth rate and carcase quality with consideration given to the production system and the end product in terms of carcase weight and grade.

Following the success of the first workshop of the same title, held in Milan in Octoberthere was considerable support for a second meeting. The meeting was organised by Linda Farmer of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, UK together with the British Embassy in Rome and the University of Milan.

The goal of the meeting was to strengthen links and exchange knowledge between scientists and industry representatives across Europe on some of the key challenges facing the beef industry. Four sessions of short talks addressed four key topics, while two extended workshops invited delegates to discuss the issues raised and contribute their comments. The session clearly illustrated the conflicted role of beef in the diet, providing essential nutrients and micronutrients while also posing a potential risk to health.

Jean-Francois Hocquette INRA, France summarised work on combined data from across Europe to obtain more information on factors affecting eating quality and to determine the potential for a combined predictive system designed to meet the needs of the European beef industry. David Farrell AFBI, Northern Ireland, UK reviewed recent developments in instrumental prediction of eating quality and other important quality attributes. Jerzy Wierzbicki Polish Beef Association, Poland updated the meeting on discussions held under the auspices of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE to agree a common system of terminologies and protocols to describe beef cuts and quality, to facilitate the increasingly global trade in beef.

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Tim Searchinger travelled from Princeton University, USA, to highlight the challenges facing the beef industry in terms of environmental impact. While Searchinger suggested that projected expansion to meet future population needs could have a very detrimental effect on the climate, Europe has one of the most efficient and least damaging production regimes.

Modest growth and more efficient processes, together with a moderation of very high beef consumption in some countries could help to mitigate effects on climate. Dequan Zhang, from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, presented the approach used in China to make maximum use of all parts of the animal, including bones and blood, to provide nutritional components of the diet.

He pointed out that, when considered on the basis of proportion of a Mediterranean diet, the carbon footprint of meat production is no more than that of fruit and vegetables. Paolo Ferrari CRPA, Italy described a project to create an assessment system for animal welfare in Italy. Jonathan Birnie Dunbia, Northern Ireland, UK outlined priorities to reduce variation in quality and meet customer needs, especially measurement and processing interventions that are practicable at meat plant speeds.

Valeria Vigano Sealed Air Packaging, Italy explained how innovations in packaging technologies are changing the way meat is presented to the consumer. Ciara McDonnell Teagasc, Ireland described the benefits of new processing technologies while Phil Hadley reported that overall beef quality has improved but suggested that specification and trimming may further reduce dissatisfaction.

Terence Hagan AFBI, UK identified three themes which cropped up most commonly in these responses: In general, responses highlighted the need to make better use of what is currently available. Industry partners focused on requesting a higher percentage of European grasslands be set aside for beef production. Researchers were more interested in minimising waste and maximizing quality.

A proposal for funding to the EU for a Thematic Network to continue to build knowledge exchange across Europe within the beef industry was outlined by the coordinator, Linda Farmer AFBI, UK. The aim is to address four key challenge areas: The proposal will be submitted within the next two weeks.

Declan Troy then summed up the meeting by highlighting five areas of particular interest: He commended the forum for bringing together a diversity of interests to discuss these topics.

To apply for this excellent opportunity please click the following HERE. The annual British Cattle Breeders Club BCBC Cattle Conference was declared a resounding success, with feedback from delegates confirming that the programme was both thought-provoking and insightful.

Despite stepping down as president, I am keen to maintain connections within the industry and with the BCBC. He has always been technically-minded and kept our focus on science.

I was honoured to be asked to become president of the BCBC and I am very much looking forward to taking on the role. Professor Mike Coffey is a Professor in livestock informatics at the SRUC, based in Edinburgh. As well as lecturing at the College, Professor Coffey is involved in the development of new breeding tools and innovations for the management of farmed livestock and participates in a number of related research projects. He enjoys the challenge of ensuring that scientific research delivers immediate benefits for livestock farmers.

Outgoing BCBC chairman, Iain Kerr, who is the chief executive of the British Limousin Cattle Society, was succeeded by the new BCBC chairman, Andy Dodd, a former dairy farm manager who is currently the technical manager of breeding and fertility at AHDB Dairy formerly DairyCo. Experts from around the globe gave their views on a variety of topics linked to cattle breeding. The event was focused on beef cattle on Tuesday and dairy cattle on Wednesday, with approximately delegates in attendance.

The BCBC wishes to thank the following sponsors for their support: Asda; Afimilk; Waitrose Farming Partnership; AHDB Dairy; Mole Valley Farmers. ABP UK; AHDB Beef and Lamb; Alltech; British Limousin Cattle Society; CIS; DairyPro; Dovecote Park; Egenes; ForFarmers; Hereford Cattle Society ; Holstein UK; Merial Animal Health; MSD Animal Health; Neogen Europe; NMR; Shearwell Data Ltd; Shepherd Publishing; Shorthorn Cattle Society; SRUC; VikingGenetics; Zoetis.

Friday saw the start of the season for Northern Ireland Hereford Association's Premier Show and Sale sponsored by Danske Bank. With over 28 entries from 13 top breeders the first of the Association's events didn't disappoint the spectators and buyers alike. Judge George Workman from Garvagh had the difficult task of selecting his Champion and Reserve as all bulls presented on the day were of quality and class. His Supreme Champion went to SH Stewart's Thornbank 1 Mighty Man pictured right.

Sired by Solpoll 1 Dynamite from the McMordie herd he certainly has his father's genes. The first prize winner from the National Show later went under the hammer and achieved the top price on the day of guineas.

Overall Reserve Champion went to Norman McMordie and family with River-dale 1 Neptune pictured left. Sired by the prolific Panmure 1 Henry this August born bull was packed with style and certainly had ring presence. Champion, Thornbank 1 Mighty Man, was sold for guineas to the pedigree herd of W McCrabbe, Raphoe, Co Donegal. D R Wilson's two bulls, Lisrace Lifeguard 16th went for guineas to Montgomery Bros of Eglington and Lisrace Liberty 15th for guineas to James Eakin of Moy.

Delegates urged speakers from the new innovation centres set up to promote innovation in agriculture to maintain their focus on grassroots farming, at the beef workshop which kicked off the annual British Cattle Breeders Club BCBC Cattle Conference on Monday 23 January.

Dr Mark Young of the Centre for Innovation in Livestock CIEL explained that the organisation had been set up to equip the livestock sector to move forward, by forging closer links between science and industry, with a focus on enterprise profitability. The role of CIEL is to enable collaborations between industry and research.

Professor Mark Rutter of Harper Adams University outlined the goals of the Agri-Epi Centre, which was established to develop precision agriculture and innovation in agricultural engineering.

It aimed to improve farm economic performance, by turning science into practice. Meanwhile, Agrimetrics spokesman, Professor Richard Tiffin, outlined the need to manage data within the industry.

Our projects are not about exposing commercially sensitive information; the value of data lies in the insights it provides. The purpose is to manage data and turn it into meaningful information that can be applied at a practical level. The Uber application is a prime example of how innovation can drive efficiency. It has changed the way that taxis do business within a period of just 18 months.

Other projects involve establishing mobile meat sensory laboratory, to facilitate meat quality testing across all livestock species, as well as developing a mobile sheep feed intake facility, to improve sheep feed efficiency. It is taking place at the Telford Hotel and Golf Resort in Shropshire. Experts from around the globe will give insights into a variety of topics linked to cattle breeding, including the implications for cattle breeders post-Brexit.

A series of free practical workshops to assist beef producers to select the most efficient and profitable breeding lines are being held across Scotland presented by SAC through Farm Advisory Service funding. With the annual spring bull sales fast approaching the open events are aimed at assisting producers to choose the ideal bull for their herd. SAC Consulting Beef Specialist Gavin Hill, who will be facilitating at the meetings, said that the additional financial challenges facing farmers this year mean it is vital producers ensure they buy the right bull for their herds.

They are combining this with looking to achieve increased fat cover, good fertility and good longevity and it is important to bear this in mind when selecting a bull. However, Mr Hill warns care must be taken with this strategy to achieve the correct balance since many abattoirs report heifers being slaughtered with too much fat cover resulting in penalties to the finisher.

Previously, recorded breeding bulls have been rewarded for leanness. However, this has led to cattle reaching very heavy weights with little fat cover being laid down. This is no longer in such demand by finishers following the cap on finished weight being demanded by processors. With this in mind, specifications such as weight limits must be consistent to allow producers to make informed decisions when purchasing bulls.

Mr Hill believes that EBVs are another tool to use when purchasing bulls alongside visual assessment. Comparing the use of EBVs with buying a car, he says: He advocates that first a visual assessment should be carried out for character, shape, conformation, legs and feet — all of which EBVs cannot convey.

An EBV is a value which expresses the difference plus or minus between an individual animal and the breed benchmark to which the animal is being compared. However, herd management also has an important role to play here as with EBVs such as calving ease. It is increasingly important that the bulls purchased for the farm have the desired health status and the purchaser is fully aware of it.

Northern Hotel, 2 Clerk Street, Brechin, DD9 6AE on Tuesday 24th January event1brechinjanuaryian Dingwall Market, Humberston, Dingwall, IV15 9TP on Thursday 2nd February event3dingwallian The "Hereford - Champion of the World" Competition took place in December. This was the 5th time that this annual competition had taken place. It was sponsored by HerefordBreeder. National Champion Hereford and Polled Hereford cattle from 50 different countries were judged by four Official Judges:.

The auctioneer was Nick Hyne of Halls Auctions and the sale was managed by Josh Dowbiggin. The sale broke a number of records, being the highest averaging Hereford sale in the UK, as well as the highest priced Poll Hereford female to ever sell at public auction in the UK.

Out of Hereford Female of the Year Dendor 1 Jennefer 15th and by breed-leading sire Romany 1 Lawbreaker RE L23, she is the highest price Polled Hereford female to ever sell at public auction in the UK, as well as also being the highest priced Hereford female to sell at under 12 months of age in the UK.

Congratulations to the Birch and Brindley families on their record breaking day. Second highest price of the day was paid for breed legend Coley 1 Bubbles pictured left from Miss H Whittaker. A two time Native Interbreed Champion and previous Reserve Female of the Year, the whole sale ring gasped when Bubbles entered the ring! Three more females from the Coley herd sold at Designer Genes.

Enoki 4th was one of the last daughters of Alvian 1 Emperor to ever sell from Normanton. She was sold to J Hodge for gns. Moorside 1 Jane 3rd, a two-year old first calved heifer, had won numerous breed and interbreed titles throughout Her April born heifer calf, Moorside 1 Jane 9th, a daughter of noted Cogent sire Moorside 1 Joseph was next into the ring. She was sold to Alan Crooks, Sheffield for gns.

A lovely January born heifer from the Frenchstone herd was offered at the event. She was purchased by Robert Allcock for gns. Having already won National Champion at the Agri Expo calf show and swept the board at Northumberland County, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the first heifers to ever be sold at auction by Moralee!

Both heifers were also the first to sell from senior herd sire Cornriggs 1 Knight Rider. Moralee 1 Nest Egg was sold to PA Astley for gns and Moralee 1 Nigella was sold to George Morgan for gns. Mr Morgan also offered a heifer at the event - Fardre 1 Ms Gweno, who had already won the Female Championship at Agri Expo earlier in the season. Sired by Harvie High Roller and out of Harvie Ms Gwen T, she was knocked down to K Goldstraw for gns. Another young heifer also breached the guinea barrier.

Rempstone 1 Fashion E, a daughter of noted sire Aldersley 1 Edgar and of the top donor female at Rempstone, Kinglee 1 Fashion. This stunning heifer weighed kgs at 7 months of age. She was sold to Victoria Orr for gns. An in-calf heifer from the famous Bosa herd was also offered at Designer Genes. Bosa 1 Priscillaa daughter of Eldersfield 1 Carter, was a very popular entry on the day, selling for gns to R Williamson. Horned females were also in demand on the day, topping at gns for Auckvale Janet N from the Kemp family.

Two heifers from the impressive Haven herd were offered as a pick lot. Julia 48 and Dowager were the first Haven females to sell at public auction in 35 years. Sired by Kermit and Kingpin, two bulls that a receiving a lot of attention in the horned world. Embryo Lots A flush of any cow in the herd from the noted Moeskaer herd in Denmark was the first of the embryo lots to sell.

Moeskaer Herefords have this year won a number of national and international accolades, including Champion Bull of Europe Another flush of any cow in the herd was also offered on the day, this time from owners of the Canadian National Champion female Harvie Ranching. A late entry embryo lot came from Rockness Herefords in Scotland. A package of three full sibling embryos to Stars of the Future Female Champion Rockness 1 Matilda KH1 were offered as the last lot of the day.

It was a great day for the famous Haven Herefords, a herd who has been breeding Herefords continuously since Limerick, the Best Group of Three by the Same Sire — Haven Kingpin. It was the story of the day for Greenyards Herefords with a string of second and third placings in some very competitive classes. Pictured left are from, L to R, Breed President Michael Clark, Stockman Mike Chandler with Haven Neptune and Show Judge John O'Connor.

RA Bradstock went one better in the Best Pair of Heifer Calves owned by the Exhibitor taking first place with another Herefordshire breeder G Blandford, Bosa Herefords in second position. Following seven very strong bull classes it was Haven Neptune who took the Grand Male Championship sponsored by The Hutchinson Partnership.

Moving on to the heifer calves, the packed show ring were treated to six very large classes of well presented Hereford heifers - a joy to be hold. She then went on to be awarded the Reserve Supreme Championship. Another great line-up of calves at the Christmas Calf Show. The HCBA also organised a Young Handlers Competition which was Judged by Matthew Rollason from Bury in Lancashire. Matthew judged young handlers in two sections; a junior category, 16 and Under and a senior class which was 17 to Each young handler wore a unique armband and were judged throughout the show for style and handling ability.

Youngsters were also marked on their show preparation skills and knowledge of the animals being paraded. Taking the Junior section it was Isla Soutter who came out on top to continue her great run of form, with her brother Finlay in second place and Oliver Garnett-Smith in third. In the Senior section it was Luke New who took the first prize card followed by Andrew Whitlow, who was also the highest placed HCBA member and in third position it was Scott Coates.

Matthew then awarded Miss Isla Soutter with the Overall Champion rosette with Luke New in Reserve. Pictured right are, from right to left, Judge Matthew Rollason, Overall Winner Isla Soutter and President Michael Clark.

It is with great excitement that we present to you our Designer Genes Select Hereford Female Sale catalogue. On offer are interbreed champions, record breaking bloodlines, breed changing pedigrees as well as performance and phenotype to die for! Opportunities include in-calf cows, in-calf heifers and maiden heifers.

Many of these females will be the first of their breeding to ever be offered for sale! Moeskaer Herefords Denmark and Harvie Ranching Canada are both offering the right to flush any cow in their herd.

Both these programs have built their herds with functional cattle and have created some of the strongest cow families in the Hereford world. Check out pages 20 and 21 to see some of the females available for flushing.

With BCMS figures showing it is the fastest growing breed in the UK, we believe the Hereford breed is the breed of the future, and this event allows current and potential breeders from around the world to invest in this functional, efficient and profitable breed. Scottish Council Member Robert Wilson of Romany Herefords is to be featured on the BBC series 'The River' along with his father Ronald and daughter Lottie.

Herefords will be highlighted over the next three episodes - which includes film footage of the Scottish National Show held at Kelso - being shown on BBC 1 Scotland on Monday nights at 7. The episodes are also available, following broadcast, on either iplayer or on Sky wherever the BBC Scotland channel is shown in England.

To view a clip highlighting next week's programme featuring the Wilson family at Cowbog and to find out if Lottie's favourite cow is in-calf please Click Here. By Laura Vincent Rempstone 1 Even Money E was worth a bet, taking the Male and Supreme Championship at the M.

It was a great day for MJ Ludgate, Rempstone Herefords with all three of their embryo transfer calves being placed either first or second in their respective classes.

The full brother and sisters share Kinglee 1 Fashion as their genetic dam and Aldersley 1 Edgar as their sire. The Intermediate bull calf class was where William McMordie found his Male and Reserve Male Champions.

Rempstone 1 Even Money, was first in the class and kept going all the way through to eventually take the Supreme Championship. A Kinglee calf also stood in second, this time it was Kinglee 1 Northern Star. Taking the Female Championship was Blakesley 1 Liberty, owned by J Riley and expertly shown by Edward Thompson.

The Intermediate Heifer Calf class was won by Rempstone 1 Fashion E who went on to be made Reserve Female Champion. Pepperstock 1 Jade N and Pepperstock 1 Venus N, owned by Speirs Farms, were second and third respectively. Kingless 1 Miss won the Junior Heifer Calf class.

Rempstone 1 Fashion E owned by MJ Ludgate was second, with Pepperstock 1 Jade N in third. The Novice class was won by 17 year old Emma Dexter, with Casey Parker in second and Evie Edwards in third.

The 14 and under class was highest paid currency against indian rupee by 12 year old Harriet Froud, with Finlay Soutter in second and Robert Froud in third.

The 15 to 26 year old class was won by 15 year old Isla Soutter, with Katherine Baines in second and Matthew Coates in third.

Emma Dexter was made the Champion with Harriet Froud in Reserve. The success continued for Harriet when she was awarded the High Hedges Cup for collecting the most points in young handler class in the Midlands and East Anglia area inwith 10 year old Beth Vincent in reserve.

A Dumfries and Galloway farm was named as the Scotch Beef Farm of the Year. Drumdow farm, near Stranraer, run by Robert Parker and his wife Eileen, was announced as the overall winner during a presentation at AgriScot. Drumdow farm runs Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cross cows and calves otherwise known as Black Baldies and a further 40 Hereford and Angus cross bulled heifers. All cows and bulls are outwintered on a 52 hectare moor. Cows are home-bred with heifers joining the herd calving as two-year-olds.

The farm also has Easycare ewes and gimmers. The aim of the annual award, run by AgriScot and Quality Meat Scotland QMSis to showcase excellence in the production of cattle in Scotland and raise the profile of the dedication and stock management skills behind the production of Scotch Beef. The other two finalists were: Seggarsdean Farm, Haddington, East Lothian run by Andrew Kennedy and Sons and Corrimony farm, Glenurquhart, Inverness, run by David Girvan in partnership with his parents Lindsay and Mamie.

Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, extended his congratulations to the Parkers. Their success and commitment augurs well for the future of the beef industry in Scotland.

Andrew Moir, Chairman of Agriscot added: Robert Parker said he was delighted and astounded to have won. During the farm visits the award assessors looked to gauge the passion and enthusiasm of the farmer, and family and staff where relevant, to efficiently produce high quality animals.

They also looked for evidence of a high standard of technical and financial performance, and how the finalists adopted new ideas to improve the efficiency and profitability of their farms.

Finalists were also asked to demonstrate their commitment to animal health and welfare as well as their ability to keep an eye on the market for the end product. A wonderful day at Bakewell Livestock Market was had jay lakhani forex Mr Andrew Sebire who had a small reduction sale from his organic herd of Pedigree Hereford Cows.

She's a first calved daughter of former herd sire Romany 1 Distiller and sold with her April born steer calf at foot to J Cairns, Coatbridge, Fife.

With some potential buyers going home empty handed the demand for the Hereford Breed remains strong. There is a separate award for each of ten UK breeds.

Situated in the Kennet Valley near Marlborough, Grove Farm is a 95 hectare farm with 69 hectares of grassland bordered by mature woodland. Five years later they made the decision to close the dairy herd and focus on beef production. They chose to use the Hereford, a native breed that suited their ambition and farming philosophy, valuing conservation and supporting ecological diversity within their grassland.

The Stitchcombe herd comprises of Hereford cattle and is run alongside a flock of 40 Hampshire Down sheep. Herefords provide great meat and are lovely animals to work with. Forex market timings open and close grew up with livestock and combined with his job as an accountant, has always loved the science and statistics of breeding.

Hot stock market strategies download Moorhouse was able to provide valuable guidance when setting up their herd. As they grew in confidence and developed their own goals they purchased their first high-index bull, Weybrook 1 Midas, from Harold Hatt and used a Cogent bull, Moorside 1 Joseph based on his Calving Ease Index, for artificial insemination AI on their heifers.

Martin and Ninna aim to produce the quality of meat that the consumer wants; everything is finished off grass and any surplus from the breeding stock is sold to the local butcher. Our aim is to have the lowest cost cows to produce that as our output. Stitchcombe Herefords are selected for Breed type with a dark red colour and ways to make money fallout new vegas distinctive white face.

Martin uses Estimated Breeding Values EBVs to target easy calving from smaller cows and good growth rates to ensure they will do well from grass and silage.

They showed cattle at Newbury for the first time this year and their intention is to attend more shows next year, harnessing the opportunity to advertise the herd alongside their social media campaign. Typically they sell around five heifers and three bulls for breeding each year. Satisfied with the overall index of the herd, they now need to ensure the standard is maintained. With the number of breeding females in the herd stabilising, Martin and Ninna can now become more particular in their selection process to ensure the performance figures and Breed type continues to improve.

As it is a statistical award we now need to provide the proof behind the figures. Taking Reserve spot in the Most Improved Herd Awards for the Hereford Breed was Society Chairman Richard Mann, Spinney Herefords, Hill Farm, Warwickshire.

Hereford breed enthusiast Matthew Rollason is getting a real insight into the workings of a leading genetics business while he spends his placement from Harper Adams University with Cogent Breeding. Currently studying for a degree in Agriculture and Animal Science at Harper Adams, Matthew, from Bury in Lancashire, stock mt4 brokers had a long involvement with the Hereford breed although he is not from a farming background.

He worked on a variety of farms in the North West before spending several years with the Massey family and their respected Hollyvale Herd, exhibiting cattle at Shows across the UK.

Also in he was awarded a bursary by the Hereford Cattle Society to attend the 17th World Hereford Conference in Uruguay. During his time with Cogent, Matthew will be based in the genetics department working on all tasks from progeny evaluation to the young sire visions programmes, as well as spending time with the telesales, marketing and distribution teams.

He will assist in creating newsletters and catalogues for both beef forex introducing broker definition cftc dairy sires, and support the sales team to help ensure customers receive all the information they need to make informed breeding decisions.

Working with the genetics team, he will be actively involved in making genetic selections for the future based on industry demand which he will research as part of his placement. Clarabelle painted by Lauren Terry www. She has been treated very much as a National awareness tool for RABI as well as an opportunity to raise substantial funds for the charity.

Currently she is residing at Rathbones on 1 Curzon Street in London until the auction on the 17th November at Hampton Court Palace. Saturday 29th October saw the NIHBA United Feed's National Calf Best penny stock how much do stockbrokers make 2016 take place at Dungannon Market.

Sixteen exhibitors brought forward over 30 entries to be judged by the experienced Matthew Gray from the Buckenhill Herd, Herefordshire, England. With a packed ringside looking on, the youngstock went under the expert eye of the judge who was delighted to see such a great turn out of quality that is sure to dominate the show circuit over the next few years.

The September Born Bull Calf once again came from the winning combination of former UK Sire of the Year, Panmure 1 Henry and Solpoll 1 Starlet J15 and took victory in the bull section. Judge Matt Gray stated, "The bull was class, quality and well balanced".

The Overall Female Championship went to Co. Antrim breeder Trevor Andrews with Mountview 1 Estelle. This 14 month old heifer who is out of Castlepoll 1 Daity 5th and by Mullin 1 Knight K showed great ring presence and feminine quality, truly worthy of heading the female line-up on the day. The Anhay Herd of organic, pedigree Herefords are offering a choice selection of 16 in-calf cows and heifers, and 6 maiden heifers for sale at Hereford Livestock Market on Thursday November 17th at 11am.

Anhay Herefords Lot 20 - Anhay Waggle, pictured right. To view the catalogue please click here. Dickinson, Mallowburn Herefords, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and her 7 month old heifer calf Mara Bonny 45th selling for 1, gns. The Incalf Heifers topped at 1, gns. The Bulls on offer binary options interesting infa 4 year old Mara Kestrel, who had been running with most of the Sale females, sell for 2, gns.

Amphlett, Craven Arms, Shropshire who also purchased the 18 month old maiden heifer, Elms School Cinnamon for 1, gns. The last heifer in the Sale, 18 month old Elms School Bonny Cracker, sold for 1, gns.

Pudge, Black Hall Herefords, Kings Pyon, Herefordshire. Turning to the Male Classes it was DRA Fabb with Fabb 1 Noah who was judged Reserve Grand Male and Reserve Senior Male Champion behind Breed Champion Moralee 1 Northumberland. Pictured below left are Sponsor Daniel Fabb with daughter Annie, Helen Parr with Fabb 1 Noah along with the Show Judge. Completing the male prizes and taking the Junior Championship was another animal from GH Morgan this time with Fardre 1 Major Tom N In the Group of Three by the Same Sire it was was Hogia Bryn Awel, Holyhead, Angelsey who came out on top with three animals sired by Normanton 1 Lucifer.

There was one commercial class - the Best Commercial Steer or Heifer Born on or after 1st August Following judging there were two Young Handler Classes also Judged by Mrs Harvie. In the Senior Class years of Age it was Beth Harvey, keeping up the family tradition, who came out on top with Rachel Morris in Reserve. In the Under 16 Junior Class it was young Charlotte Anderson pictured right who took the red ticket with Finn Jones in second place and four year old Annie Fabb in third position.

Mrs Harvie provided sound advice and encouragement to each young competitor when handing out the various prize cards. The Hereford Cattle Society would like to go on record in thanking the North of England Hereford Breeders' Association and the Scottish Hereford Breeders' Association for jointly organising such a great event. The Society would also like to thank the many Sponsors for again supporting the Hereford Classes and Breed Championships.

Upper House Herefords, Deposit a fake cashiers check, Herefordshire. The Reserve Female Championship went to 25 month old maiden heifer Coley 1 Emerald from Miss H Whittaker, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Pictured left Reserve Grand Male Champion Panmure 1 Monster. The Society was indeed pleased to see the presence of Kenny Linton, Agricultural Manager, Dunbia along with Will Jackson, Agricultural Manager, Coop and Justin Frankfort from Nordic Star Tags who were able to present prize cards and trophies to the various winners. Today John farms in partnership with son William and with the enthusiastic support of wife Helen, younger son Andrew and daughter Jennifer.

Though Andrew and Jennifer have busy off farm careers both retain that McMordie love of good livestock. The groups of older bulls were eye catching and the younger heifers were a promising bunch.

The McMordie youngsters are very keen and their enthusiasm comes through in this fine herd. The Dendor herd is another family run herd. The Dendor trademark came from the herd founders, the late Denis and Doris Jones. This latest accolade completes another triumphant year for Dendor Herefords following their success in winning the UK Female of the Year with Dendor 1 Lilac Wine 20 th and in the UK Sire of Year with Solpoll 1 Gilbert. The in-calf heifers were carefully selected as replacements and were in ideal condition.

Here we saw the best group of yearling heifers, with some recently weaned. The Judge stated it was impossible to separate the two herds in third position………. Cows of a rich dark colour with some very good calves at foot especially those sired by influential stock getter Fisher 1 Jaguar. The in-calf heifers were well grown and the maiden heifers a nice example of the Breed.

Pepperstock Herd Joint Third — Speirs Farms Ltd. It says an awful lot that the Pepperstock herd is listed amongst such esteemed company after a mere 10 years of Hereford breeding. The herd has been put together and is developing well under the astute stockmanship of young Jim Speirs. Jim Speirs winner of the National Stock Judging Competition for Best Young Member in is putting together a herd of note with some discerning purchases.

An excellent herd of balanced cows with well grown calves at foot. The stock bulls were particularly very impressive with some excellent calves from herd sire Bosa 1 Howzat. The maiden and in-calf heifers were a good guide to the future of this progressive herd. A herd which is going to go places due to the enthusiasm of young breeder Jim Speirs. The full list of Regional Winners in the National Herd of the Year Competition.

Pepperstock, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LH. Off Long Lane, Scorton, Preston. Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 6NA. Arbirlot, By Arbroath, Angus, Tayside. He collected the maximum number of points from four of his five qualifying shows in the Hereford Bull of the Year Competition, taking the Grand Male Championships at the following shows; Shropshire County, Royal Highland, Royal Welsh, Burwarton.

In addition to being awarded the Poll Bull of the Year Trophy, Normanton 1 Laertes also took maximum points at the Highest paid currency against indian rupee Poll Show when he was judged Supreme Champion.

This beautifully balanced heifer is by twice Hereford Sire of the Year Solpoll 1 Gilbert and out of Dendor 1 Lilac Wine 10th. Dieulacresse Goodenough jointly owned by T. This striking six year old bull bred by TA Spooner collected his qualifying points at the Royal Three Counties, Great Yorkshire and National Shows. Indeed he was judged by John Kemp as his Supreme Champion at the popular Great Yorkshire Show beating off a highly competitive field of entries.

Five year old Auckvale Lively H is out of Auckvale Lively Lucinda and by prolific sire Auckvale Broadside. The award is given to the most successful Horned Herd over the year long show season. This well-known herd established in continues to produce the goods. A regular participant at many of the top shows held across the midlands they very much came into their own at the National Show held at Tenbury Wells where they took a host of trophies. Also at the same show Free Town Herefords were also awarded the Reserve Intermediate Female Championship with Free Town Gloss and judged Best Group of Three at the National Show.

Solpoll 1 Gilbert owned by E Rees, Trefochlyd Herefords, Haverfordwest, Pembrokshire has scooped the UK Sire of the Year for the second time in three years. His potential soon came to fruition when in he took current currency exchange rates in india Royal Welsh Show Supreme Championship.

These desireable traits have certainly been passed on to his progeny to help him collect the Hereford Sire of the Year. The Award for the National Hereford Show Herd of the Year has been secured by the Romany Herd run by the Mikado technology and trading joint stock company family near Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

In order for a herd to achieve this success it requires a number of cattle to be shown successfully throughout the year from the Autumn Sales through to the late Summer shows the following year, this year Romany Herefords have done just that. Established in the herd of approximately head is one of the oldest active herds in the Breed and is the longest established in Scotland. Originally formed by the late JRB Wilson it is now run by his grandson Robert Wilson, with his father, Ronald Wilson, on hand to offer advice and assistance.

Commencing at the Autumn Show and Sale where the award of Reserve Male and Junior Male Champion went to Romany 1 Menace D1 M43, by previous UK Sire of the Year SMH Castro, and the Female Championship to Romany 1 Lucy H12 M34, by previous Royal Highland Show Champion Romany 1 Heavyduty A84 H12, it had the makings for a fabulous year. With the sales over, the focus moved onto the Summer Show season for the Romany Herd. All UK herds are able compete for this award and given the number of Hereford breeders who enjoy attending shows, it is no mean feat to achieve.

The criteria for the National Show Herd of the Year allows each animal exhibited from a herd to only score once from a select number of shows spread around the regions of the UK towards the final tally. This year the Romany Herd had major successes at a number of these shows. It was the born Romany 1 Lucy R22 F12, by previous Sire of the Year Crickley 1 Figurehead, shown with twin heifer calves at foot, who picked up the first major accolade of the year when she was awarded Reserve Female Champion at the Royal Highland Show.

This same cow went on to be awarded Overall Inter-breed Champion at the Scottish National Show held at Border Union Show later in the season. Many further awards in the form of class placings at the shows and sales mentioned above, plus at Northumberland County Show and Bucks County Show were also handed out to exhibits from the Romany Herd helping them secure this auspicious title for The Wilson family are honoured to have been awarded this prize and would like to thank all that have helped over the past year, especially Jim Borland.

A Hereford Guide to Management and Feeding It is a well-known fact that Mikado technology and trading joint stock company will live under almost any condition and will thrive where many other breeds fail.

Internationally, Herefords survive under varying climatic conditions, i. The everyday management of a herd is most important and includes the breeding programme, record keeping, grassland management and selection of future breeding stock.

It is essential that someone oversees the general management practice so that calving periods, grassland utilization, etc.

Please take look at the revised Hereford Management Guide for tips and advice by CLICKING HERE. Why should members consider advertising in the Breed Journal? In an endeavour to maintain and improve the high standard of this publication we ask advertisers to ensure that they submit photographs of the highest quality possible and, if required, a list of professional how to buy stocks bmo can be obtained by contacting the office.

We are highlighting this issue following comments from some Members who have expressed a view that past photographs that have been included in the Journal do not do justice to our Breed. In an endeavour to ensure publication of this Journal by the end of January, advertisers are requested to submit their adverts by the COPY DEADLINE of 31st OCTOBER.

All advertisers will receive a proof of their advertisement for approval prior to final printing. The figures placed against each lot number will be used, where necessary, to assist the Judge in deciding his final placings. Young Hereford Breeder James Ludgate will act as a shadow judge to Mr Clark. The stage will be set to provide him stock market crash of 1929 lesson plan an opportunity to develop his judging techniques from an experienced master judge.

During the tokyo forex market open prior to the how to get loads of mulch on binweevils cheat National Poll Show Young Hereford Members held a Stock Handlers Competition, with three age categories taking part.

Judge was Miss Non Thorne, Studdolph Herefords, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. In methods for predicting the stock market Age years it was eleven year old Oliver Garnett-Smith who came out on top with Finaly Soutter pictured right in second place. Fifteen year old Joshua Jack was runner-up.

In the senior section years of age Hannah Baldwin aged 19 was placed first with Ryan Coates in second position. Judge Miss Thorne then chose Isla Soutter as her Overall Show Champion and with it she was awarded a silver salver and the much sought after Dendor Show stick - in memory of the late Denis and Doris Jones, Dendor Herefords.

Pictured left is Isla Soutter laiden with her pizes including the Dendor Show Stick presented by Jen Jones, Dendor Herefords. Young Members wearing suitably marked arm bands were judged whilst they competed throughout the day. On this occasion there was two age groups.

In the older class it was again Hannah Baldwin who triumphed with Flora Amery in second position. Each Young Member competing in either competition was given a souvenir plaque to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the National Poll Show. Pictured right with Judge Martin Blower are Hannah Baldwin and Tom Dixon with their respective trophies and prize forex ecn broker usa. All through the standard of stock has been extremely impressive.

This impressive 18 month old bull also has good performance figures and is out of Dendor 1 Wattle 4th and is another super animal by Solpoll 1 Gilbert. Taking the Reserve Junior Female title was Church Preen Lindy Loo N from AR Owen, Church Stretton, Shropshire.

The success kept coming for Dendor Herefords when they also won the Junior and Reserve Grand Male Championships with Dendor 1 Nairobi — fresh from his accolades at the National Poll Show the previous week. The next UK Hereford Youth Event will take place over the Weekend of 5th to 6th November For further details please contact Emma Smith Please click the gartner magic quadrant for treasury and trading core systems pdf link for more information:.

The first new class for is the market ready beef pair, where two native and continental steers or heifers, which are ready for slaughter, will be judged for the honoured title. These animals will be judged in the pen so only minimal halter training is required. However, they must be under kg live weight and from a farm assured holding to qualify. The champion and reserve will be offered for sale at the event. A new breeding ewe lamb competition has also been added to the schedule and includes classes for finger lakes livestock market and crossbred, native and continental breeds.

A specific class will also be held for the best North of England Mule lamb. Again, the champion will be sold at the festival. The third new section, has been introduced due to increased interest, and is for British White cattle. Classes will be available for bulls and heifers in the pedigree calf show. William Haire, show director is also delighted to confirm the addition of Martin Irvine to the judging team. The young stockperson class has seen a tremendous amount of interest this year, and aims to recognise up and coming talent in the cattle showing industry.

Applicants qualify for entry into this class throughout the year at local and regional shows, and require a high standard of both skill and knowledge. The College Challenge will also make a return this year and will see teams from agricultural colleges around the UK compete for this prestigious title.

This will also be judged by Martin Irvine, together with NFU livestock board chairman, Charles Sercombe. The College Challenge is predominately a stock judging competition, but also includes feed raw material identification and silage sample analysis.

This class proved incredibly popular in Full details of all classes can be found at www. Rimmer, Holmefields Farm, Off Long Lane, Scorton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1DB. McMordie, Solitude, Ballygowan, Co.

Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 6NA Tel: Sussex, PO20 6ND Tel: South West - J. Moorhouse, James Barton Farm Office, Vellow Road, Stogumber, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3TL Tel: Jones, Gwastadgoed, Llanwnog, Caersws, Powys, SY17 5NZ. West Midlands - J. Walker, Tedney, Clifton-on-Teme, Worcestershire, WR6 6DT Tel: There seems to be no stopping this fine example of the Hereford Breed following Overall Inter-breed successes including the Royal Highland and Royal Welsh Shows.

This stylish heifer also took the Intermediate, Overall Intermediate and Grand Female Championships. The Reserve Grand Male Championship went to 23 month old Intermediate Champion Rempstone 1 Trendsetter V from M Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire. The Reserve Intermediate Championship went to Lowesmoor 1 Maverick from Breed President Michael Clark, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Standing Reserve to Normanton 1 Laertes in the Senior Male category was another Rempstone bull, this time, Rempstone 1 N Comply-or-Die owned and exhibited by P Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. The Championship went to Dendor 1 Nairobi, out of Dendor 1 Molly 41st and by Lanscombe 1 Orkney, and at exactly 6 months of age was the youngest bull in the show.

The Reserve Junior Male Champion was stablemate, 12 month old Dendor 1 Napoleon out of Dendor 1 Greta 13th and by successful sire Solpoll 1 Gilbert. All these awards culminated in Dendor Herefords taking the Ted Hewitson Trophy for the most successful herd on the day. The Best Pair of Animals was won by AE Nesbitt Farms Ltd, Hungerford, Berkshire.

This 10 month old junior heifer is out of Normanton 1 Fistulina 3rd H55 and the much vaunted Days Calibre G This 18 month old heifer is regulated online forex trading of Coley 1 Nova and by former Bull of the Year Blakelaw 1 Calzaghe.

This functional and prolific cow, who has enjoyed a great show season, is out of Romany 1 Plum 41H A37 and by thrice Sire of the Year Baybridge 1 Atlas. The Gardiner family have farmed at Oak Farm, Styal for over years, ever since George Gardiner walked his cattle from Pot Shrigley to Styal in Alan Gardiner ways to invest and make money fast the fourth generation of the family at Oak Farm since he took the tenancy over in Originally a mixed enterprise farm, the farm became a specialist dairy unit in the s with over head of cattle at its peak before the decline in milk prices forced the family into a herd sale in With a potential tenancy succession to Alan and Judy's son, Edward, the family invested into six traditional Pedigree Hereford cows inmost of which are still present in the herd today.

The herd has expanded organically and now totals 42 head. A decision has reluctantly been made to disperse the herd and retire.

Were it not for the inconvenience of old age Alan and Judy would not hesitate in keeping the herd as they bring much pleasure and with their docile nature are easy to manage. The foundation stock of 3 cows and 3 heifers was purchased from Keith Rite aid stock price after hours Meadowbank Farm, Broxton, Malpasa long standing member of the Traditional Hereford Breeding Society.

All how to get dosh money on binweevils 2016 born at Oak Farm have been sired by Endeavor Sir George or Shefford Bullfinch with the majority holding pedigree certificates from the Hereford Society. They have been reared on a forage only diet, grazing pastures throughout spring, summer and autumn and housed for the winter period with silage and straw as their diet.

They have an excellent conversion from forage into high quality beef which is marketed under the RSPCA National Trust Freedom Food Scheme to Booths supermarket. All animals are in excellent health having been tested recently for TB with clear certificates on July 20, Click here to view the Sale Catalogue Jonathan Farrall's contact details are mobiletelephonejonathanfarrall wrightmarshall.

They have been purchased by repeat customer Mr Giel Hermans from the region of Nimsreuland. Auckvale Marquis M pictured right is an Auckvale Masterman E son and out of Auckvale Janet G.

While Auckvale Marquess L is out Auckvale Peach J and by Auckvale K Ribstone Lad H. Both 16 month old bulls have a tremendous set of Performance Recorded Figures across the board, something which caught the eye of Mr Hermans. The Hereford National Show is considered by many at the highlight of the season and attracts a large number of cattle and spectators alike. The Championships were staged at Enniskillen Show, with a strong entry of Hereford cattle representing breeders from all six counties.

Judge for the day was Secretary of the Swedish Hereford Association, Miranda Lysell, who is a noted breeder and judge in her native country. This three year old stock bull in the Barnburn herd was first spotted by the Watson's at Westmorland Show inand was snapped up shortly afterwards in a private transaction. He has calves on the ground, and the Watson's are delighted with how his progeny are shaping up to date.

Enjoying a tremendous National Show was James Graham and son his Bradley from Portadown. They took home an array of ribbons for their Richmount herd including Reserve Supreme Champion with Hilton 1 Delilah. This is a born daughter of Dieulacresse Vodaphone out of Panmure 1 Blessing.

The success story didn't end there for the Graham team, with their home-bred bull Richmount 1 King Kong notching up Reserve Male Champion. This son of Graceland 1 Colin is out of the Champion Female which highlights her ability to breed well in - addition to looking the part in the show ring. Pricing of binary option indicator trade elite v1.0 Reserve Female Championship went Richmount 1 Nola who is forex squid expert advisor out Hilton 1 Delilah.

This super how to get starpoints on stardoll 2016 prospect was earlier in the day shown at foot with her dam, and achieved much admiration before being tapped out how many points did the stock market drop in the great depression Ms Lysell as Junior Champion.

If that wasn't enough, Richmount Herefords also took the prestigious Group of Three! The overall standard of cattle on show was exceptional according to the Master Judge, who described her Supreme Champion as "very stylish combined with great power and excellent breed character.

The Female Champion is a well made brood cow, and her calf which is a winner in its own right shows tremendous potential". Swedish Judge Miranda Lysell pictured right in action during the NI Hereford Breeders Association National Show. The hotly contended Young Handlers Class was led by Marcus Murdock, with Bradley Graham and Robbie Wilson following in the placings.

AR Owen from Church Stretton, Shropshire with 10 month old Church Preen Nanook took the Reserve Junior Male Championship. She took the Grand Female and then later the Reserve Supreme Championships. AR Owen once again how much did jaws make at the box office in Reserve position in the Junior Championship, with another Haven Koala progeny, this time, Church Preen Lindy Loo N The Intermediate Championship went to 23 month old OldWest Carol Singer 1 st from a relatively newcomer to the Breed Mrs Karen Froud, Ely Cambridgeshire.

To complete the female section and keep a fine run of show Champions going, Mrs Lesley Jackson from Tring, Hertfordshire won the Senior Female Trophy with 2 year old Sparkwood Diadem 7 th. In the Senior Class Years of Age it was Richard Whitlow who was awarded the first prize ticket. His younger brother Andrew was in second place with Flora Amery in third. In the Junior Class Under 14 it was Harriet Froud who took honours with her brother Robert in second position and Isobelle Cumming in third place.

This year's Inter-breed judge was someone well-known in the beef industry Mr Arwel Owen, ABS Ecb exchange rates monthly average. The Hereford Classes were judged by Mr Richard Edwards of Classic Herefords, Wiltshire. There was plenty of quality and quantity on show at Burwarton with in access of 40 Herefords on view. Some of these top animals will be on road again when they make their way to Tenbury Wells to take part in the National Horned Show on Saturday 6th Good money making ways in runescape p2p. Classes will commence at 9am under the watchful eye of overseas Judge Mr Michael Molloy, Moyclare Herefords, Co.

Romany 1 Julia A84 F51 swept all before her at this popular Scottish Borders Show, nothing could stop — not beef breeds or any other species.

This latest success capped a marvellous day for the Romany herd, which is very much a family affair with three generations in action and young Charlotte Wilson much involved. Judge Tom Rennie also awarded them the Reserve Grand Male Championship with Fardre 1 Hi Hidalgo.

Once again the Scottish Hereford Breeders' Association held a Young Members Handler Class mini 14 wood stock weight sponsored by David Forex range bound trading. The Junior Young Handler Class Results are as follows: James Anderson 9 Moralee Herefords.

James was also Reserve in the Open Young Handler Under 15 Class 2nd. Katie Wason 12 Saltire Herefords 3rd. Charlotte Anderson 11 Moralee Herefords. Herd Competition Results - Friday 29th July Mr D Kelly of Mullin Herefords, Co. A thank you to all who took part in the competition. The Smithfield Festival accurate binary options signals 60 second the way in bringing all aspects of livestock management to one event, and showcases the very best of modern day agriculture.

Andrew Mutch, director of Mutch Meats in Oxfordshire, will lead the sheep judging this year and brings a usd exchange rate in delhi of knowledge in market demands.

Andrew offers a unique combination of farming knowledge and market insight, which is crucial to profitable sheep farming and gives him a highly valued place in the judging team. Commercial cattle will be judged this year by an individual hugely respected in the cattle industry; Gavin Scott, from Gateside Farm, Linlithgow.

Gavin brings invaluable experience in cattle judging and livestock production, and will ensure a world class animal takes the prestigious title in Also confirmed for the Smithfield Festival, is Iain Green from the well-known Corskie Simmental herd in Scotland, which has itself seen tremendous success in the show ring.

The Ninth Annual competition to find the best tasting Hereford Beef is open to all Hereford Breeders from any of the Hereford Associations or Clubs. If you sell your beef locally this is a great opportunity to have the eating quality of your beef assessed against other producers and should you win, then you can use this success to promote your beef to your customers adding further value to an already fantastic product…….

Each member who would like to take part will have to submit a sirloin steak from a pure-bred Hereford carcase. The steak will be assessed by our nominated Judge, who will place the steaks 1st to 5th. Comments will be given for the top five steaks placed. The following attributes, in no particular order will be assessed during the judging: Each Member can submit as many entries as they like, each entry submitted to be from a different animal.

Entries close on 22nd August Class 1 for carcases hung for up to 28 days from culling date. Class 2 for carcases hung for over 28days from culling date. The actual tasting will take place during the 1st two weeks of September, so you have time to obtain a steak from any pure-bred Hereford that you may have had slaughtered to sell in boxes or even to a local butcher. Not content with dominating the Royal Highland Show just a few weeks ago, this striking bull much talked about in the beef industry, also stole the limelight at the Royal Welsh.

He has a tremendous set of Performance Recorded Figures to go with his outstanding Breed characteristics, as highlighted on Breed Stands at BeefExpo and the Livestock Event during the year. First he stood second in the Senior Bull Class before going on to be Reserve Grand Male and then Reserve Supreme Champion. In the Female section it was Greenyards 1 Beata K pictured right with her three-month old heifer calf at foot, Greenyards 1 Miss Uruguay, who took the Grand Female Championship. Inter-breed Awards at the Royal Welsh Show.

Individual Overall Inter-breed Champion: Native Inter-breed Group of Three: Herefords also finished the highest placed Native-bred cattle in the Best Team of Five animals and Best Females of the Future Pairs Championships.

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society RWAS Inter-breed Cattle Young Handler: Winner Flora Amery pictured rightLlandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Hannah Baldwin from Berkshire was judged Best Young Handler in the Age Category years and Reserve Overall. Judge John Kemp, Auckvale Herefords, County Durham made six year old Grand Male Champion Dieulacresse Goodenough his Supreme Champion at the Great Yorkshire Show.

He was the first animal into the ring on a busy show day for the Hereford Breed under the watchful eye of an experienced judge. The prolific Dieulacresse Goodenough is out of home bred cow Dieulacresse Dowager 17th and by Royal Three Counties Inter-breed Champion Westwood Advancer.

He stood second in their class and in the Grand Male Championships. Taking the red ticket in the class Bull, born on or between 1st September and 31st March was Harveybros 1 Murray from Harvey Brothers, Balfron, Glasgow. In second place was Rimini 1 Mr. Secretary Mrs J Cooper, Preston, Lancashire. There was a large female section, with big classes throughout, which probably gave Judge John Kemp his biggest task of the day.

Taking the Reserve Grand Female Championship was Overall Junior Champion Harveybros 1 Crocus N1 from Harvey brothers.

This beautifully balanced, feminine 11 month old heifer was expertly exhibited by Miss Sophie Harvey. Standing Reserve to Harveybros 1 Crocus NI in the Junior Championship was class winner 23 month old Romany 1 Ishbel D1 M11 owned and exhibited by Miss H Whittaker, Halifax, West Yorkshire. However, all was not lost for AE Nesbitt Farms when they went one better when they were awarded the Best Pair of Animals by the Same Sire.

There was some discussion about a certain referendum during the Royal Highland Show but this was put on the back burner when it came to judging beef cattle.

In a country renowned for its high quality beef stock across both Native and Continental beef sectors, it was the Hereford which came out on top! Normanton 1 Laertes pictured right went one better than his maternal half-brother Normanton 1 Eastern Promise who was judged Reserve Inter-breed Champion inbecoming the first Hereford to be crowned Overall Champion since An animal with figures all to the right of the mid-line breed average.

Pictured left, from L to R, are Judge Danny Wylie, Tim Livesey, William Livesey with Normanton 1 Laertes and Jose 'Pepe' Bonica, World Hereford Secretary General and Breed President, Michael Clark. Couple this with further Inter-breed successes in the Best Pairs, Group of Three and the Performance Recorded Native Bred Class it made an exciting show for the resurgent Hereford Breed. In the Junior section there was more success for the Cant family when they took both the Female and Male Championships.

Sixteen month Panmure 1 Plum M9 is out Panmure 1 Plum E2 and is another promising animal by successful herd sire Hawkesbury 1 Volcano. Harveybros 1 Crocus N1 from local breeders Harvey Brothers, Glasgow took the Reserve Junior Female Championship. Other Class winners were; Romany 1 Ishbel D1 M11 from Miss H Whittaker, Halifax, in the Female Class born on or between 1st September and 28th February and Baldinnie 1 Clinton in the Bull Class born on or between 1st September and 28th February to make it a happy return for Mrs Margaret Cameron.

Non Thorne of Studdolph Herefords talks about the family business breeding Herefords, and why shows, especially Pembrokeshire, are important for them They've all got their own characters and personality.

You've got the very showy animals, they love going to the show, they look alert - and you've got others that are real sookies, and all they want is a cuddle and grooming!

The original Studdolph herd was established in Studolph Herefords were awarded the National Hereford Herd of the Year in which was was a "proud moment for the family". This year George Thorne a former Hereford Breed President is Master Judge for the National Herd of the Year. The ever popular National Stock-Judging Competition took place on the second day of the Royal Three Counties Show.

Team members remain in the same area of the show ring whilst the cattle move from one section to another. Moving on to the competition there was a tie for the Highest Individual Score between members Matthew Gray and Ryan Coates, who both scored an impressive points out of a possible Pictured right are from left to right Chairman Richard Mann, Matthew Gray, Ryan Coates and Breed President Michael Clark.

In the Young Members section and taking the trophy for the Highest Individual Score was young Allan Watkins with a commendable score of points. Allan is no stranger to success as last year he formed part of the team which finished second. A delighted Allan Watkins can be seen, pictured below left, receiving his well earned trophy. In the team category awards and finishing in fourth place with points out of a possible were the Senior North of England HBA team consisting of Graham Shepherd, Bernard Rimmer and Jackie Cooper.

However, with points, it was another team from the HCBA Team 2 that took the top spot. Pictured below right are the winning team of from left to right; Phil Allman, Hazel Timmis, Elaine Timmis along with the Chairman and President.

The Hereford Cattle Society would like to thank its Chairman Richard Mann for selecting the 12 cattle to be judged, the members for preparing the cattle to be assessed, the Breed President Michael Clark for acting as Master Judge and for the 48 members for taking part to make it another memorable occasion.

Well done to all concerned! Pictured right Breed and Native Inter-breed Champion Coley 1 Bubbles with professional Showman Andrew Hughes. Whilst the stand out animal may have been Coley 1 Bubbles the three day show belonged to the Timmis family from Baschurch, Shropshire. Not content with triumphs over the first two days of the show, they also won the inaugural Inter-breed Group of Three on the final day.

In second place in the Best Pair of Animals by the same Sire was Mrs I Jennings, Ilminster, Somerset with two animals by Frenchstone P. Taking the blue ticket in the Best Group of Three was Breed President MJ Clark, Lowesmoor Herefords, Tebury, Gloucestershire. Judging was brought to a halt, to the delight of on-lookers, when HRH The Princess Royal visited the Hereford show ring. The Reserve Grand Male Championship went to Senior Male Champion Cleland 1 Jackson pictured below left from AE Nesbitt Farms Ltd, Hungerford, Berkshire.

Cleland 1 Jackson is out of Cleland 1 Clover 4th and by Royal Inter-breed Champion Romany 1 Captain R22 C1. To complete the male section another bull standing Reserve to Listimous 1 Mallet was Rempstone 1 Trendsetter V from MJ Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire. The Hereford Breed took the Reserve Overall Junior Inter-breed Champship at Royal Cornwall Show with Frenchstone P.

Eleven month old "Figurehead" by the revered Australian sire Days Calibre G74 and out of home grown female Frenchstone P. Sixteen month old Lanscombe 1 Roxy is Lanscombe 1 Millie and by prolific sire Brangwyn 1 Emporer. There are good days showing cattle, there are great days showing cattle, but then there are days when everything falls into place.

The Reserve Male, also April born, was awarded to Moralee 1 Magic, out of Mallowburn 1 Ethel Carr. Other Class winners were Moorside Herefords with their March born Moorside 1 Jane 3rd shown with her April born heifer calf at foot, sired by the Cogent bull, Moorside 1 Joseph. Coley Herefords from Halifax, West Yorkshire with their September born in-calf heifer Romany 1 Ishbel D1 M11, and Romany Herefords with the October born Romany 1 Manager D1 M63 both came out on top in their respective classes.

The latter two animals both sired by previous UK Hereford Sire of the Year SMH Castro. Romany Herefords also had further success with Romany 1 Dawn H12 N15 sired by Romany 1 Heavyduty A84 H12, a previous Northumberland and Royal Highland Show Champion.

The day ended with an impressive Grand Parade in the Main Arena with a large contingent of Hereford cattle taking a spin around the ring with more cattle than any other breed taking part. Earlier in the day Coley 1 Bubbleswith her bull calf Coley 1 Naginski at foot, took both the Breed and Exhibitor Bred Native Inter-breed Beef Championships.

Out of Panmure 1 Plum B5 and sired by Hawkesbury 1 Vulcano, the March born bull sold to Colby Farms, Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Cumbria. Selling at 2,gns was Overall Champion Salton 1 Lexus from G Bulmer, Salton, York.

At the same money was the Romany 1 Mikado H12 m Five year old "Ronaldo" is out of Hawkesbury 1 Violet and by Dorepoll 1 Emporer. Pictured here is "Ronaldo" being paraded around Wembley Stadium prior to Hereford FC's match versus Morpeth Town in the FA Vase Final 22nd May The Hereford Breed won the Best Breed Stand at Beef Expo held at Bakewell Mart, Derbyshire, for the third time in five years!

Secretary Mr Alan Pittam for arranging and providing the cattle for the Breed Stand. Once again Hereford exhibitors pulled out all the stops and presented a top notch entry of cattle at the th Balmoral Show. For the second year in a row the Breed had the largest entry amongst a record number of almost head. This rising two year old heifer was purchased in utero of her dam Solpoll 1 Stardust J12, and is out of the highly successful sire Panmure 1 Henry.

Judging was in the hands of Society President Michael Clark, who described his Champion as "simply outstanding, with tremendous breed character and style". A strong class of born bulls were led by the greatly admired Dominarigle 1 Prince brought out by Mrs Jacqueline Martin, Saintfield. This young prospect pictured below sired by Gurteragh Justice was also tapped out Junior Champion and Reserve Male Champion by the Judge. The Reserve Junior came from the born heifer class, which was one of the largest of the entire show.

Dorepoll 1 Catalina a daughter of the well-known sire Dorepoll 1 Heritage, was bred and exhibited by the Haire Family, Dundrod who chalked up several ribbons at the show. The red ticket was awarded to Solpoll 1 Pansy C4 an eleven year old cow from the McMordie team, accompanied with her Panmure 1 Henry sired heifer calf at foot.

Dorepoll 1 Knight Hawk another entry by Dorepoll 1 Heritage was winner of the Senior Bull Class for J. The Group of Three cattle from one exhibitor saw the Solpoll team selected as class leaders, with the Haires in second and Co. Leitrim based Coote Geelan in third. All of the classes were watched by a packed ringside of visitors to the show. Sponsorship for the Hereford section was kindly provided by Lidl.

Photos by Alfie Shaw Report by Libby Clark. Ghyll Beck Hereford Stud is now taking bookings on our annual trip to Agribition in Canada.

Last years trip was a great success and we hope to take more people with us this year. This years show takes place between November Hereford events take place on the 24th and 25th, however cattle are at the show for the full week. Schedules and more information of the show can be found at www. There are a certain number of places on this program reserved for the Ghyll Beck delegation so we work on a first come first serve basis.

Even if breeders are not wishing to receive the funding, they are more then welcome to join our delegation. Joshua can be seen pictured right whilst attending the recent World Hereford Conference in Uruguay. We also book hotel rooms on behalf of delegation members, however we ask participants to book their own flights as many decide to stay in Canada for longer than just the CWA show.

Agribition is based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan. We feel Agribition is one of the best venues to assess North American genetics as many of the top Hereford and Polled Hereford herds exhibit here.

Ghyll Beck Hereford Stud Mobile - Email - ghyllbeckherefords hotmail. The National Horned Hereford Show Club is holding its annual herd visit on Saturday, 4th June. This year we are being kindly hosted by David Makin of Adzor Herefords, at Stocks House Farm, Wellington, Herefordshire HR4 8AZ. All are welcome — please contact Sarah Cowle s. Make sure the date is in your diary and come along for a great day out…….

This announcement follows a huge amount of detailed preparatory work behind the scenes over a number of weeks, followed by a meeting at Wembley last Thursday, where officials from the two organisations — alongside representatives from Westons Cider — met with Wembley staff to agree and finalise the exact procedure for the day.

It was agreed that Ronaldo will make his way pitchside at It was kindly hosted by Tim Livesey of Normanton Herefords based in Leicestershire. Twenty seven youngsters of varying ages took part over the course of the weekend. They were to undertake a series of workshops, challenges and stock judging skills and lessons. The whole weekend kicked off with tea and coffee on the Saturday morning. There was a real buzz around the event especially as people had travelled far and wide.

Four members had travelled from Northern Ireland accompanied with adults. Other Members had travelled from Scotland, Kent, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and Wiltshire. Already whilst drinking tea, people were networking and swapping stories! Prior to the event each Young Member had been put into a group which they were to remain in throughout the Saturday workshops.

Each person completed a workshop on a rotational system allowing them an hour on each specialist subject. All three speakers discussed the importance of the beef industry and the future for young farmers. This was followed by the highly awaited prize giving. The winners were as follows: Intermediate section aged 15 — 20 Champion — Maddie Clarke Reserve champion — Katie Baines Senior section aged 21 — 26 Champion — Ryan Coates Reserve champion — James Ludgate.

All participants received a t-shirt for taking part, these were embroidered by Constructive clothing, with new UK Hereford Youth logo and the word Herefords across the left sleeve. To finish the night off there was a brilliant raffle with prizes ranging from straws of semen, chocolates, wine, plants, Mcinnes show products and clothing products.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening to finish off a good first day! After a much needed sleep from me! The atmosphere amongst children and adults alike were that they were making friends, enjoying their experience and having fun!

At 11 o clock there was a back fat scanning session from Jim Barber, outlining the importance of EBV recognition. It allowed members to learn about the frame and structure of animals which they had been washing and showing the previous day.

This then lead on to Clive Davies giving a session on what to look for in animal. He explained about the importance of conformation, sound feet and legs and described that an animal had to have style to show itself off — something I think Clive has himself - lots of style!

After a break for a lovely lunch, all people present, young and old took part in stock-judging. Each young member had to judge three classes, comprising of four young heifers, four young bulls and four cows with calves at foot. Clive Davies was the Master Judge.

He emphasised the importance of actually believing in your decisions and to have the confidence to talk in front of people. I feel for a first time event of this kind it was encouraging to have so much support. Support ranging from the young members who took part, the adults that brought them but also all the trainers and advisors in giving up their weekend to allow such an event to take place. The future of UK Hereford Youth is on the up and looking exciting!

Make sure you have 6th and 7th July in the diary to attend Livestock Event which has been specifically designed to offer information, ideas and no nonsense practical advice to help your business ride out the current market trends.

With over trade stands signed up, you will be able to find out about relevant products and concepts that will save money and keep you on track. We are also extending our practical demonstrations, discussions and seminars to offer you the opportunity to take home practical advice to implement next day on the farm. Don't forget to pre-register for your FREE visitor ticket this week. Pre-registration is highly recommended to avoid lengthy queues on the day.

Secure your FREE visitor ticket not just for yourself, but also your partner, family and staff. Remember, Livestock Event is open doors for all visitors. Technical Demonstrations We are continuing to work hard on our major technical features.

This year we've introduced two new arenas which will bring you up to speed with some of the latest equipment designed to improve efficiency. Beef Arena The Beef Arena is dedicated to handling measuring and monitoring to help all rearers and finishers improve their management systems. The arena will feature live EID demonstrations offering a "Which Guide" to leading equipment; livestock specialist Miriam Parker will walk-through various handling systems whilst the central focal area will be dedicated to handling systems, weigh crates, cells and accompanying software.

RABDF Events Dairy House Unit 31 Abbey Park Stareton Kenilworth Warwickshire CV82LY. Topping the trade at gns was Riverdale 1 Malachi right exhibited by Norman McMordie from Saintfield, Co.

This 18 month old bull by Panmure 1 Henry, the current UK Sire of the Year, and from a Solpoll 1 Dynamite sired dam had earlier been judged Reserve Breed Champion. Keeping the money in Co. Down, Conor King from Castlewellan sold 20 month old Kilmegan 1 Red II for gns right. This growth young sire is by Udel 1 Eskimo and out of Kilmegan 1 Rosie II. Returning to Derbyshire for the first time in 15 years, NBA Beef Expo will take place on Friday, May 20 at the Agricultural Business Centre, home of Bakewell Mart.

Bringing together the very best British pedigree and commercial cattle, the National Spring Spectacular Show NSSS has a total of cattle in 12 classes and attracts some of the best of British cattle from the length and breadth of the UK.

The herd of Black Limousin cross suckler cows are all bred to easy calving, high index Charolais bulls. Beef Expo is a nucleus for knowledge sharing and breeding expertise and, as part of the event, NBA will also be hosting a range of seminars and workshops held by various industry professionals.

The Hereford Cattle Society launched a Hereford Beef website inthe only Breed Society to have a dedicated website. Over the past two years the site has undergone a number of changes and has evolved through social media. We have recently given the website a new, fresher more contemporary look, please view it by clicking the following link: Please click the following links: The 17th World Hereford Conference being held in Montevideo is fast approaching!

There will be a large presence from the UK with 22 delegates in attendance. Good herd Fertility and a tight calving interval is a priority for dairy farmer, Gordon Mitchell who farms with his father Walton near Banbridge, Co. Genetic improvement is another key area and carefully selected AI sires are used to ensure sufficient high quality replacements to maintain the herd — a Hereford bull is then used to get the remaining cows in calf as quickly as possible.

The bull is first introduced to the heifers to cover any repeats to AI service — then joins the main herd in March or April when sufficient cows have been confirmed in-calf to the Holstein inseminations. Gordon Mitchell pictured above with some of the Hereford calves which are reared for sale through the local livestock market.

A program of heat detection involving pedometers and close observation of the cows ensures good conception rates and regular veterinary visits for pregnancy diagnosis and examinations make sure that problems are detected and treated as early as possible.

This regime has helped reduce the herds calving interval in recent years — achieving an average of days in We have been pleased with the results and some years later when he became a bit too heavy for the heifers we returned to the same breeder to purchase our current bull Corraback Felix. On the Saturday Workshops will include: Additionally, the Senior group will be entered for a competition where they will also have to provide reasons for their placings.

Vaughan also purchased the Reserve Female Champion, 20 month old Romany 1 Ishbel H12 M4 pictured left sired by Romany 1 Heavyduty A84 H12 and bred by J. Down, Northern Ireland sired by Panmure 1 Henry — 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M1 for 3, gns.

McMordie went on to sell three further heifers, 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M8 by Solpoll 1 Dynamite for 5, gns. Radcliffe, Swansea; 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M6 by Danish sire Moeskaer Keno for 3, gns.

Whittle, Heywood, Lancashire and 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M9 by Panmure Henry for 3, gns. Shepherd, Preston, Lancashire saw their 12 month old Moorside 1 Jane 6th by Canadian sire CCR 57 G Stamina sell for 3, gns. Down sold 19 month old Solpoll 1 Milkyway left kgs by Panmure 1 Henry for 8, gns. A further two 19 month old bulls, Solpoll 1 Maverick kgs by Solpoll 1 Dynamite for 6, gns. Daffy kgs by the Australian sire Wirruna Daffy D1 for 5, gns.

Fletcher, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria saw her 24 month old Barwise 1 Lekhwair 1, kgs by Barwise 1 Wellington pictured right sell for 6, gns. Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire sold the first bull through the ring, 30 month old Rempstone 1 N Comply-or-Die 1, kgs for 5, gns.

Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. Ayre, South Molton, Devon sold their recently imported Danish bred bull, 13 month old Aland Leopold kgs by the Irish bull Gouldingpoll 1 Superduty for 3, gns. Blandford, Bosbury, Herefordshire, 14 month old Bosa 1 Ken kgs by Eldersfield 1 Carter sold for 3, gns.

Helens, Bishop Auckland sold two 22 month old bulls, both by Auckvale Advance E — Auckvale Lighthouse L kgs for 3, gns.

In the Females for Sale Only section, which this year consisted of an offering of 25 heifers, only one missed to sell. Nicholas, Herefordshire, Greenyards 1 Echo M, a daughter of the Australian sire, Wirruna Daffy D1 selling for 2, gns. Head, Barnt Green, Birmingham. A small consignment of heifers from A.

Hobson, Eldersfield, Gloucestershire saw a 24 month old incalf heifer, Eldersfield 1 Lilac L, by Fisher 1 Ensign E sell for 2, gns. Pugh, Twyn, Gwynedd who purchased a second 23 month old incalf heifer, Eldersfield 1 Regina L, another daughter of Fisher 1 Ensign E for 2, gns. Myers, Godalming, surrey sold their 23 month old heifer, Boundless 1 Raine by Frys Cross 1 Oberon for 2, gns.

Markham, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Hereford bulls and females both sold in a sharper trade at the Elite Breeders Sale in Dungannon on 4th April. This new event was introduced to the sales calendar to meet the increased demand for breeding stock at this time of the year. This big, clean growthy bull weighed in at kgs at just eighteen months of age and boasted impressive figures for weight gain and carcass traits.

This December born calf was just over 15 months of age but showed impressive growth rate and conformation and was another bull to attract favourable comment. The female section was keenly contested and a complete clearance was achieved as a number of new breeders competed to add quality females to their herds.

Roy and Pat McClenaghan had another successful outing, selling Brookfield 1 Megan pictured left for the top price of 2, guineas. Carrying the service of Wiruna 1 Daffy this stylish young heifer joins a newly established pedigree herd in Co. Allowdale Tinkle - presented to perfection by Adrian and Sandra Irvine was another quality heifer which appealed to the buyers — selling for 2, guineas after a tense battle of bids.

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Commenting on the event, Chairman Neil Lloyd said: The aim all along has been to put young people at the forefront of a farming event and give them the profile and credit they deserve. The event has grown considerably with the addition of a headline sponsor in the form of the Allflex Group, which the event organisers are indebted to for their valuable support.

The most eagerly contested section was undoubtedly the beef competition with 18 teams entered, including an exchange team from Canada, and with many competitions taking place for judges Mark Phillips, Fraser Cormack and Jimmy McMillan, there was plenty for them to discuss and deliberate over.

Representing the MEHBA team were; a former winner of the competition when it was held in-conjunction with Beef Expo, Fiona Woollatt alongside Katherine Baines and James Hicks. Hereford Society Chairman Mr Richard Mann kindly provided the team with two animals for them to prepare and show. Cattle for the South of England team were kindly provided by Classic Poll Herefords. Well done to both young Hereford teams for their enthusiasm and endeavour in what was a highly competitive and professional competition.

The NBA are looking for Young Beef Farmers years of age on whom they can base a case study. For further details please click the following Press Release Pictured right: James Bonner, Future Beef Farmer Challenge Winner with Adam Henson If you know of anyone please could you send their details, or ask them to contact Barbara at Glendale PR on telephone: The number of Hereford sired calves born in as recorded by the British Cattle Movement Services BCMS increased by This significant increase equates to just over half of the total gain in beef-sired cattle registered in Great Britain.

BCMS figures show that 1, beef sired calves were registered during the year, up 24, on A similar picture appears in Northern Ireland with Animal and Public Health Information System APHIS recording an increase of Farmers using Hereford genetics are also able to produce the type of carcase meat processors and major retailers require - well marbled, reared on a forage-based diet and with a finished weight between kg.

Some meals are included in the trip and all entry fees to the Show. The competitor will need to buy other meals, etc. Not daunted by restrictions such as health and export regulations that a live international show would incur, South Africa native P.

Budler, now of Fort Worth, Texas, conjured up a new method to judge an international Hereford show. He worked tirelessly throughout collecting the names and photos of national champions from four regions of the world.

The owners of the eight finalists recently traveled to the FWSSR in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, for the pinnacle of the yearlong competition — the announcement of the Hereford Champion of the World bull and Hereford Miss World female. When the life-size cutouts were unveiled, the crowd cheered as the North American entries swept the competition.

BR Anastasia ET was selected as Hereford Miss World. The March 2,daughter of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET is owned by Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, United States; Deppe Bros. Video Link to Hereford Miss World presentation. Video Link to Hereford Champion of the World presentation. Other regional winners included: Picture above from left are Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price; Robert Wilson of Romany Poll Herefords; National Hereford Queen Taylor Belle Matheny, Mays Lick, Kentucky, United States; Texas Polled Hereford Queen Jena McCall, Emory, Texas, United States; and Texas Hereford Queen Stephanie Golightly, Bellville, Texas, United States.

Picture above from left are Texas Hereford Queen Stephanie Golightly, Bellville, Texas, United States; Texas Polled Hereford Queen Jena McCall, Emory, Texas, United States; National Hereford Queen Taylor Belle Matheny, Mays Lick, Kentucky, United States; Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price; and William Livesey and Darragh McManus of Normanton Herefords. He is perfect for what we look for in our beef on dairy breeding programme, low birth weight, short gestation length, good growth rate, good muscle development and fine bone.

He will be tested on dairy cows in the breeding season, we look forward to the results High seller was Ervie Advancegoing to work in the Redstroke herds of Herefords and Limousins owned by Iain and Jennifer Wilkinson from near Perth. The sire of this high performance individual is Ervie L1 Achiever H. The sale drew bidders and buyers from across the country with quite a few new customers mingled amongst the many repeat bull buyers. Although definitely sticking to a budget, there was an air of determination, and buyers were paying attention to the performance and calving-ease data provided and buying bulls specifically to suit their breeding requirements.

It was great having so many top cattlemen from both beef and dairy backgrounds, comparing and exchanging views and searching for useful genetics to use on a host of different breeds and crosses. Mondays' Elite Hereford sale in Dungannon produced the top price of the spring season of Beef Breed Sales in Northern Ireland to date.

Further reflecting the demand for Hereford bulls in N. Another quality bull on offer was J. Animal Search Member Search. Online Sales Catalogue EBV Search. Hereford Cattle About Us Council Members Council Meetings History Why Choose The Hereford? News Archive The National Hereford Show Club You are most welcome to join us — please contact Sarah Cowle s.

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