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Rotokawa Devon Seminar & Field Days, June 25-27

Save the Date! Sign up now for your chance to hear Ken McDowall, from the Rotokawa Devon Stud in New Zealand, Ridge Shinn of the Rotokawa Cattle Co., and Michael Gourlay, CEO of Hardwick Beef, discuss the breeding methods that shaped the Rotokawa Devon herd. Fee: Only $800, including two nights' lodging and all meals. Call 413-477-6500 or email ridge@bakewellrepro.com.

Our Mission

Welcome! The Bakewell Reproductive Center has become the Rotokawa® Cattle Company. Our new company was formed to make the world’s best genetics for 100% grass-fed cattle available to beef production in North America.

The goal of the Rotokawa Cattle Company is the revitalization of a sustainable rural economy through grass-fed and grass-finished beef production that benefits the animals, the consumers, and the land.

Our Newsletter

Please sign up for our periodic newsletter, which will bring you information you need on grass-farming, running a sustainable rural business, human and bovine health, and much more. In addition to the most up-to-date information from experts, we’ll draw on some of the forgotten wisdom of the past that is very relevant to today now that we’ve rediscovered the benefits of raising cattle without grain. Download our 1st issue.

This newsletter is free. Please refer your friends and neighbors. Comments and questions are always welcome. Send them to me at ridge@bakewellrepro.com.

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Here we post more informal notes, comments, and book reviews. We call our blog "Ruminations." Read our blog.

Visit Our Sister Site

Hardwick Beef, a 100% grass-fed and finished meat company based in Massachusetts, has discovered the quality and quantity of Rotokawa® Devon influence in steers harvested in their 100% grass-fed program. Hardwick Beef is offering a premium on steers or heifers sired by Rotokawa® Devon bulls.

Visit the Hardwick Beef site at www.hardwickbeef.com.


Rotokawa Devon cattle arrive (finally!) at their new home in Massachusetts.

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U.S. Beef Producers Buy New Zealand Livestock Ken McDowall, noted breeder of grass-fed Rotokawa Devons, is the subject of this TV news item.

A recent radio interview featured Mandell Hill property in Hardwick, Mass., where Ridge Shinn's beef cattle graze the pastures. Listen to the interview.

New England Cattleman Turns Old Breed Into Prime Beef
: LancasterFarming.com reports on Ridge Shinn's work to produce high-quality grass-finished beef.

Our Online Store is back! Bull semen, books for sale.

Featured Producer: Harrier Fields Farm, with 90 head of Devon cattle on 80 acres of pasture in New York's Hudson River Valley, has a strong commitment to pursue grass farming in its purest sense. We offer the 2009 Devon Calendar, which features original artwork created by farmer / artist Joan Harris of Harrier Fields Farm. Ordering information. Read about the owners.

Book Recommendations: A list of selected books that will help you learn how to enter the grass-fed cattle market.

Interview with Ridge Shinn at CattleNetwork.com Read his thoughts on gourmet beef, Devons, and other topics.

 
 
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