Late calvers are starting to cause us problems – but buying an Angus bull should sort them out

With labour inshort supply it is always a good idea to streamline the business

‘The shorter gestation with the Angus would bring the late calvers forward by up to 1o days’. Photo: Anna Allen

John Joyce

We started the breeding season for the suckler cows on May 1 when the Limousin stock bull was introduced to them.

He is a powerful four-year-old bought last year for the SCEP scheme as a 5-star for replacement and 4-star for terminal. He is now coming into his prime.