British Simmental Review 2018

YOUNG MEMBERS
YOUNG MEMBERS
EMMA MCINNES
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Tel: 07920 485059
Email: mcshow71@gmail.com
Trip 2018
These trips are shorter than they used to be and
tend to be concentrated over a weekend. However,
we still managed to fit in two herd visits, the stock
judging competition, laser tag, a social evening and a
presentation dinner.
We began with a herd visit to Kilbride Farm, where we
saw some fantastic stock. The field of yearling heifers
was a spectacle. On numerous occasions throughout the
trip, the young members are given the opportunity to
ask questions, and discuss amongst themselves aspects
of breeding and rearing stock. At the end of the visit,
the Robson family’s main piece of advice for breeders
old and new was that to move forward with a herd,
you must cull hard. Remove the females that aren’t
producing good stock, and concentrate your efforts on
those that are.
Pictures from our trip to the Kilbride Farm herd
148 www.britishsimmental.co.uk