The British Simmental Review 2022

REGIONAL CLUB REPORTS
With covid restrictions over, we have
been able to get together a bit more as a
Club in 2022. We recently had a talk from
a local vet on sustainable cattle farming
and greenhouse gases which was very
interesting! Going into 2023, the Club have
some events in the planning, with herd
visits being booked in. We hope to hold an
abattoir visit to HG Blakes for Club members
as well as local commercial breeders and
buyers, to show off the best Simmental bred
carcases, as well as a possible butchery
demonstration. We would also like to hold
a cattle trimming demonstration for our
young, and not so young, handlers to see
how to dress cattle for shows.
Jimmy McMillan.
showing this year, they came home with
rosettes and sashes. To top off their success,
Brandane Lulu topped the Next Generation
sale at Carlisle in December at a staggering
18,000gns when being sold to Reece and
Andrew Simmers of the Backmuir herd,
Banff.
It was great to see the Simmental classes
represented so strongly in East Anglia and
this is also shown in our Club, as member
numbers continue to grow with a positive
blend of youth and experience. Our young
handler of the Club, William Clarke had
a good year too, winning his class at the
Suffolk show, Overall Champion at the South
of England Show, and Reserve Champion
at our local Alysham show. William also
took second place at the Norfolk and fourth
at the Great Yorkshire show. Some tough
competition was faced at times with William
being one of the youngest in the older age
of 16 plus classes. Huge congratulations
goes out to him.
The East Anglian region also saw great
achievement for Paul and Sharrie Cade,
when Cade Maverick took top price of
5,200gns at the Melton Mowbray Multibreed
Sale in March (please see the sales section
in the Review). We hope that the 2023 sale
at Melton will again be a success and hope
that breeders not just from the East Anglian
club support this sale but those from further
afield too. This sale is well supported by
buyers so it will be good to see as many
Simmentals there flying the flag for our
wonderful breed. This is a fledgling sale with
real opportunity so I really hope that you can
support it.
The summer was somewhat hot and dry but
the Simmental as a breed seemed to cope
admirably with these conditions and once
again showed what a complete package
they are. We were delighted to welcome
Ann Jukes, along with husband Tony,
to judge our herd competition. Ann was
very impressed with the standard of cattle
considering the tough weather conditions
they had faced. In commenting she said: “To
judge a herd under this year’s extreme harsh
conditions made me decide as to what my
judge’s choice class was to be based on.
I concentrated on what I saw under such
dry conditions and with no supplementary
feeding, Simmentals doing an amazing
job of rearing calves and being back in calf
again. A difficult task for any stockman under
such drought conditions”
Our extended thanks and gratitude go
to Ann and Tony for spending their time
judging our herds.
Ann and Tony Jukes receiveing gifts of thanks at the
end of the East Anglian Herd Competition.
However the event we are looking forward
to the most has to be the English Simmental
National which is to be held at the Royal
Norfolk again on 28 th & 29 th June. We hope
to see as many breeders as possible there
showcasing what a fantastic Simmental
breed we have. Look out for further
announcements and please book your cattle
entries in at the earliest opportunity!
East Anglia Simmental Club 2021 Herd
Competition Results
Best Bull Calf
1. Rendham Neptune
2. Key Nicholas
3. Goddard Notorious
Yearling Bull
1. Rendham Mikah
2. Williams Marcelo
3. Hollybrook Maximum
Stock Bull
1. Wolf star Jumanji
2. Williams Joseph
3. Fir covert Lucifer
Best Heifer Calf
1. Key Topaz Clara (979)
2. Rendham Nala
3. Williams Nelly
Family Group
1. Honeysuckle Family (Fircovert)
2. Princess Bangle Family (Key)
3. Thursford Tina Family (Hollybrook)
Overall Herd
1. Rendham Herd – James & Robin Brice
2. Williams Herd – Mrs H Clarke
3. Key Herd – GD Key & Sons
Group Of Yearling Heifers
1. Fircovert heifers – Mr P Gunther
2. Goddard heifers – John Roger Goddard
3. Guiltcross heifers – MG Searle
Cow And Calf
1. Williams Honey Bear and Naughty Bear
2. Fircovert Kitty and Nancy
3. Key Princess Bangle and Nicholas
Judges Choice
1. Theberton Herd – Mr & Mrs LJ Dowley
2. Fircovert Herd – Mr P Gunther
3. Goddard Herd – John Roger Goddard
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