We’re very pleased to announce that the Blackbrook Longhorns won overall champion herd in the Midland Counties for the 19th time! John & Pat were delighted with the results from this year’s competition, our wins included: – 1st Junior Cow … Continue Reading
John and Pat are very happy to announce they have been included as one of the finalists for the British Farming Awards Beef Innovator of the Year! Sponsored by the ABP Food Group, the winners will be announced Thursday 18th … Continue Reading
Pat was honoured to be asked to judge the 34th National Show of Hereford Cattle at Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire on 4th August 2018. Left you can see Pat with the Hereford Society President Jonathan Moorhouse presenting the Breed Championship trophy … Continue Reading
John and Pat are very proud to present a beautiful video filmed by Cotswold TV of their Longhorn cattle and Gallery. Gracefully shot throughout the farm, you can see the majestic Longhorns cattle grazing. As well as shots within the … Continue Reading
Chloe Palmer came to find out more about the Stanley family and their exceptional breed of Longhorns. The article can be found in the Farmers Guardian. Click the images below to enlarge.
For the first time ever the Longhorn Cattle society have decided to offer herd classification to the members. The ‘Blackbrook’ Herd was assessed on July 14th 2017 by two classifiers Mr Meurig James & Mr Andrew Spicer. The 23 cows … Continue Reading
John & Pat would like to thank customers old and new for their support at the Blackbrook Production sale. The Blackbrook Longhorn production Sale for John and Pat Stanley proved a resounding success with possibly some of the best genetics … Continue Reading
One of Britain’s oldest breed of cattle, the Blackbrook Longhorn are now on a farm on the other side of the world in Australia. Pat Stanley has been working with this rare breed since the late 1980s on her farm, … Continue Reading
Lord Plumb of Coleshill celebrates his 90th birthday at Springbarrow Lodge the home of the ‘Blackbrook Longhorn’ herd. The day was enjoyed by many friends who helped raise funds for the ‘Plumb foundation’ to help young people into Agriculture.
In April BBC Country file’s Adam Henson came to Springbarrow Lodge the home of ‘Blackbrook Longhorns’ to talk to Pat about his hero & hers the 18th Century Livestock Breeder ‘Robert Bakewell’. Bakewell (1725-1795) gave agriculture the blue print for improving … Continue Reading