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Northern Longhorn Breeders Herd Comp - Last call for entries!  

If you want to take part in the herd comp (to be held in September) please contact Nicky Luckett on nickyluckett@aol.com  or 016973 71487 by 6th September.

Due to ongoing problems with internet and loss of some emails it would be helpful if you can get in touch even if you've already entered your herd. If you don't get an acknowledgement to your email please ring!  Thanks.  Nicky Luckett, Wellhead Herd.

The Traditional & Native Breeds National Show & Sale will be held at Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY on 7 and 8 September 2012.

Click here for the link to the Longhorn section of the catalogue

Click here for the link to all the cattle, sheep and pig breeds entered.  Please note the instructions above the links if you use Google Chrome as your web browser.

Auctioneers: Melton Mowbray Market
Tel: 01664 562971
Auctioneer: Mr CC Roads

The Frome Cheese Show is holding Longhorn classes for the first time in 2012.

Schedules and entry forms are available from:
The Show Office, Rodden Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2AH
Tel: 01373 463600
Email: brenda@fromecheeseshow.co.uk

Judge: Joshua Brigg

Click here for the website

The West Woodlands Showground is situated on the B3092, West Woodlands, Near Frome, Somerset, BA11 5ES

The Frome Cheese Show held Longhorn classes for the first time in 2012.

Judge: Joshua Brigg

Click here for the results of the Longhorn classes

Click here for the website

The Traditional & Native Breeds National Show & Sale took place at Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY on 7 and 8 September 2012.

Click here for the results of the show and prices from the sale.

Auctioneers: Melton Mowbray Market
Tel: 01664 562971
Auctioneer: Mr CC Roads

This year's summer visit is to Newbottle Estate Farms, Forceleap Farm, Brackley, Northants NN13 5PJ on Sunday 16 September by kind invitation of Mr John and Lady Juliet Townsend and their daughter Alice who is the Estate Manager. 

The main beef herd on the estate is 150 Aberdeen Angus, but as a family the Townsends like traditional breeds so they started a small herd of Longhorns which now totals 11 breeding cows with followers. The Angus are a commercial herd and the Estate breeds, fattens and runs all the cattle through Brackley Butchers in Charlton which was bought in partnership with the butcher a few years ago.  The contract with the butcher is to supply two beasts a week, every week. To meet this demand the Angus are split into two herds - spring calving and autumn calving so the calving pattern means calving for 3 -4 months in the spring, 2-3 months off before calving again in the autumn. The Angus are killed at about 22-26 months so that means there's a hole in supply in the middle of the summer and the middle of the winter when 24 months old fat stock ‘run out'.  The winter gap is easy to manipulate as with management young animals can be brought on or held back by feeding. The summer gap is more of a problem as all the stock are out grazing so to manipulate their feeding at this time of year is time consuming and expensive. The solution is the Longhorns which are an early spring calving herd and as they are killed at around 30 months they fill a ‘hungry gap' at the butcher when there are not many Angus coming through.

The plan is to meet in the morning, have a tour of the farm and cattle and then gather for a barbeque lunch before departing. There will be a modest charge payable to cover the cost of the BBQ.  Please give me a call or email me to confirm your attendance by Friday 7 September so that the catering can be organized.

 Click here for the Newbottle Estate website 

The Longhorn Cattle Society Autumn Sale will take place at Worcester Market, The Heath Meadow, Nunnery Way, Worcester.
Click here for the collective catalogue
Click here for the link to McCartneys website.

Auctioneer
McCartneys LLP
Tel. 01905 769770

The 19th Show & Sale of Rare & Minority Breeds took place at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on 22 September.

Click here for the sale report.

A draft of cattle from Pam Pumphrey were included in the sale.  Click here for photos on some of the lots on Flickr.

Click here for the catalogue.  There are two unregistered Longhorns entered that are by Colaba Concord (18445/H0097), not as listed.  These cattle are eligible for registration but will carry a late registration fee of £120 including VAT each.

Click here for the link to the H&H website.

The Longhorn Cattle Society Spring Show and Sale took place at Worcester Livestock Market, The Heath Meadow, Nunnery Way, Worcester on Saturday 22 September

Click here for the report

Auctioneer:
McCartneys LLP
Tel. 01905 769770