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  • 11 Jul 2013

Bull calf finishing results by individual sire from the 2011 calf crop at Hopping Farm

Simon Marsh, Senior Lecturer – Beef Cattle Specialist, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB Farmers Weekly/Harper Adams Beef Focus farmer Simon Frost at Hopping Farm in the Derbyshire dales…

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  • 5 Jul 2013

Young Charolais Breeders Out In Force At Stock Judging Final

Fifty two finalists from nine UK regions battled it out at the British Charolais Young Breeders’ Stock Judging Competition sponsored by Weatherbys, hosted as part of the inaugural National Charolais…

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  • 5 Jul 2013

The National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Final 2013

The National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Final, sponsored by Weatherbys and held at the Livestock Event today was a great success. Fifty competitors turned out to compete from all over the…

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  • 10 May 2013

Blelack Charolais matrons to go under the hammer

Blelack Catalogue The entire autumn calving portion of the Blelack Charolais herd will come under the hammer at its matron sale to be held at Stirling on Wednesday 19 June,…

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  • 4 Apr 2013

Charolais crosses averaging £200 a head more than other Continental crosses

Cumbrian beef producer, Mark Bowman is focused on maximising output per suckler cow and has found that he has been able to boost annual income by over £200 a head…

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  • 26 Mar 2013

The 2009, 2010, 2011 Calf Crops (Beef Focus article)

Farmers Weekly/Harper Adams Beef Focus farmer Simon Frost has just hit one of his lifetimes targets for his suckler herd with a daily carcase gain (dcg) of his bull calves…

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  • 8 Mar 2013

Poll British Charolais semen to Scandinavia

Shropshire-based pedigree poll Charolais breeders, David and Sadie Littlehales have completed a private export deal for a shipment of semen from Bromham Bullion to the Norwegian Charolais Organisation for distribution…

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  • 28 Feb 2013

Darnford use Charolais for top performance

 The Watson family is among the hundreds of suppliers to one of Scotland’s major processors who are reaping the benefits of finishing Charolais cross cattle within the specification and to…

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  • 28 Feb 2013

Alwent Goldbar joins the Cogent stud

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