Time seems to have flown by.  We have gone from wet to dry with grass beginning to run out at this time, the end of June Brecon and Holsworthy sales were a bit sticky this year.  Plenty of lookers but not enough buyers.  I sold a couple of Limousin Heifers in Exeter but again bull […]

We have finally moved into our new house despite the fact that it is  not finished – so I have joined the ‘commuters to work group’ even though it is only three miles away. A lot of cattle have stayed out over winter on Stubble Turnips – which we have just run out of.  Due […]

  Apologies for my extended silence this autumn.  I have been  extremely busy with an awful lot to sort.  My tenancy with the National Trust ended on 28 September and all Livestock had to be moved to my holding at Higher Bussells, Huxham, Exeter   EX5 4EW (Just a mile down the road from Columbjohn).At the […]

      At long last the cattle have gone out which has been a relief as it has been a long winter.  Strip grazing cows and calves to make the most of the grass available and the rest will be silage.  Round bales this year as due to vacating Columbjohn farm – no silage […]

After a very wet December, January proved quite a dry month. Cattle out on Stubble turnips are looking very well.   Young stock are growing but sadly we have had a hiccup with a touch of pneumonia We are getting Limousin bulls ready for spring sales – Carlisle, Brecon, Exeter and Holsworthy. Killerton Sigma is […]

The clocks changed at the end of October and in came the winter weather together with dark nights. A number of cows with calves were housed, larger calves being weaned off.  The dry cows were subsequently wormed and moved to be out-wintered on stubble turnips.  The winter fence moving work began. At the beginning of […]

September 2022 September was a busy month.  We had the S.W.  Limousin Club AGM at Lackham College which was my final meeting as Chairman.  Best of luck to Gary Dunn, the new Chairman – I am sure we are safe in his hands.  The Herd Competition Results were given by Neil and Jo Vance of […]

It has been a very busy few months with Shows and Harvest. JUNE  – I have been supporting the local County Shows this year and have got on quite well with Killerton Soliver, winning Junior Bull and Interbreed Junior Bull at both the Royal Cornwall and Devon County Shows. JULY – I took Killerton  Soliver […]

My winter sports kept me busy throughout January – starting February, making up for lost time. PD’d Autumn calving cows – fortunately the bulls had been working very well. Many are back in calf to Nealford Politician or Maraiscote Pedro. The cattle outside on stubble turnips are looking very well as it has been a […]