BCCS September Newsletter 2022
BCCS September Newsletter 2022 BCCS September Newsletter 2022
The store front welcoming customers to Oakchurch farm store Off at 8 a.m., our first stop of the day was a two-hour bus ride to Oakchurch Farm, near Staunton on Wye, ran by Jeremy Price, another British Charolais board member. Besides the small pedigree Charolais and Angus herds, this operation is quite an enterprise. They operate a 100-acre fruit business, including strawberries, cherries, raspberries and a few runner beans. Jeremy’s brother also runs a retail farm shop with a butchery, fruits, dry goods, ice cream stand and much more. With around 100 immigrant seasonal workers to manage, I believe the cattle are a relaxing break from the business for Jeremy. Calving ease has been stressed in their herd with the aid of a calving ease bull called Blelack Digger, who was marketed successfully around the world over the past decade. We were greeted with refreshments when we arrived at Oakchurch Sample of the bull calves at Oakchurch A very thick heifer calf Jeremy Price explaining their fruit production 68 - No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet - September newsletter 22.indd 68 16/09/2022 15:01:17
Pasture tour at Teme Charolais After lunch we headed for Teme Charolais just inside the Welsh border. This is a very close family operation run by the Corbett Family. This farm is right on the border with half of the farm in Wales and half in England. A 20 head cowherd of Charolais along with 20 recipients, a small herd of Limousins and a flock of sheep, this family likes to show and have had good success doing it. In 2018, they won Supreme Overall Champion at the Royal Welsh Show. Their show string was on display getting ready for the Royal Welsh show which proved successful with them winning Interbreed Junior Female and Pairs Champion. After afternoon tea we were back on the bus for some more spectacular scenery on the way back to our hotel in Telford. Weight guessing contest on this first calf, three-year-old and her April heifer calf from the Teme show string. Just over 1,200 kg (2,640 lb) was their combined weight Stunning beauty on the Welsh border area - No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet - 69 September newsletter 22.indd 69 16/09/2022 15:01:17
- Page 17 and 18: Aberdeen March Charolais maintains
- Page 19 and 20: Brogher Radar at 6,300gns 3 - W Sho
- Page 21 and 22: Swatragh April The hammer comes dow
- Page 23 and 24: 4 - W Whyte - Innisrush Roan - s. C
- Page 25 and 26: Champion Graiggoch Samuel at 7,800g
- Page 27 and 28: Stirling May Robert burns the compe
- Page 29 and 30: Class 2 - BULL, born on or between
- Page 31 and 32: Harestone Rolex at 14,000gns Harest
- Page 33 and 34: 2 - K J Thomas - Moelfre Sonnybill
- Page 35 and 36: eeding Charolais for hundreds of ye
- Page 37 and 38: Loch-Ends on a high after reaching
- Page 39 and 40: 6 - R McWilliams - Stranagone Siobh
- Page 41 and 42: Overall champion Bessiebell Nana an
- Page 43 and 44: Strawberry - s. Balmyle Oscar Class
- Page 45 and 46: Beef Team reserve champions Airthma
- Page 47 and 48: Female champion Tophill Roxanne Sca
- Page 49 and 50: Overall champion Seawell Olympian a
- Page 51 and 52: Royal Welsh - Judge John Christie S
- Page 53 and 54: Class winner Breos Nel Class S.441
- Page 55 and 56: Owenroe marches to the top at Castl
- Page 57 and 58: Reserve junior female champion Brig
- Page 59 and 60: NOSTALGIA Can you remember what hap
- Page 61 and 62: 3rd place: Kelly Stott, age 25 - Ch
- Page 63 and 64: - No bull works harder for the farm
- Page 65 and 66: something a lot of ranchers look fo
- Page 67: Numbers were sprayed on the animals
- Page 71 and 72: Slides from the presentation by Rom
- Page 73 and 74: Danny Sawrij, of Swalesmoor Farms,
- Page 75 and 76: Ian Goldie uses a Shorthorn bull ba
- Page 77 and 78: The 2022 Participants Australia Can
- Page 79 and 80: Thank you to all the Sponsors of th
- Page 81 and 82: Sell Live & Thrive With Welshpool L
- Page 83 and 84: Scotland’s leading livestock auct
- Page 85 and 86: Obituaries BILLY TURNER 1935 - 2022
- Page 87 and 88: as a mark of the esteem they were h
- Page 89 and 90: Brigadoon host finale to World Char
- Page 91 and 92: Harestone Royallady. This royal pri
- Page 93 and 94: sales and love being on the farm. I
- Page 95 and 96: Advertising in the 2023 Charolais P
- Page 97 and 98: Steve Hookway accepts the Trophy fr
- Page 99 and 100: and 7th place went to David Miller
- Page 101 and 102: Other News Congratulations to Georg
- Page 103 and 104: Wales Eva Jones Shwmae pawb! It is
- Page 105 and 106: The Chairman said we are taking leg
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The store front welcoming customers to Oakchurch farm store<br />
Off at 8 a.m., our first stop of the<br />
day was a two-hour bus ride to<br />
Oakchurch Farm, near Staunton on<br />
Wye, ran by Jeremy Price, another<br />
British Charolais board member.<br />
Besides the small pedigree Charolais<br />
and Angus herds, this operation is<br />
quite an enterprise. They operate a<br />
100-acre fruit business, including<br />
strawberries, cherries, raspberries<br />
and a few runner beans. Jeremy’s<br />
brother also runs a retail farm shop<br />
with a butchery, fruits, dry goods,<br />
ice cream stand and much more.<br />
With around 100 immigrant seasonal<br />
workers to manage, I believe the<br />
cattle are a relaxing break from the<br />
business for Jeremy. Calving ease<br />
has been stressed in their herd with<br />
the aid of a calving ease bull called<br />
Blelack Digger, who was marketed<br />
successfully around the world over<br />
the past decade.<br />
We were greeted with refreshments when we arrived at Oakchurch<br />
Sample of the bull calves at Oakchurch<br />
A very thick heifer calf<br />
Jeremy Price explaining their fruit production<br />
68<br />
- No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet -<br />
<strong>September</strong> newsletter 22.indd 68 16/09/<strong>2022</strong> 15:01:17
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