Cornwall Simmental Club Report by Barrie Wynter, Chairman
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021 began quietly with scaled down firework displays and extensive plans for celebrations, sales, visits and shows on hold. Eventually once again postponements and cancellations dominoed across the British Isles. The relatively new concept of on-line timed auctions emerging in 2020 was widely adopted by livestock auctioneers. On-line viewing and bidding at sales continued as a successful addition to marketing options. Progressive breeders used social media and impressive videos to promote their own sales with overloaded systems crashing and frustrating outcomes as the bid button requires faster decisions than ring side procrastination.
Winning the beef bull any age class of 13 entries the judge described him as exactly what he looks for in the senior stock bull, stylish head, wealthy even shoulder, extra length, solid flesh in the loin and deep full rounds.
The outstanding headline for the year has been the prices secured by commercial Simmental stock in markets across the British Isles. Store sales at the south-west markets of Truro, Hallworthy, Exeter, and Sedgemoor throughout 2021 have seen a strong demand for Simmentals resulting in top prices. Special mention to Jim and Jean Buckland, Wellatree herd and Ant Hart, Treverbyn herd for leading the trade at Hallworthy on more than one occasion and featuring in Kivells market report videos. The trend for virtual shows continued. The Society held their second event which received tremendous support from breeders across the British Isles with huge numbers of entries across all the classes. Congratulations to the Cornish herds listed in the results. Four club herds entered the Stithians cattle section all-beef breeds classes in July. There were twenty-one Simmentals forward out of the thirty-six photographs posted: with Simmental cattle winning three of the four classes. Bosahan were delighted to win several prizes in the cattle section including Championship and Reserve in the beef breeds division. Stock forward were judged by Jonny Dymond the senior auctioneer and auction centre manager at Shrewsbury Auction Centre. He joined Halls in 2017 and started his career with Kivells in his native Cornwall and Devon. The Champion Kinclaven Infusion is a polled British Simmental bull born 15th August 2017 and was bred in Perth, Scotland. He was purchased at Stirling Bull Sales in February 2019 and selected as Reserve Male Champion at Royal Cornwall Show the following June by David Barker.
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Bosahan Harmony Whitney
Selected in Reserve was Bosahan Harmony Whitney born 19th February 2016 a third calver she is currently rearing twin heifer calves by Heathbrow Freddie Star P. Shown successfully at Royal Cornwall in 2017 winning the yearling heifer class. John Moore went on to choose her as his reserve female champion. Winning the beef cow class of 11 entries the judge described her as a fabulous maternal cow, she strikes me as a real character with the natural instincts of the Simmental breed which are outstanding milk producers compared to their continental counterparts. Being very milky with desirable teats she should rear her calves well.
Killiworgie Elderflower’s Jamesia
