December 2, 2013 South East Charolais Calf Show
The South Eastern Charolais Association held their annual calf show at Ardingly on the 21 November. This event runs alongside the South Eastern Prime Stock Winter Fayre, The quality of…
November 27, 2013 Charolais dominated the Winter Fair carcase competition
Charolais secured the supreme championship and picked up a fistful of red tickets at Premier Meat Exhibition’s carcase awards staged at Scotbeef on Saturday 23 November and organised by the…
November 20, 2013 Charolais is King on McConnell Suckler Farm in Clogher Valley
Sean McGovern Charolais club committee member visited the farm of Paul McConnell & family situated on an elevated site overlooking the Clogher Valley, the uplands provide good grazing in summer…
November 19, 2013 Charolais at H&H Borderway Agri Expo
November 19, 2013 Charolais reigns supreme at Stars of the Future
Charolais reigned supreme at Stars of the Future in Stirling on 16 November by taking the top two Continental interbreed slots; Glenericht Hilary secured the supreme senior award and Falleninch…
November 19, 2013 Carlisle Charolais bulls peak at 7,000gns
Charolais were in demand with bulls leading the trade at 7,000gns while females peaked at 4,600gns on Friday 22 November at the breed society’s official show and sale in Carlisle.…
November 5, 2013 Dungannon Charolais females peak at 6,100gns, bulls to 4,700gns
Charolais met a solid demand with the top 6,100gns bid going to a heifer while bulls peaked at 4,700gns in Dungannon on Friday 1 November at the breed’s NI Club…
October 28, 2013 Welshpool Charolais peak at 9,800gns
Welshpool Charolais peak at 9,800gns New centre record ave £4,080 for 77 bulls sold; £0.54m grossed British Charolais bulls met a flying trade from a packed ringside in Welshpool on…
October 23, 2013 Stirling Bull Sales 22/23 October
Stirling Charolais peak at 22,000gns; 92 bulls average £6,578 Charolais lead multi-breed week: highest number of bulls sold + highest average price British Charolais met a strong commercial demand from…
October 15, 2013 Aberdeen & Northern Marts, The Spectacular, Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, 4th September 2013
Supreme champion and British Charolais Cattle Society winner was a six-month-old 304kg Charolais cross steer sired by Craigland Danial and out of a British Blue cross Limousin dam from Andrew…
October 2, 2013 Supreme Charolais on show at the NI National Show in Fintona
Large crowds gathered around the ring for one of the most successful National Charolais shows in years; the charolais club worked hard to bring together the 15th annual show in…
September 16, 2013 Undisputed weight for age – Charolais cross cattle leave £132 a head benefit over all other crosses: McIntosh Donald
The Milne family, Robbie, Barbara and their son, James are among the hundreds of suppliers to one of Scotland’s major processors who are reaping the benefits of finishing Charolais cross…
September 16, 2013 Saxon Charolais peak at 5,000gns
Charolais sold to a top of 5,000gns in Sedgemoor on Thursday 12 September when the Conley family, Martin, Susan and Christopher dispersed their pedigree Saxon herd. Sale leader at 5,000gns…
September 10, 2013 Trefonnen Charolais Dispersal Sale 7th November 2013
Dispersal Sale at Welshpool 7th November 2013 Whole herd including: Trefonnen Veronica Dam of Trefonnen Crouch Sold to Brampton Herd where he bred Fugitive who was Intermediate Champion at Stirling…
September 4, 2013 Searching for a sustainable suckler strategy?
Charolais + Beef Shorthorn cross to maximise output What does it take for a sustainable future for a suckler cow enterprise? According to SAC beef specialist Ian Pritchard, the answer…
August 7, 2013 Ralph Needham elected Charolais president
One of the early founding breed society member Ralph Needham has been elected president of the British Charolais Cattle Society. A former British Charolais Cattle society chairman and one of the…
July 29, 2013 2014 Annual Subscription Increase
2014 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION At the recent BCCS AGM held on Wednesday 3 July 2013 at the NEC, the following proposal was agreed unanimously: “Ordinary Resolution proposed by the Council of…
July 23, 2013 Charolais delivers performance related premiums while continuing to step up genetic progress
Re-elected breed society chairman, Alasdair Houston Charolais breeders are providing sires leaving premiums for commercial producers worth over £130 a head over other breeds. Momentum is gathering, as modern British…
July 23, 2013 Royal Welsh 2013
Charolais dominates Royal Welsh beef awards Charolais triumphed at the Royal Welsh 2013 by taking the top two interbreed beef awards. Three year old Barnsford Ferny kicked off the…
July 19, 2013 Vaccine For Schmallenberg Now Available
A vaccine to control the impact of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in cattle and sheep is now available. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has granted MSD Animal Health a provisional…