Hey Farm Simmentals

07/05/2026

Fantastic heifer calf born out in the field this afternoon🌤️

06/02/2026

25/01/2026

Realm.

Where do we begin something that isn’t often spoken about in farming. A loss of a cow.
It won’t seem much to some but for someone like my husband who put a lot of time and effort in rearing such a fine bull, it hit us all hard.

On Christmas Eve (on all the days of the year, ‘happy Christmas’) Realm broke his leg. An injury so bad that the vet said he had to be shot as soon as possible. What a kick in the teeth! All the hard work over the last 18 months… gone in minutes.
A bull that had been sold to a new home, to make a new bloodline, to do the job he’d been bred for, gone just like that.

Fortunately we have never been in this situation before, however we weren’t sure what to do next as most places were shut until after Christmas.
What would have been a massive waste of a great animal, we were able to salvage something out of a terrible situation thanks to a few friends helping us out of the s**t.

Later on I was looking at Realms’ Hide and I asked if I could keep it thinking of the great markings he had and what a great memory it would be of the first pedigree bull we’d raised.
We rang round so many different businesses trying to see if anyone would take on such a big project but unfortunately nowhere seems to cure cow hides anymore.
So I decided to take on the project myself…
And what project that was.
The hours spent scraping flesh was something I’d never considered, they make it look so easy on all the videos.
But fast forward to now, out of one of the worst situations we’ve faced, we have the most amazing Cow Hide.

As a family, we’ve all learnt a valuable lesson -

Sometimes s**t happens in your life but it’s the best fertiliser to make you grow 🌱

Isaac Cherry Jake Cherry

21/01/2026

Young Rupert striking a pose for the camera this morning.

At 18 months old this young bull is forming nice shape and a friendly temperament.

09/09/2025

Rupert and Realm 💥
Two young pedigree bulls showing potential 👀 🏡

23/08/2025

Hey Farm Sandy taking good shape at 8 weeks old 🌱