May 3, 2016 Charolais to 9,000gns at Welshpool
Charolais bulls met with strong demand at Welshpool on Saturday 30th April, with 31 bulls selling to a top price of 9,000gns and an average of £4176 with an overall…
April 14, 2016 Charolais is the Number One Choice
The Charolais is still the number one choice for the Aberdeenshire store ring and for over 20 years, John Gordon, Wellheads has been selling Charolais cross yearling stores at a…
April 14, 2016 Much Improved Charolais Sale at Holsworthy
A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 4,400gns at the South West Charolais Association’s annual sale at Holsworthy on Wednesday 13th April, where bulls averaged…
April 6, 2016 National Young Stars Competition 2016
The Charismatic Charolais team – Abbie Anderson, Alan Burleigh and Donald Maclean – arrived on Wednesday 23rd March and wasted no time in getting their stand ready and their cattle…
April 4, 2016 Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages’
Demands for a certain type of product has had a dramatic impact on the herd profiles of suckler operations in hill farming areas, according to Fergal Monaghan. The specialist commonage…
March 11, 2016 British Charolais breeders respond to commercial demand
Genetic improvement continues for calving ease British Charolais breeders are continuing to respond to commercial producers’ demands to deliver bulls that leave not only efficient high performance progeny but ones…
March 4, 2016 Jack takes Top Spot at Dungannon 4 March 2016
Charolais cattle met with a ready trade in Dungannon on Friday 4 March topping at 4,800gns with 46 lots selling at a clearance rate of 82% and a bull average…
February 24, 2016 Charolais lead the way at Aberdeen Spring Show
Charolais took the top price, made the highest average and sold the most bulls at the Aberdeen and Northern Marts Thainstone Spectacular on Wednesday 24th February 2016. Prices peaked at…
February 16, 2016 Stirling Charolais sell to 26,000gns
Charolais bulls met a good trade in Stirling on Tuesday 16 February at the breed’s official spring sale. Bidding peaked at 26,000gns, 14 lots traded at five figure sums and…
February 15, 2016 Harestone Charolais herd scoops top awards
Aberdeenshire cattle breeders, Neil and Stuart Barclay, Harestone, have scooped the top accolades in the Scottish and Northern Charolais Cattle Breeders’ Club annual herd awards. Their 100 cow pedigree Harestone…
February 10, 2016 Charolais crosses – meeting the new weight specification
Genetics + nutrition + management to maximise the number of kilos per cow as quickly and efficiently as possible Factfile Callum Keir, Cairncoullie, Kildrummy, Alford 500 acres including 150 acres…
February 4, 2016 Welshpool Sale 4 February 2016
Welshpool Charolais peak at 5,000gns Charolais bulls met a strong demand at Welshpool on Thursday 4 February topping at 5,000gns with 21 bulls selling at a clearance rate of 75%…
January 14, 2016 Maximising output on a low input system
Charolais’ ease of calving and superior growth rates are enabling Edward Hull’s 750 cow suckler beef enterprise to minimise both fixed and variable inputs, whilst maximising kilogram output per acre.…
January 13, 2016 Managine Charolais crosses to meet the new abattoir spec
Processors’ failure to notify producers in advance of the changes to their new 400kg to 420kg upper weight limit has left finishers in a quandary, particularly those who have bought…
January 13, 2016 Charolais crosses achieve better performance and higher financial returns over Continental crosses
Bulls finish one month earlier, £45/head feed cost savings Heifers finish almost three months earlier, £120/head feed costs savings Tom Davies and stockman, Phil Price Factfile Will, Carol, Tom…
November 26, 2015 Charolais features in top Scottish beef herds
Congratulations to the Watson family on winning the Scotch Beef Farm of the Year. Peter Watson and his sons, Adam and David who farm 1,350 acres at Darnford, Banchory use…
November 20, 2015 Carlisle Charolais sell to 6,200gns
Charolais cattle sold to a top price of 5,500gns for bulls and 6,200gns for heifers at the British Charolais Cattle Society’s final sale fixture of the year held in Borderway…
November 16, 2015 Border Agri-Expo
Paul Stobart from the Border Charolais club accepted the award for the best breed Society stand in the beef and sheep section at Border Agri-Expo. Pictured right.
November 16, 2015 Managing Charolais crosses to meet the new abattoir spec
Are the new abattoir specifications threating the use of Continental beef sires? The Watson family, of Darnford, Banchory, winners of the Scotch Beef Farm of the Year 2015 have proved…
November 16, 2015 Northern Ireland Beef Expo, Pedigree Calf Fair, 14 November
Senior Champion Gilbert Crawford – Coolnaslee Julie – s. Barnsford Ferny Reserve Senior Champion Sean McGovern – Ratoary Justrite ET – s. Lochend Apache Junior Champion WF & JA Connolly…