Martin Davis on farming with his brother Gerry, their embryo transfer programme producing up to 15 pedigree calves annually, the role commercial cattle play in balancing the business, and their focus on breeding modern, muscular Limousins that win rosettes
Gerry and Martin Davis run a pedigree Limousin herd in Co Longford. Photos by Shelley Corcoran Photography
With a herd of four pedigree Limousin cows, the Davis brothers from Co Longford have proved that quality counts, securing sales of up to €30,000 for cattle that are attracting buyers from abroad and winning rosettes at shows nationwide.
For the past 30 years, Martin and his brother, Gerry, have been breeding pedigree Limousins under the Castlebrock prefix on their third-generation farm in Co Longford. Alongside their pedigree herd, they also farm 30 Limousin-cross commercial cows, with weanlings sold in their local mart in Granard.