History
Lynher
Valley Aberdeen Angus
was founded in 1994
on the retirement of my
parents from farming due to ill health. My Grandfather and Father
founded the RYTHA herd in 1960. Having a shallow soil farm, they needed
a breed that would thrive on less favourable conditions, and Aberdeen
Angus fitted the bill.
The
Rytha Herd consisted of 70 breeding females. in the early 1980's, when
Continental stores were in demand, the easy calving attributes of the
Aberdeen Angus allowed th use of a Charolais bull on half the herd
which produced an ideal cross. These Charolais crosses were sold at 12
months of age, releasing land to increase the sheep flock. the only
Charolais cross angus that were kept on were for local &
national
Primestock shows.
Pictured above is "The Steer with no Name" Champion at Liskeard, Wadebridge & Truro Primestock Shows 1981.
Pictured above is "The Steer with no Name" Champion at Liskeard, Wadebridge & Truro Primestock Shows 1981.
Six cows were kept to
form the Lynher Valley Herd. All
the
cows can be traced back to three of the original cows Proud Uma of
Rowley, Phillipa of Woodredon & Elclarance of Haymount.
The breeding policy is still the same as it was for my family. My aim is to produce easy keeping, easy calving with size that is commercially viable with out losing the traditional traits of the Angus, the Lynher Valley Herd now comprises of six cows which are wintered outside. All but the best males are castrated and there is always a good market forAberdeen Angus stores, bulls & heifers in-calf are sold at Official Sales.
The breeding policy is still the same as it was for my family. My aim is to produce easy keeping, easy calving with size that is commercially viable with out losing the traditional traits of the Angus, the Lynher Valley Herd now comprises of six cows which are wintered outside. All but the best males are castrated and there is always a good market forAberdeen Angus stores, bulls & heifers in-calf are sold at Official Sales.
Lynher Valley Proud
Upalongdowndownalong C020 by Black
Banner
X1 of Idvies.
All the cows are AI'd. Sires used are selected to produce good confirmation & clean cattle, with a little bit of size with out losing the shape. It has always been important to to breed females with feminine heads and a little bit of style! Sires used include:- Blck Banner X1 of Idvies, Blelack Prince Consort A286, Hi Diamond Greenstone 504 & Netherton Fabulous Cruz Y300.
All the cows are AI'd. Sires used are selected to produce good confirmation & clean cattle, with a little bit of size with out losing the shape. It has always been important to to breed females with feminine heads and a little bit of style! Sires used include:- Blck Banner X1 of Idvies, Blelack Prince Consort A286, Hi Diamond Greenstone 504 & Netherton Fabulous Cruz Y300.
Calves by Hi Diamond Greenstone (left) &
Netherton Fabulous Cruz.