Traditional Hereford Breeders’ Club

from Hereford breed journal 2022

Overseas

Traditional Hereford Club host summer meeting

The Traditional Hereford Breeders' Club held a summer visit, providing an opportunity for members to meet up and enjoy a herd visit.

The annual summer herd visit of the Traditional Hereford Breeders' Club was kindly hosted by Nicki and John Beavan of Parsons Hall Farm, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire in July.

The day saw a very well-attended morning meeting of the club held in the magnificent tithe barn adjacent to the farmhouse at Parsons Hall, one of England’s oldest historic Cruck timber frame buildings dating back well over 700 years and sympathetically restored by the Beavan family using traditional skills and materials.

At the meeting, positions of office were elected having been postponed from the usual AGM date earlier in the year, and this was followed by lunch in the beautiful grounds and garden of the house, after which the group were taken on a tour of the Parsons Hall herd of Traditional Hereford cattle. Farmed extensively and incorporating liquid seaweed products and aeration techniques to enhance soil and plant health, the grass-based farm comprises permanent pasture meadows with mixed grasses, wildflowers and herbs grazed by the cattle to produce Traditional Hereford Beef sold direct to the consumer.

Invited to speak to the group was Dave Edwards of Edwards Agricultural Supplies, who explained the role that seaweed and other natural products play in soil fertility, and how they had been used alongside ground aeration at Parsons Hall to maximise the health of Chairman - Leslie Cook

Vice-chair - Susie Woods

Hon secretary - Helen MacLeod Hon treasurer - Sarah Cowle

Publicity team - Sarah Cook, Helen MacLeod, Susie Woods, Glenn Pritchard

Census and records compiler -

Willem Van Beele

the old grass leys. The farm also offers its magnificent buildings for hire as events and filming venues, along with

The Beavans' farm is home to a historic Cruck timber frame building

Treeopia, a luxury treehouse holiday retreat featuring some of renowned cabinet maker John Beavan’s own bespoke handmade pieces from his workshop on the estate.

The club would like to thank Nicki and John Beavan for providing such a wonderful welcome and for hosting a tremendously interesting visit for all. Thanks also go to the many club members who attended the first inperson meeting of the THBC for well over a year, and to Dave Edwards from Edwards Agricultural Supplies along with Paul Sneyd, Mark Roberts and Phil Allman from the Hereford Cattle Society for coming along to meet the membership.

Cook controls Traditional classes at Shropshire

Travelling across the country from Cambridgeshire, FW Cook and son led the Traditional section at Shropshire County Show.

At a blistering Shropshire County Show, Albany Liliana from FW Cook and son, Fen End, Over, Cambridgeshire navigated its way to the champion Traditional Hereford position, as judged by Richard Bradstock, Tarrington, Herefordshire. An in-calf heifer, it was born in September 2019 and is by the 2017 Royal Three Counties Show Traditional champion Albany Lincoln. Also named exhibitor-bred champion, it is out of Albany Lulu by Boresisle Lawrence.

Standing reserve was Midford Spotlight 1st from Will Awan, Bath, who also won the native interbreed that day with his Hereford champion from the main classes. Another with Boreisle breeding, this time on the maternal side, it is by Darmon Hickory, which is a Laxfield Hustle son.

Heading up the male section and awarded the junior championship was March 2020-born Hockerwood Zeus from Patrick and Esther Lynn, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Out of an Albany-bred Langridge Sovereign daughter, it is by the Llandinabo Zest son, Carpenters Zorro. Albany Liliana from FW Cook and son

Carpenters Morgan from Helen MacLeod, Worcestershire was tapped out as reserve male champion. The same age as the male champion and out of a Llandinabo Zest daughter, it is by stock bull Shefford Monarch, a grandson of Free Town Kendal which sold for 17,000gns in 1976.

FW Cook and son were also victorious in the 2020-born heifer class with Albany Sioux, a maiden heifer born March 2020, sired by the 2017 Royal Three Counties Show Traditional champion, Albany Lincoln. The breeders were successful in the pairs competition with Albany Liliana and Albany Laramie given first place.

Results

(Judge: R Bradstock, Tarrington)

Supreme, female and exhibitor-bred

champion, FW Cook and son, Albany Liliana; reserve supreme and reserve female champion, W Awan, Midford Spotlight 1st Male and junior champion, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus; reserve male champion, H MacLeod, Carpenters Morgan Any age bull, 1st, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus; 2nd, H MacLeod, Carpenters Morgan; 3rd, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zoom

Cow in-calf born in 2018 or before,

1st, W Awan, Midford Spotlight 1st Heifer born in 2019, 1st, FW Cook and son, Albany Liliana; 2nd, FW Cook and son, Albany Oyster Girl 22nd Heifer born in 2020, 1st, FW Cook and son, Albany Sioux; 2nd, FW Cook and son, Albany Laramie; 3rd, H MacLeod, Carpenters Laura Pair from one exhibitor, 1st, FW Cook and son, Albany Liliana and Albany Laramie; 2nd, P and E Lynn, Hockerwood Zeus and Hockerwood Zoom

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Dyfed Hereford Breeders’ Club

Secretary: Liz Roderick, The Bank Farm, Scurlage Castle, Scurlage, Reynoldston, Gower, Swansea, SA3 1BA tombankfarm@ aol.com

Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association (West Midlands)

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South Western Hereford Association

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