Events and News...
Devon Group . . . .
Sale of Pedigree
Dexter Cattle
Friday, 9th September, 2011, at 1pm
Exeter Livestock Centre
Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD
Tel: 01392 276668
All cattle must be registered or birth notified with the DCS. Steers will be sold at the end of the sale.
Entries close on Friday 12th August 2011
Entry forms can be obtained from:
Exeter Market Auctioneers,
Exeter Livestock Centre, Matford Park
(As above)
Penhayes Herd Visit - June 25th at Grampound Village Hall, Nr Truro
We are had an extremely interesting start to the day at the village hall where Tammy and Andrew Perry sell meat at their local market and where many members of the Devon and Cornwall groups of the Dexter society met. We then consumed pasties before commencing afarm walk which Andrew organised to visit their herd of Dexter Cattle. We visited three venues on a lovely sunny day and admired the cattle of the Penhayes Herd.
If you have any suggestions for an event or meeting please contact a member of the committee. Please click here for a PDF copy of our latest newsletter.
There is a committee meeting on Wednesday 4th May, if you have any suggestions or ideas for the group please contact a member of the committee.
Soil Sampling
Twelve of us met for this REG funded event and we all concluded analysing our own fields, some even discovering that they could cancel their deliveries of lime. We hope to follow this up with grass sampling to detect any deficiencies in our animals’ diet.
Beryl Rutherford Memorial Fund
For Your Interest: “Beryl Rutherford Memorial Fund” Members of the Devon Group have set up a memorial fund for Beryl Rutherford. It is the intention to put the money collected towards a project which would have been close to Beryl’s heart. Donations to “Beryl Rutherford Memorial Fund”, c/o Philippa Laing, Little Esworthy, Templeton, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8BW or further details
Beef news
Crossgar are planning to make a collection from Stillmans in Taunton in the spring. For further details please contact Steve Adcock - email: s.w.adcock@btinternet.com
