Fature: Kelvin Green
Tackling BVD in your suckler herd can improve fertility and boost calf numbers as proved on one Hampshire suckler farm
Feature: John Owen
Calving at two years old and using superior genetics has turned the economics of a Welsh beef producer around
Feature: Andrew Robinson (Farms) Ltd
Buying an 840 acre farm, building a new farm steading and converting to organic production would be a huge challenge for any farming enterprise, but Andrew Robinson (Farms) Ltd in Northumberland have successfully managed to do so at the same time as reducing labour requirements and doubling output.
Feature: Burghill Farms
The move to Aberdeen-Angus in a suckler herd previously based on Continental crosses has greatly eased the management load at Burghill Farms, Brechin, Angus.
Feature: James Hook and Andrew Bartlett
Finishing Aberdeen-Angus cross dairy bred heifers in an all-in all-out policy is not only proving profitable, but a stress-free method of beef production for one Oxfordshire-based producer
Feature: British and Irish Aberdeen-Angus thriving in Portugal
Former breed president, Nigel Hammill, owner of the Tegsnose Aberdeen-Angus herd, reports from a tour he undertook last summer to monitor the progress of Aberdeen-Angus cattle exported to mainland Portugal and the Azores in 2008 and 2009 from British and Irish herds
Feature: Genomic technology
Cattle breeders now have the opportunity to obtain more information about an animal’s genetic potential very early in its life, especially for economically important traits like feed efficiency, marbling and tenderness.
Profile: William McLaren jnr
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society has been fortunate in having one of its most progressive young breeders as president over the past year. Thirty eight year old William McLaren is one of the youngest ever incumbents of this high office and, as the fourth generation of the McLaren family who have been stalwarts of the Aberdeen-Angus breed for 86 years.
Profile: Montgomerys Restaurant
They always say that a busy restaurant is a sure sign of great tasting food, and there is no doubt that the beautifully presented premises at Ballymoney Street, Ballymena – home to the award winning “Montgomerys” is just that.
Profile: Mike and Lizzy Kirby
Following his success at the recent AgriLive Smithfiled event, The North Devon Journal’s website thisisnorthdevon.co.uk caught up with Mike and Lizzy Kirby. Here’sa copy of the story……
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