"In today’s climate the Bluegrey is a very
competitive cow” says Jim Wood
J & C Wood, Potholm,
Langholm, Dumfriesshire run a 1400 acre LFA unit ranging
from 280’ to 1400’ with 1,000 acres of hill
grazing. 170 Blue Grey cows are kept on the hill and
rough grazing. 100 calving in the autumn with the remainder
in March.
Brought onto the farm annually as 12—20 month
old heifers, selected for length and conformation at
the Newcastleton autumn sale. The cows calve to the Charolais
with the heifers put to the Aberdeen Angus bull.
The Blue Grey is the ideal cow for the poorer forage
areas, kept for their long productive life span with
12—13 calves being quite normal, they calve relatively
trouble free and are very reliable milkers, and the ability
to out-winter reduces the unit cost considerably.
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