FAREWELL TO DEAR FRIENDS
LACHLAN QUARM Annick Herd
1968 – 2021
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achlan Quarm, born Shepparton, Australia, December 5th 1968. Son of Melvin and Margaret Quarm, brother to Rhona and Mhairi. Born on the other side of the world, Lachlan came to Scotland at around 6 months of age and grew up at Annick Lodge, Irvine, where his parents owned Holehouse Farm.
females both sold to pedigree herds and retained at Annick.
In his younger days Lachlan attended the local primary school before going on to Clifton Hall and Glenalmond boarding schools. He then furthered his education at Edinburgh University where he attained a BSc. Honours Degree in Agriforestry.
There have been many notable sales over the years, but it was in the showring that Lachlan loved to be, as well as the beer tent afterwards, discussing the days events and having a good catch up with other exhibitors. There have been many successes at local and national shows over the years, but one highlight is when Annick Tara’s Alice won Supreme Champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2011. Although she was then owned and shown by David Craig, Lachlan was very proud to have bred a Highland Show winner. This year, after a long lockdown, the Highland Show returned and a small team of 3 junior heifers was taken to Ingliston. Another proud moment when they stood 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class, with Annick Fresia’s Kiki Overall Female Champion then Reserve Overall Champion and Annick Ginger’s Lucia being Reserve Female on the day.
He then spent around 18 months travelling round Australia working on cattle stations and fruit farms. He also had a passion for restaurant and bar work. He returned home to work on the family farm and took over as a partner in the family business with his mother when his father passed away in 1997, working alongside my father, Graham, and looking after the commercial sheep flock and pedigree herd of Murray Grey cattle. The first Simmental bull had been bought a few years earlier to cross with the Murray Greys to try and get a little more growth into the offspring. The decision was made to buy some Simmental females and the first one arrived in the shape of Brackenbury Bliss when she was purchased at Carlisle. Although he went a little over budget, it turned out to have been a justified decision as many direct descendants of Bliss can still be found in the herd today. The most notable female from this line is undoubtedly Annick Bracken’s Primrose. A grand-daughter of Bliss, she produced Annick Talisker, Junior Champion, Perth and sold for 20,000gns and Annick Dalwhinnie, Senior Champion and sold for 13,000gns as well as many
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Over the years many bulls have been purchased from top herds including Gretnahouse, Innerwick, Sterling, Skerrington, Corskie and more recently Wolfstar, Islavale and Kilbride Farm.
We recently returned from Stars of the Future at Stirling where Annick Memphis won Junior Male and Overall Junior Champion before going on to lift the Junior Interbreed title. Although Lachlan had sadly passed by this time, I’m sure he would have been looking down with immense pride. He will be greatly missed by fiancée Christine, family, friends and in the Simmental community but hopefully the Annick name will be around for many years to come. Andrew Perratt
