September 16, 2014 NI National Charolais Show attracts champions
The National Charolais Show attracted 100 entries to its Fintona venue on Saturday 13 September where after a four hour judging stint, Scottish livestock enthusiast, Michael Durno, Glenlivet found his…
August 29, 2014 Tweeddale herd wins Most Improved Herd Award for the Charolais breed
The Tweeddale herd, owned by Brian Redhead and Jonathan Watson, of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd of Charolais cattle in England for 2014.…
August 14, 2014 MINSUPS Charolais Championship (NI) Cream of Clogher Valley Show
The Northern Ireland Charolais Club was delighted with the large entry of Charolais cattle entered in the MINSUPS Charolais Grand Final at Clogher Valley Show. The cattle entered came from…
August 3, 2014 Fairway Charolais Sale
The Fairway Herd has not been seen by many breeders hidden away as it is beside the River Nidd in the Vale of York. Rarely were cattle sold publicly and…
July 29, 2014 Steven Nesbitt elected British Charolais Cattle Society chairman
North east cattle enthusiast, Steven Nesbitt, of Winston, Darlington has been elected chairman of the British Charolais Cattle Society’s Council of Management. He succeeds Alasdair Houston, of Gretna Green who…
July 21, 2014 Royal Welsh Show 2014
Royal Welsh Show 2014 SPONSORED BY ZOETIS UK LTD Judge: Mr Wm McAllister, 92 Parkgate Road, Kells, Ballymena, Co Antrim BT42 3PG The Champion and Reserve Surpreme & Female Champion…
July 15, 2014 CHAROLAIS TOP TABLE
At the Annual General Meeting and the subsequent Council of Management meeting the following office holders were elected: President; Mervyn Parker Chairman: Steven Nesbitt Vice – Chairman Andrew Hornall Treasurer:…
June 18, 2014 National Show Wednesday 2nd July 2014
CHAROLAIS JUDGE – Mr Archie MacGregor, Allanfauld Farm, Kilsyth, Glasgow SPORTSMANS Highness, a two-year-old heifer from Boden and Davies, Stockport, took the supreme championship at the Farmers Guardian-sponsored National Charolais Show…
June 18, 2014 Royal Highland Thursday 19th June 2014
Charolais judging 9.00am on Thursday 19th June Judge: Mr John Irvine Royal Highland Show Inter-Breed Champions Beef Cattle Interbreed Pairs Champions – Rumsden Fawkes & Balmaud Eclipse Interbreed Junior Beef…
May 27, 2014 Dungannon May 2014
Dungannon Charolais peak at 8,000gns Charolais led this year’s pedigree bull trade in NI selling to a top of 8,000gns in Dungannon on Monday 26 May at the NI Club’s…
May 19, 2014 Louis Charolais dispersal peaks at 3,600gns twice
Charolais sold to a top of 3,600gns twice in Exeter on Saturday 17 May when George and Vernon Staddon, Plymouth dispersed their Louis herd. The first 3,600gns bid was made…
May 15, 2014 Balmoral Show 2014
Show Results 2014 Click here Charolais Pairs win Interbreed Championship at Balmoral Park It is year two at Balmoral Park and many more visitors than before attended the show. Blessed…
May 12, 2014 Carlisle Charolais meet solid commercial demand
Top 11,500gns; new centre record average £5,593; 93% clearance Charolais bulls met a solid commercial demand selling to a top of 11,500gns and achieving a new breed centre record average…
May 12, 2014 Fairway Charolais hit 10,000gns
Charolais females sold to a top of 10,000gns and commanded interest from as far afield as Ireland to Orkney when the late David Fattorin’s Fairway herd came under the hammer…
May 6, 2014 Charolais peak at 7,500gns at Stirling multi-breed sale
Charolais sold to a top of 7,500gns at the spring multi beef breed sale in Stirling on Monday 5 May. Sale topper at 7,500gns was the champion, Glenericht Hawick TI…
May 6, 2014 Charolais peak at 6,800gns in Welshpool
Modern British Charolais were in demand selling to a top of 6,800gns at the breed society’s official sale in Welshpool on Friday 2 May. Sale leader at 6,800gns was Montgomery…
April 30, 2014 Commercial producers return to Charolais – more kilos per cow, higher returns
Steven Crabtree is among an increasing number of commercial producers who are returning to Charolais. How come? Quite simply, he is finding that modern British Charolais is able to deliver…
April 28, 2014 Completeness of Performance, Charolais launches new Breedplan herd rating system
The British Charolais Cattle Society has launched a new system that identifies and rates the quality and quantity of performance information recorded with Breedplan by individual herds on a one…
April 28, 2014 Ballymena Charolais peak at 3,500gns twice
Charolais sold to a top of 3,500gns twice at the breed’s Northern Ireland Club sale which featured a small entry of 11 bulls forward in Ballymena on Friday 25 April.…