1 SOUTH DEVON HERD BOOK SOCIETY Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ. Tel: 01392 447494 Fax: 01392 447495 www.sdhbs.org.uk [email protected]PATRON: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES NEWSLETTER JUNE/JULY 2012 CONTENTS: TB Compensation 20 National Show Report 3 Poll Group Open Day; Commercial market – help! 21 Young Handler Competition 7 Smithfield Festival 22 Other Show Results to date 8 BCBC competition 23 SDCBC Sale results; please sponsor 15 Health planning 24 Regional matters 16 New members 25 David Phillips Memorial Competition 17 Cattle for Sale 27 Beef Expo; office software 18 Diary; cattle wanted 29 Club draws 19 Herd Competition 30 Dear Member, Our condolences are extended to family and friends of Mr Graham Fry, who many members would have met during his time as Farm Bailiff for Grove Farms, Moreton-in-Marsh between 1997 and 2006. He is remembered for his friendliness and popularity. Sadly, Graham died recently after a short illness aged just 64. Plenty of events have taken place since my last newsletter in May, including a number of major shows as well as our National Show. Spirits have not been dampened by the challenging weather conditions, and the standard of South Devons in the show-rings has been generally very strong – well done to all who show-case the breed for the benefit of all of us! A bit of sunshine is definitely overdue for the remaining major and local shows – not to mention all those jobs still to be done at home! Another highly successful National Show saw almost 100 South Devons competing, from Yorkshire to Cornwall, and from six of our seven regions.
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SOUTH DEVON HERD BOOK SOCIETY Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ. Tel: 01392 447494 Fax: 01392 447495
www.sdhbs.org.uk [email protected] PATRON: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES
NEWSLETTER
JUNE/JULY 2012
CONTENTS: TB Compensation 20
National Show Report 3 Poll Group Open Day;
Commercial market – help!
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Young Handler Competition 7 Smithfield Festival 22
Other Show Results to date 8 BCBC competition 23
SDCBC Sale results; please sponsor 15 Health planning 24
Regional matters 16 New members 25
David Phillips Memorial Competition 17 Cattle for Sale 27
Runners-Up: Mr Matt Bailey; Miss Katherine Finch; Miss Catherine
Page; and Miss Victoria Norman
Next year’s Competition will be held at the Devon County Show.
OTHER SHOW RESULTS TO DATE
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY Judge: Mr C J Savery, Modbury, Devon
Pair from one exhibitor
1st R W & S M Bostelmann
2nd David Smallcombe Ltd
3rd R V Hartshorn
4th W H Sandford
Bull born before 31 December 2010
1st R W & S M Bostelmann RUFFORD SAS JAMBO
Bull born on or after 1 January 2011
1st David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN HERCULES
2nd R V Hartshorn CILGWRRWG WOLLY
3rd G W Goodwin GLYNDWR BORIS
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Cow any age with/without calf at foot, having had a full term calf since last year’s
Show
1st Major C A R Lockhart GROVE SORREL 66
Heifer born in 2010
1st David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN BLUEBELL 5
2nd J R & E Darlington CANAAN BLUEBELL
3rd R V Hartshorn Z CILGWRRWG SAS VEE
4th R W & S M Bostelmann RUFFORD SAS SNOWDROP
Heifer born in 2011
1st David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN BLUEBELL 7
2nd R V Hartshorn CILGWRRWG WANWAN
3rd R W & S M Bostelmann ROSKILLY BUTTERCUP
4th W H Sandford HAUGHTON SAUCY SUE 10
5th W H Sandford HAUGHTON DAISY 3
6th C Read GOODWILL BRAMBLE
Specials
Champion female
Winner David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN BLUEBELL 5
Reserve J R & E Darlington CANAAN BLUEBELL
Champion male
Winner R W & S M Bostelmann RUFFORD SAS JAMBO
Reserve David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN HERCULES
Breed & exhibitor-bred champion
Winner R W & S M Bostelmann RUFFORD SAS JAMBO
Reserve David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN BLUEBELL 5
Interbreed
Young bull judged on inspection and performance
Winner David Smallcombe Ltd BROOKIN HERCULES
DEVON COUNTY Judge: Mr A L Pascoe, Hayle, Cornwall
Cow born before 1 January 2009, having had a full time calf on or after 1 January
2012
1st T H E Laity Z POLKINGHORNE TULIP 38
Cow born before 1 January 2009, warranted in-calf, having had a full time calf since
the previous Show and before 1 January 2012
1st Mr & Mrs R Clemens PENROSE STONEHEDGING LISA 21
2nd R K Rundle KESTLE BUTTERMAID 79
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Heifer born in 2009
1st R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
2nd R K Rundle KESTLE DOROTHY 161
3rd G W & L F Pluess KESTLE BUTTERCUP 124
4th M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE BUTTERCUP 70
Heifer born in 2010
1st R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
2nd R K Rundle KESTLE DOROTHY 167
3rd M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE NINON 50
4th T H E Laity Z GROVE WILLOWHERB 62
5th N & E Bunkum AI TREGARRICK AMBER
Heifer born in 2011
1st R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON SNOWDROP 624
2nd N & E Bunkum TREGARRICK BILLIE JEAN
3rd G W & L F Pluess AI TREVOULTER ANGELET
4th N & E Bunkum TREGARRICK BONNIE
5th T H E Laity POLKINGHORNE LADY BLITZ 36
Group of three females, exhibitor bred
1st R K Rundle
2nd N & E Bunkum
Bull or heifer, born on or after 1 April 2011
1st G W & L F Pluess AI TREVOULTER BREOK
Bull born before 1 January 2009
1st M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE BALTI 7
Bull born in 2009 or 2010
1st R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 1
2nd T H E Laity Z POLKINGHORNE INDIANA
3rd N & E Bunkum AI TREGARRICK ABRAHAM
Bull born in 2011
1st R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON POLARIS 33
2nd R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON POLARIS 32
3rd G W & L F Pluess AI TREVOULTER BREOCK
Specials
Best female with calf at foot, judged as a pair
Winner R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE DOROTHY 161
Best group of three females by same sire
Winner R K Rundle
Champion female
Winner R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
Best bull born on or after 1 January 2011
Winner R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON POLARIS 33
Reserve R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON PLOARIS 32
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Champion male
Winner R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 1
Reserve M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE BALTI 7
Breed champion
Winner R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 1
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Best group of three cattle, at least one of the opposite sex
Winner R R B & S J Harvey
Reserve M R & R J Rowe
Best group, 1 male, 2 females
Winner M R & R J Rowe
Reserve G W & L F Pluess
Best pair, 1 male, 1 female
Winner R R B & S J Harvey
Reserve M R & R J Rowe
Best exhibit bred by exhibitor resident in Devon
Winner R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 1
Interbreed
Best Devon or South Devon bull
Winner R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 2
Champion native beef animal
Reserve R R B & S J Harvey SEXTON MARIUS 2
ROYAL BATH & WEST Judge: Mr R Rowe, Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall
Bull born before 2011
1st Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BERTIE
Bull born in 2011
1st Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK DECORATOR
Cow or heifer with calf at foot or certified in calf, born before 2010
1st Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BRANDY
2nd R J Dimond KESTLE BUTTERCUP 122
Heifer born in 2010
1st M Stanley-Smith BADGWORTH ROSE 16
2nd Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK CARRIE
3rd R J Dimond KESTLE DAHLIA 6
Group of three animals, exhibitor bred
1st Mells Park Trust
Pair of animals
1st Mells Park Trust
2nd R J Dimond
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Specials
Champion male
Winner Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BERTIE
Reserve Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK DECORATOR
Champion female
Winner M Stanley-Smith BADGWORTH ROSE 16
Reserve Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BRANDY
Breed champion
Winner Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BERTIE
Reserve M Stanley-Smith BADGWORTH ROSE 16
Best exhibitor bred animal
Winner Mells Park Trust MELLS PARK BERTIE
Best heifer
Winner M Stanley-Smith BADGWORTH ROSE 16
SUFFOLK Judge: Mr D M Thomas, Treguddick, Launceston, Cornwall
Bull any age
1st Mrs J Archer BROADWOOD PROSPECT
2nd M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY TRIDENT
3rd M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY CORNBOY 1
4th A Sell & G Hodkinson SELLSTEAD ENIGMA
Heifer in calf born in 2010
1st M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY CLAUDIA 9
2nd Miss C Hanton CHIPDEN MAYFLOWER 1
3rd Elveden Livestock Ltd ELVEDEN BLUEBELL 1
4th Malthouse Livestock Ltd MALTHOUSE MICA 5
5th Malthouse Livestock Ltd MALTHOUSE ANTHIA
Maiden heifer born in 2011
1st M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY DORIS 23
2nd Elveden Livestock Ltd ELVEDEN PERIWINKLE 1
3rd Miss C Hanton MALTHOUSE PEARL 6
4th Malthouse Livestock Ltd MALTHOUSE MICA 5
5th A Sell & G Hodkinson SELLSTEAD ECHIUM
Cow with calf at foot who has had a full term calf since 1 June 2011
1st M E Broome & O Brewin NORTH VIEW CLOVER
2nd Mrs J Archer WADDETON ANN 94
3rd A Sell & G Hodkinson BURY LILIAN
Specials
Champion male
Winner Mrs J Archer BROADWOOD PROSPECT
Reserve M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY TRIDENT
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Best bull born on or after 1 January 2011
Winner M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY CORNBOY 1
Reserve A Sell & G Hodkinson SELLSTEAD ENIGMA
Champion female
Winner M E Broome & O Brewin NORTH VIEW CLOVER
Reserve M E Broome & O Brewin WELLAND VALLEY CLAUDIA 9
Breed champion
Winner Mrs J Archer BROADWOOD PROSPECT
Reserve M E Broome & O Brewin NORTH VIEW CLOVER
Group of three
Winner M E Broome & O Brewin
Reserve Malthouse Livestock Ltd
ROYAL CORNWALL Judge: Mr D J Thomas, Treguddick, Launceston, Cornwall
Cow born before 1 January 2009 having had a full-time calf on or after 1 January
2012
1st R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 46
2nd T L Warne CARZISE PAULINE 21
3rd M A & C Sandbach & Son PERLEES CRUMPLE 3
4th M A & C Sandbach & Son PENBUGLE VIOLET 20
Cow born before 1 January 2009, warranted in calf, having had a full-time calf since
the previous show and before 1 January 2012
1st Mr & Mrs R Clemens PENROSE STONEHEDING LISA 21
2nd R K Rundle KESTLE BUTTERMAID 79
Heifer or cow born in 2009
1st R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
2nd M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE BUTTERCUP 70
3rd G W & L F Pluess KESTLE BUTTERCUP 124
4th R K Rundle KESTLE DOROTHY 161
Heifer born in 2010
1st R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
2nd R K Rundle KESTLE DOROTHY 167
3rd T L Warne CARZISE AUDRY 19
4th M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE NINON 50
5th T H E Laity Z POLKINGHORNE DAISY 52
6th M A & C Sandbach & Son KESTLE DOROTHY 166
Heifer born in 2011
1st T L Warne PORTHKERRAS HYACINTH 1
2nd A L Pascoe CARZISE AUDRY 23
3rd M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE NINON 53
4th G W & L F Pluess AI TREVOULTER ANGELET
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5th M A & C Sandbach & Son PERLEES VIOLET 5
6th N & E Bunkum TREGARRICK BILLIE JEAN
Bull born before 1 January 2009
1st P R & T Eustice HOPTON MAXIMUS 2
2nd M R & R J Rowe TREGONDALE BALTI 7
3rd A L Pascoe FOXHOLE BENTLEY
Bull born in 2009 or 2010
1st Mr & Mrs R Clemens OXEY NIMROD 2
2nd T H E Laity Z POLKINGHORNE INDIANA
3rd N & E Bunkum TREGARRICK ABRAHAM
Bull born in 2011
1st T L Warne PORTHKERRAS BENTLEY
2nd A L Pascoe CARZISE BENTLEY 2
3rd T H E Laity POLKINGHORNE DYNAMITE
4th M A & C Sandbach & Son PERLEES ARTFUL DODGER
5th G W & L F Pluess AI TREVOULTER BREOK
Group of three
1st R K Rundle
2nd M R & R J Rowe
Specials
Best female with calf at foot, judged as a pair
Winner T L Warne CARZISE PAULINE 21
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Champion female
Winner R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Best young bull on performance and inspection
Winner T H E Laity POLKINGHORNE DYNAMITE
Champion male
Winner P R & T Eustice HOPTON MAXIMUS 2
Reserve Mr & Mrs R Clemens OXEY NIMROD 2
Breed champion
Winner P R & T Eustice HOPTON MAXIMUS 2
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
Best exhibitor bred animal
Winner R K Rundle KESTLE TULIP 85
Reserve R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
Interbreed
Breeding beef cattle – South Devon & Devon breeds
Winner P R & T Eustice HOPTON MAXIMUS 2
Best cow exhibitor bred
Winner R K Rundle KESTLE DAHLIA 60
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SOUTH DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB SALE Exeter, 25th May
JUDGE: Mr M R Rowe, Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall
Auctioneers: Messrs Kivells
Breed Champion
N & M Holt-Martyn Z CROWNDALE DEMETRIUS BALTHAZAR (T) TOP BULL PRICES
Vendor Bull Purchaser Mr & Mrs J A Hopkins Z Delhorn Wessex 1 R J & C J Edwards, Tavistock, Devon 3700 gns N & M Holt-Martyn Z Crowndale Demetrius Balthazar (T) P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall £2675 Mr A Rew Keaton Lancelot 15 R J Merchant 1800 gns
TOP PRICES FOR HEIFERS BORN 2010
Vendor Heifer Purchaser Gns Mrs S A Daniels Torr Avon Katie 2 A S Johns, Slapton, Kingsbridge, Devon 1350 A H & E M Bartley Mutterton Cherry 9 P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall 1300 A H & E M Bartley Mutterton Scilla 2 P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall 1300 GK&MA Garrett &Son Billington Elizabeth Cuija M Ashman, Bridford, Exeter, Devon 1200 GK&MA Garrett &Son Billington Snowdrop’s Cassandra P D Rowell & Son 1200 GK&MA Garrett &Son Billington Jacqueline’s Cassis P D Rowell & Son 1200
TOP PRICES FOR HEIFERS BORN 2011
Vendor Heifer Purchaser Gns F R J & R F Horsman George Teign Bessie 76 P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall 900 F R J & R F Horsman George Teign Bessie 74 P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall 860 F R J & R F Horsman George Teign Primula 123 P R Weldhen, St Columb, Cornwall 800
RACE FOR LIFE!
There’s still time to sponsor Liz and her daughter Katie for the
Race for Life on Sunday 22nd July at Westpoint. They are taking
part to represent Society members and to raise lots of money for
Cancer Research UK.
If you would like to sponsor them please send your cheque payable
to SDHBS, noting that it is for the Race for Life, to the SDHBS
office. Thank you!
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REGIONAL MATTERS
REGION 3 – WESSEX
The Annual Meeting of the Wessex Region will be held at the end of
the afternoon visit to last year’s Wessex Herd Competition winners
Would regional members please let the office know if they wish to
attend
REGION 4 – SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST
The newly restructured Region 4 held its first meeting by kind
invitation of Andrew Allan, Portman Burtley Estate, and followed an
interesting tour around the cattle on the Estate.
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The new committee comprises Mike Kettlewell (Chairman), Chris
Page (Secretary and Council representative), David Ashcroft,
Richard Ashcroft, Paul Collinson, John East, David Nixey, and
Robert Whitcombe.
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Contact will be made shortly with regional members to identify
particular focuses for breed promotion within the area.
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REGION 5 – EAST MIDLANDS AND EASTERN COUNTIES
A & C Farms (Andre & Caroline Vrona) very kindly hosted the first
meeting of the newly restructured region 5, at Langham, Rutland.
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The new Committee is made up of Kevin Finch (Chairman), Jo Rodger
(Secretary), David Bowley, Ollie Brewin, Tom Elliott, Richard Ford
(Council representative), Nick Hood, Clive Salmon, Andre Vrona,
Julian White, and Richard Wright (Council representative). Plans to
boost regional activities were discussed and will be expanded upon in
the coming weeks.
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After lavish refreshments, visitors were treated to a tour of the
home farm.
DAVID PHILLIPS MEMORIAL COMPETITION Just a reminder that if you wish to enter this Competition please request
cards from the SDHBS office prior to attending the Show in which you wish
to be judged.
Your card must be handed to the South Devon judge of the classes before judging begins, and you should identify in which class you wish to be judged.
The judge will mark exhibitors with points out of 10, in each of three
sections: exhibitor’s personal presentation; presentation of animal;
competence in handling of animal. The judge will be encouraged to ask
pertinent questions of the entrants.
The judge will be responsible for returning the completed cards to the
SDHBS office as soon as possible after the show, and in any case by 31st
December. The exhibitors’ two highest-scoring shows will count towards the
winning prize of £200, to be presented at the AGM following the year in
which the cattle were shown, together with a Trophy. In the event of a tie,
the prize money will be divided equally between the winners.
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NBA BEEF EXPO Three Counties Showground
24th May 2012
Grateful thanks to all those who helped put together and man the
Society stand at Beef Expo in May – especially Philip Claridge, John
& Robert Hadley, and Malcolm & Thelma Broome for loaning an
excellent display of cattle; and Richard & Diana Wright, Mervyn &
Stephanie Rowe, Chris Page, and Malcolm Perris, for helping with
enquiries on the stand.
Numbers of visitors to the Expo were down on some previous Expo’s,
largely as a result of the rare fine weather, but we were kept busy
with enquiries on the stand for most of the day. A number of
international delegates were welcomed following a very successful
visit the previous day to Matt and Neil Cole’s farm at Princetown,
Dartmoor, to see South Devons and Galloways.
The Expo is one of the most important technical promotional events
of the year, targeting the commercial producer, so it is crucial that
we put on a strong display of pure and cross-breeding cattle. This
year the team comprised Z Colcharton Demetrius, three strong
bulling heifers, three well-grown yearling bulls, a crossbred two-
year old heifer, and a crossbred cow with South Devon calf at foot.
NEW OFFICE SOFTWARE
The updated Breedplan software which runs all our office
administration, called ILR2, is now installed, and is being ‘bedded
down’. Please bear with us whilst we sort out the detailed working
of the system – which will include some customisation for our own
particular needs, and also some teething issues. (We’re not the
Royal Bank of Scotland, thankfully!)
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You will see a different layout for pedigree certificates which will
include myostatin status where known. It is possible therefore,
that you will receive an invoice for bull registration before you
receive the pedigree certificate in the event that we are awaiting a
laboratory result. But if you need the certificate urgently please
let us know.
There is also a different layout for invoices relating to registrations
and transfers which now itemise the animals concerned.
There is little doubt that the system will greatly favour electronic
transactions, and is already speeding up the processing of
registrations submitted on-line. However, we will still continue to
accommodate paper submissions for as long as is necessary.
In a few months’ time, once everything is working as smoothly as we
can expect it to, a new version of on-line software will be added to
enable members to perform more tasks from their PCs, and more
information will follow in due course.
CLUB DRAWS
The final two draws of the current Club (2011/2012) were made at
the National Show, and the winners each receiving a cheque for
£166.25 were:
Mrs J Rowe, Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall
Mr C Phillips, Eastleach, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The new Club will be launched in July, with tickets available to
purchase at £15 for each number.
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COMPENSATION FOR BOVINE TB Payable during June 2012 (please refer to the DEFRA website for July
valuations, or ask us if you do not have internet access)
NON PEDIGREE BOVINE
Male Female
Age Compensation due Age Compensation
due
Up to 3 months 275 Up to 3 months 227
Over 3 months
up to 6 months
421 Over 3 months
up to 6 months
381
Over 6 months
up to 9 months
650 Over 6 months
up to 9 months
556
Over 9 months
up to 12 months
785 Over 9 months
up to 12 months
673
Over 12 months
up to 16 months
884 Over 12 months
up to 16 months
752
Over 16 months
up to 20 months
982 Over 16 months
up to 20 months
868
20 months and over
1,097 20 months and
over
981
Breeding bulls 20
months and over
1,870 Calved 1,058
PEDIGREE BOVINE
Male Female
Age Compensation due Age Compensation
due
6 months up to 12
months
* 6 months up to 12
months
1,514
Over 12 months up to
24 months
5,008 Over 12 months
up to 24 months
1,755
24 months and over 3,209 24 months and
over (not calved)
1,769**
Calved under 36
months
2,826
Calved 36 months
and over
1,949
*Compensation to be determined using individual valuation
**Compensation to be determined using previously ascertained market price
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POLL GROUP OPEN DAY
Members who are interested in polling are invited to attend this
year’s Poll Group Open Day which is being held by very kind
permission of Richard & Diana Wright, at Oxey Farm, Tilton on the
Hill, Leicestershire, LE7 9DP, on Wednesday 18th July.
Please meet at 12.30 pm for lunch, followed by a farm tour. There
will be a short meeting with tea and cake to finish the afternoon.
If you would like to come please would you let the office know, for
catering purposes.
HELP US TO BUILD THE COMMERCIAL MARKET
Although a pedigree Society, it would be very short-sighted to think
we exist only to look after those wishing to keep a pedigree herd of
South Devons – the ultimate target is to persuade more commercial
beef producers to use South Devons as part of their production
unit, whether to produce suckler replacements or to use as terminal
sires.
It is this market where there is so much potential for expansion,
and why the Society has extended its budget for breed promotion.
But we can only do so much from the office and we urgently need
the help of breeders who are selling animals privately to keep us
informed as to where their sales are made. We can then build a
wider picture and use information (as appropriate) to present show-
cases as examples to the commercial beef producer as to why
he/she should keep South Devons.
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Obviously the beef marketing schemes set up last year are a great
help to the cause, not only giving outlets for South Devon sired beef
animals but also providing a strong marketing reason for a
commercial unit to acquire a South Devon bull.
Likewise (and I apologise for being repetitive!) we need feedback on
killsheet data to be able to give accurate statistical averages for,
for example, daily live weight gain and carcase grading, to enable us
to build a bigger picture of how the breed is performing. Detail of
sources will be kept confidential.
Please help us to help you, and keep sending us the information
necessary to target the commercial market!
SMITHFIELD FESTIVAL, EAST OF ENGLAND AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM ROGER CLEMENS
“Many South Devon breeders will have a ‘modern’ steer or heifer that is too muscled to breed. We need these animals to give our Society a lot of publicity, and it is not too late to start preparing them for this year’s show.
1 We need to know of breeders who have such animals 2 Assistance can be given if you wish to prepare and show these
cattle 3 There are specialists who show these type of animals and some
would be happy to buy your animal. Primestock exhibitors include: Mr & Mrs Bunkum, Cornwall (01479 342490); M R & R J Rowe, Cornwall (01579 342407); Mr & Mrs Harper, Devon/Cornwall (01409 271376); Mr R Rundle, Cornwall (01637 875798); Mr S Ward, Cornwall (01726 882947); Mr & Mrs Quantick, Devon (01626 366631); Mr A Barrow, Devon (01626 821221); Mr J Ward, Somerset (01373 812414); Mr G R
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Fountaine, Bedfordshire (01908 563123); Mr D Farr, Leicestershire (01509 504057); Mr D Irving, Dumfriesshire (01461 500110); Mr J East, Oxfordshire (01869 350267); and Mr P Claridge, Buckinghamshire (01296 730235). This list is by no means complete, and we do need to know more names.
Please telephone Roger Clemens as soon as possible if you can help – 01841 540256. An articulated lorry will travel up from Cornwall on its way to Peterborough for the Show which takes place on 30th November and 1st December, and can pick up on its way. Shared transport may be possible from other areas. We can look after your animal at the show if you need. Thank you” Please also note that the Society offers a financial incentive for
exhibitors at both the Smithfield Festival and at the English
Winter Fair to help with costs.
BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB
NEW COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Some of our younger members might be interested in a new
Competition being held by the BCBC, which will be open to all young
people aged under 26.
The Competition will take the form of a multimedia presentation
lasting no more than 10 minutes promoting the breed of choice
(assuredly South Devon!) The winners in each section (beef and
dairy) will give their presentations at the British Cattle Conference
in January 2013 and also receive generous cash prizes.
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This provides a great opportunity to promote the breed at the
Conference, but also provides the young person with an excellent
opportunity to promote themselves to an audience that includes many
potential employers. Up to six young people in each section will be
shortlisted to make their presentations to the judging panel at the
Conference, so this is also an opportunity for these young people to
attend the Conference for free!
The task is to “design and produce a multimedia presentation to
promote the cattle breed (or crossbreed) of your choice for a
clearly defined, profitable beef or dairy production system”. Marks
will be awarded for presentation skills; use of multimedia; coherence
of arguments; content including genetics, profitability, and
environmental sustainability.
The closing date is Saturday 15th December, and entries should be
submitted on a disk, stick, or by e-mail to BCBC Competition, Lake
Villa, Bradworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7SQ, tel 01409 241962,