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  • 7 Nov 2016

Commerical Demand for Charolais Calves & Store Cattle

The fallacy that Charolais bred cattle cannot meet the current supermarket requirements has been well and truly exposed by the price and demand for Charolais calves and store cattle at…

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  • 25 Oct 2016

Northern Ireland Charolais Club suckled calf competition results

Ballymena Charolais Suckled Calf Competition– judged by Alan Farlow Champion: McAfee Bros, Bushmills Reserve Champion: McAfee Bros, Bushmills Male Calf born in 2016 1st            Robert Workman, Kilwaughter                           310kg  £1000 2nd…

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  • 14 Oct 2016

Meeting the new weight specifications

Meeting the new weight specifications  Charolais cross steers can be fast finished within the new weight specification according to the Watson family’s system at Darnford, Banchory, Aberdeenshire.   Their latest crop…

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  • 23 Sep 2016

QR Codes

The Stirling Charolais catalogues have included QR codes so that a link to the BCCS on-line database can be accessed directly from smart phones to give extended pedigrees, performance information,…

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  • 23 Sep 2016

Charolais the choice for Suckler Calf Producers

Ian MacCrae, Point Farm, Tighnabruaich, Argyll Using Charolais bulls helps Ian MacCrae achieve the best possible price for the 11-13-month-old store calves he sells through the ring. “At the age…

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  • 15 Aug 2016

Show Results

Royal Berkshire Show – 17 & 18 September 2016 Class 363 – Cow in calf or with calf at foot born on or before 31st December 2012 1st – Mr…

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  • 7 Jun 2016

Borders, Yorkshire and the North East Charolais Youth Regional Qualifier

It was a beautiful day on Sunday 5th June at Middleton House Farm, Elwick, Hartlepool where the Blyth family kindly hosted the Charolais Youth regional qualifier for the Border, Yorkshire…

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  • 7 Jun 2016

North East & Central Scotland Charolais Youth Regional Qualifier

The Charolais Youth stockjudging qualifier for the North East & Central Region was held on Sunday 29th May at the Balthayock herd, Perth by kind permission of Major David Walter.…

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  • 7 Jun 2016

South West Charolais Youth Regional Qualifier

It was a cracking day on Saturday 28 May for the South West Charolais Youth qualifier held at Compact Farm, Worth Matravers, Dorset by kind invitation of Andrew and Beth…

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