Society Summer visit to English Farm Longhorns

The Society's Summer visit on Saturday was to English Farm Longhorns, Nuffield, Oxon. Owner Robert Laycock and herd manager Silas Hedley-Lawrence showed nearly 40 Society members and friends around the cattle and then provided a wonderful barbeque lunch. The herd is organic and members of the Pasture For Life Association. Members saw cows with calves at foot, bulling heifers and finishing stock and then had a tour of the butchery.

The grass is managed by mob grazing; building soil fertility and grazed forage quality by moving the cattle to a new pasture every few days. The cattle stay out all year round and eat nothing but grass or hay and produce fabulous beef! Have a look at their website for more...