Issue 92 June 2016 John & Pat would like to thank customers old and new for their support at the Blackbrook Production sale John and Pat Stanley, Springbarrow Lodge, Swannymote Road, Grace Dieu, Nr. Coalville, Leics, LE67 5UT Tel: 01509 503276 · Fax: 01509 508595 · www.blackbrook-longhorns.com Longhorn News June 2016 Inside Dear Members Page 4 NBA Beef Expo June is here already and the show season is well 5 Northern Breeders’ underway. Good luck to everyone showing cattle Showing Day this year - the agricultural shows up and down the 6 Society Technical day country are a great way to promote the breed. 7 Summer visit 8 /9 Worcester Sale We have our National Show at The Royal Three 10/11 Beeston Sale Counties Show this year and we are hosting a 12/13 Blackbrook Production lunch after the judging so please let the office Sale know if you are coming along so we can cater for 14 New members 14 AGM details enough people. 15 Council members 15 Council elections The Spring has seen three sales and the reports 16 Council meetings for these are in this newsletter. The production 16 Year letter sale of cattle from John and Pat Stanley’s 16 Parentage verification 17 Registration fees Blackbrook herd was a display of some of the best 17 Genus charges cattle in the breed and these fabulous animals are 18 TB testing reg changes now settling in to their new homes. 18 Movement reporting 18 Beef recipes The membership of the Society continues to grow 18 Office closure 19 TB compensation and we welcome our new members into the 20/21 Shows news Longhorn family. We are known as being a 22 Sales 2016 friendly breed and I’m sure you will be well looked 23 Regional Groups after wherever you meet a fellow Longhorn 23 Members’sales 24-26 Cattle for sale & wanted breeder. Debbie 26 Semen for sale The Longhorn Cattle Society CIO Debbie Dann, 3 Eastgate, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG Tel/fax: 0845 017 1027 Email: [email protected] Website: www.longhorncattlesociety.com twitter.com/longhornoffice facebook.com/longhorncattlesociety Issue 92 Longhorn Newsletter Page 5 NBA BEEF EXPO 2016 Beef Expo 2016, organised by the National Beef Association was centred on The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire and the surrounding Peak District on Thursday 19th May and Friday 20th May. The first day was a series of farm tours to beef herds at Chatsworth, Haddon Hall and monitor farmer Simon Frost. The Haddon Hall herd of Longhorns was also on display. The second day focussed on the trade event held in the market at Bakewell. We were kindly loaned cattle by Mike and Yvonne Smith and Tom Mills and were busy with enquiries during the day. Page 6 Longhorn Newsletter Issue 92 NORTHERN BREEDERS’ SHOWING DAY 1 MAY 2016 A less than hoped for turnout but with the weather being as it had in early spring and everyone behind on work it not too surprising. With no cows turned out as yet we made the best of what we had and had to move indoors as once again it rained. The demonstrations where carried out by Jim Courts of Thirsk who demonstrated clipping and dressing of a Longhorn senior heifer in preparation for the show or sale ring, followed by members having a go themselves. Jim selected and judged four cows for a stock judging competition and all members had a go - nobody totally agreed with Jim but the closest was James Emsley. After lunch two heifers were led into a show ring as Jim explained what a judge was looking for and how animal and handler should behave. A big thank you to Jim for his knowledge and advice and everyone went home with something to think about!! Graham Walker Northern Breeders’ Issue 92 Longhorn Newsletter Page 7 SOCIETY TECHNICAL DAY 8 May 2016 The Society’s first Technical Day was held at David and Angela Blockley’s Fieldhead Farm, Drighlington, Bradford on a gloriously sunny Sunday. Members enjoyed a series of talks and demonstrations; feeding and nutrition from Carrs Billington, embryo transfer from Rosie Hetherington, foot trimming from Richard Bartle and disbudding from Hilary Peel. After a busy morning everyone enjoyed lunch in the sunshine before heading home. The Society’s thanks go to all those who gave up their time to talk to Society members, and to David and Angela who let us use their buildings, cattle and equipment and fed us all so well! Page 8 Longhorn Newsletter Issue 92 SUMMER VISIT The Society has been invited to an Open Day being held at David Howden’s Pointer Herd of Longhorns on Saturday 6 August 2016. The Pointer herd will be featured in the next Longhorn Journal and alongside the cattle are Middle White pigs, Hampshire Down sheep, a butchery and The Pointer pub and restaurant. The Pointer herd of Longhorns was established in 2006 and in recent years has seen expansion to supply beef for the restaurant and notable successes in the show ring. Catering throughout the day will be provided by the Pointer Restaurant, using produce grown on the farm. The plan for the day is as follows. 10.00am Arrive at the The Old Rectory for tea, coffee and bacon rolls 10.30am Introduction to the day from David Howden 10.45am Tour of the farms and new cattle accommodation 13.00pm Arrive at The Pointer for reception drinks (champagne and sausage rolls) 13.30pm BBQ featuring produce from the farm - Longhorn burgers, Middle White sausages etc. 4pm Finish Tickets for the day are £25 per head, children under 16 free. Either return this slip to the Secretary or email/telephone to book your place. Please book in by Monday 1 August so the Pointer staff know how many people to cater for - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I wish to book...............places at the Summer visit on 6 August 2016 Name..................................................................... Herd no............. I enclose a cheque for £................... (made payable to the Longhorn Cattle Society) or BACS payment details Longhorn Cattle Society, Sort Code: 40-27-06, A/c no. 01090534 Issue 92 Longhorn Newsletter Page 9 SOCIETY SPRING SHOW & SALE, WORCESTER 23 APRIL 2016, WORCESTER LONGHORNS ENJOY BRISK COMPETITION FOR QUALITY The Longhorn Cattle Society’s Spring Show and Sale at Worcester attracted a strong following and somewhat selective trade with buyers keen for quality stock and prepared to compete for those types fitting the bill. Top call of the day went to the pre-sale Show Champion, a maiden heifer Hennisfield Gorgina from Mike and Yvonne Smith’s Derbyshire based herd and levelled at 2,700gns to David Howden, Ludgershall, Buckingham. Mr Howden was a strong supporter of the sale looking to secure superior stock for his Pointer herd promoting his exclusive restaurant chain. He made a further two purchases at over four figures including Treverton October a third prize heifer from Rachel Heard and Graham Towers at 1,620gns and Gorse Winnie, the Reserve Female and Reserve Overall Champion from John and Joshua Brigg’s Warwickshire based herd at 1,500gns. The Treverton prefix has a successful day from the Heard/Towers Partnership with second prize winner Treverton Opportunity selling to B. Facon, Banbury, Oxon. at 1,700gns. Top price in the Senior Heifer section went to BC & JW Evans with Colaba Juno 2 nd levelling at 900gns again to David Howden. Bulls on offer were a selection pleasing many followers and peaking at 2,100gns for Aberdeen Oswin a two year old son of Fishwick Iconic rewarding vendor Graham Lennox for his long trip from Aberdeen and purchased by Worcestershire breeders Goodman Bros. Averages: Led section 3 Senior Heifers £2,107.00 1 Junior Heifer £1,575.00 Unled Section 6 Cows in calf/with calves £822.50 5 Unserved Heifers £779.10 14 Senior Heifers £683.25 1 Junior Heifer £315.00 5 Bulls £1,638.00 Report including individual prices and purchasers is on the website Page 10 Longhorn Newsletter Issue 92 SOCIETY SPRING SHOW & SALE, WORCESTER SHOW Judge: Mrs Lynda Burditt Cow 1st Carreg Novo Senior Bull 1st Hennisfield George nd Heifer born in 2014 2 Stoke Nobleman rd 1st Hennisfield Gorgina 3 Aberdeen Oswin th 2nd Treverton Opportunity 4 Mayfield Omega th 3rd Treverton October 5 Rhyfel Odo Heifer born in 2015 Bull born in 2015 st 1st Gorse Winnie 1 Carreg Psynergy 2nd Gorse Winegum Male Champion Carreg Psynergy Res Male Champ Hennisfield George Female Champion Hennisfield Gorgina Res Female Champ Gorse Winnie Breed Champion Hennisfield Gorgina Reserve Champion Gorse Winnie Hennisfield Gorgina with Mike & Yvonne Smith & Society President Dr Phil Cleland Issue 92 Longhorn Newsletter Page 11 NORTHERN SHOW & SALE, BEESTON CASTLE 21 MAY 2016, BEESTON CASTLE The Longhorn Cattle Society’s 8th Northern Spring Show & Sale held at Beeston Castle Auction on Saturday, 21 May attracted a large entry of 84 head including for the first time this year a section for steers. The show Judge was Mrs Angela Blockley who selected as her Champion female Croftlands Ocean, a March 2014 born Maiden heifer from Colin Hughes of Silloth, Cumbria with Croftlands Octavia from the same home taking the reserve ticket. The leading bull was the Bollin Valley Partnership’s Blackbrook Vanguard and in reserve was the same vendor’s homebred bull, Bollin Odin. A really good crowd travelled from all corners of the country and cattle were distributed as far away as Berwickshire, Northumberland, Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire but the great majority went to buyers in Derbyshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. This good crowd of very interested purchasers resulted in a total clearance.