Simmental breed ticks all the boxes for Herefordshire suckler herd

Ease of management and good fleshing ability were two of the main attractions to the Simmental breed for the Pitt family, and 25 years later it is still ticking the boxes. Ellie Layton reports.

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Simmental breed ticks all the boxes for Herefordshire suckler herd

The Pitt family are fourth generation farmers based at Ganderland Farm near Bromyard, Hereford. Andrew Pitt farms with his wife, Elaine, and father, Alan, with an aim to produce cattle for the store ring...

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