Beef

At Rhug we run a Pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd. We chose the Angus breed because it suits our climate and our organic farming system. The Angus is a British native breed and is one of the tenderest and most flavoursome breeds of cattle in the world.

In our Pedigree Herd we have 100 Aberdeen Angus cows and five fine bulls. 70 calve in the spring and 30 calve in the autumn. Calving is split to ensure a year round supply of this premium quality beef for our shop, nationwide mail order service and a number of Michelin starred restaurants.

In 2004 our Aberdeen Angus herd won the UK Organic Aberdeen Angus Herd of the Year. In addition to our pedigree herd we buy in 200 store cattle which we fatten on the farm to supply to Waitrose supermarket.

Quality feed means quality meat

All our cattle on the farm are fed with our own home-produced cereals, and silage which we harvest in May and June each year. Producing our own feed means we can be sure of the quality, keep costs down and have a self-sufficient farm which is in balance with the environment.

Who works with our herd of cattle?

Vic Taylor
Vic is our farm foreman and is responsible for our herd of cattle. Vic does nearly all of the cattle work on his own with a little extra help from the team. Last year one of Vic’s steers was awarded a highly commended certificate at the Soil Association's annual food competition.