As we have been developing our calf rearing enterprise over the last decade, a new opportunity arose.
With a calf rearing scheme through Warrendale Wagyu for the rearing, growing & finishing of Wagyu cattle.
Warrendale are a dedicated, forward thinking farming business putting farmers at the core of their principle of bringing a superior product through a modern approach to agriculture.
The ease of the 3 stages of rearing, growing & finishing of British Wagyu.
The initial rearing stage takes place between 3 weeks - 5/7 months.
Then the growers leave at average 170kg to move to the grower farmers to take the cattle through to 14 months old.
Then the finisher farms take care of the wagyu with specialised feeding regimes to enhance the wagyu quality.
We are dedicated to rearing the British Wagyu calves to a high standard and the best of practices & protocols.
This scheme will certainly help your farm remain sustainable going forward with fixed pricing and organised modern approach of an integrated scheme.
Please reach us at admin@teviotdalefarm.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Being part of a new integrated beef rearing scheme such as Warrendale is a new format instead of b&b, this allows for cattle ownership throughout the scheme from day one up to finishing.
If you do not want the initial outlay of costs of purchasing, there is a financing system setup with Oxbury Bank where they hold the cattle tag numbers and charge a daily interest on the amount paid per animal. Warrendale then settle this arrangement as the cattle move through the scheme from one farm partner to another and pay you the remainder of the animal price.
The scheme is setup with three core areas: calf rearing, growing and finishing. As a farmer partner you can hold the cattle as long as you wish to finishing depending upon how your system is setup to handle cattle.
The scheme has been designed to offer a desirable return to each partner in the integrated chain. This is probably the most beneficial part of the scheme as it protects you from the volatility of the beef market.
There is a dedicated number of area representatives that market the cattle to the next farmer partner in the chain. They can also deal with the haulage and organise the payment from the weighbridge tickets.
When you join Warrendale you will gain access to their online beef register. This holds the details of all the Wagyu you have on farm and as you weigh your cattle and input the weights an up to date price is shown for each animal. This is great as you can see how your animals are performing and their current value.
The price is worked out from what is termed as 'the matrix pricing structure', it is revalued every September depending upon current market conditions. This allows for prices to be paid determined on the weight of the animal and not the conformation like the EUROP gird.
As the cattle come to finisher weights there is the base price how the matrix calculates and a top up depending upon the marble scoring of the beef that ranges from 1-11 scoring. 11 being the best marbling.
Warrendale Wagyu are very approachable and they have dedicated representatives throughout the UK. Click the link below to direct you to the Warrendale website.
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