The British Simmental Review 2022

REGIONAL CLUB REPORTS
Launceston show rounded off July and Cornwall Simmental Club
members are to be applauded for promoting the Simmental breed
by entering the any other beef breed sections with success. Steph
Hooper and David Reeves won the bull class with Tregnether
Jackpot, Ant Hart headed the senior heifer class with Treverbyn
Lily and Piers Hawkey topped the line in the junior heifer class with
Sowenna Libra, who went on to be awarded champion of the section
by Barnaby Bridgman.
The relentless sunshine continued into August and Camelford Show
completed the Cornish one day show season. Ant Hart enjoyed
another successful day in the Pure-Bred Beef classes with Treverbyn
Lilly winning the heifer class and Treverbyn Morwenna standing
second. Lily then headed the section, emerging champion under
Peter Chapman. Two herds made successful raids across the border.
The Buckland family’s Wellatree Limoges landed the Supreme
Interbreed Championship at Okehampton show and Ant Hart the
Simmental championship at Holsworthy with Treverbyn Lily.
Friend's cattle at Wadland Barton, near Okehampton.
The Cornwall Simmental Club runs an annual most points
competition for members attending one day shows. Wellatree
emerged the worthy 2022 winners with 47 points and Treverbyn
were close behind collecting 42 points.
After three years the Cornwall Pedigree Beef Calf Show returned,
with a revised schedule for 2022 born calves. Five herds with
eighteen entries catalogued, competed for the Simmental trophy
under continental judge Jonny Ward. Treverbyn Norman P (Coose
Monopoly P x Treverbyn Kiera), a January born bull, bred by Ant
Hart, was tapped out as champion over Bosahan Nigella Ingrid
Venus, before emerging as Supreme Champion of the show, the
first Simmental calf in ten shows to land this award. Norman has
continued a winning run into November, taking the Simmental Calf
Championship at Agri-Fest and the pedigree calf championships at
both the Liskeard prime-stock show and the Cornish Winter Fair at
Wadebridge.
The Friend family.
run 175 suckler cows and in turning to continental bulls settled on
easy handling Simmentals being the most suitable for their spring
calving system requiring milky dams. Currently six bulls run with the
herd, five Simmentals and one North Devon, with the hybrid vigour
injected by the native breed continuing to be an important feature.
With the virtual photo competition proving so popular during
lockdown, the British Simmental Society held a scaled back number
of classes over nine weeks during the summer. Against some
extraordinarily strong entries the Female Champion and Overall
Supreme award came to Cornwall. Steve and Gill Gummow are to be
congratulated on an amazing result with Killiworgie Mirandas Lotti.
See the full report in the Review.
Pedigree Calf Show Champion Treverbyn Norman.
Congratulations to Jake Gregory on winning the Simmental
Championship at Devon County Show with his bull Leeherd Legend
and recently being awarded Cornwall Young Farmer of the Year at
the annual Cornwall Farm Business Awards hosted by the Addington
Fund.
August saw the Cornwall club reinstate its annual Commercial Open
Day. After three years of planning members and breeders from
Bristol to Lands End travelled to Okehampton at the kind invitation
of the Friend family who were open and engaging, willing to answer
questions and generous with their hospitality. The Friends
The Club welcomed Robert Macgregor from Team Simmentals,
Perth, Scotland, to Cornwall to judge the 2022 herd competition.
With nineteen herds, thirteen pedigree and six commercials entered,
the task entailed over four days of travelling across Cornwall,
culminating in a presentation dinner at Constantine Social Club.
Congratulations to all that entered, it was heartening to see the
Simmental breed thriving in the county and meeting new members.
Many thanks to our president, Penny for providing accommodation
and Robert for the following comments:
“More years than I can remember have passed since I visited Cornwall
with the Scottish club, taking in the National Show at Royal Cornwall,
and visiting herds in the southern part of the county. I was deeply
honoured to be asked back to judge your herd competition in 2022.
I must start this short report by thanking firstly Penny for hosting and
especially Barry for chauffeuring me around the four hundred plus
miles we covered over the four days. I think I would still be trying to
find some of you if not for his excellent navigational skills!
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