In the 1940’s, three brothers embarked on a project to secure a source of cattle for their established farming businesses on the east coast. They were looking for a breeding ground for healthy, well-bred cattle that could be journeyed East to better grazings for further growing, nearer to market. With great ambition, they started by buying an Island and set about improvements. In securing the right cow herd their vision was to embrace the best of tradition with a new approach. Taking a well proven blend of breeding, they established a breeding philosophy, kept their own bulls and over the course of the following 20 years ‘invented’ a new breed.
These men were the Cadzow brothers: Denis, Shane and Ralph. The Cadzow family still run the farms on Luing today and share the custodianship of Luing cattle with breeders from all over the UK and beyond.
Luing cows are excellent environmental grazers. Their ancestors for centuries were the habitat management of the hills and uplands of Scotland, until making way to more sheep and then forestry. However, their nimble agility and natural appetite for rough forage make them ideal managers for environmental habitat control and they are increasingly finding a role for themselves in nature management. Hardy native cows, like the Luing, can reduce fire risk in established native woodlands while their disruption improves habitat for bugs, insects and further biodiversity.
When it comes to eating quality, marbling goes hand in hand with flavour and tenderness. Luing beef is renowned for its natural marbling ability.
Luing Beef now on sale! Here at Marshalls we have opened our brand new Farm Shop, Kitchen and Fireside Bothy – so there’s more choice, more space and most importantly more of you!
Our cattle are reared in the foot hills of Roshven where they graze on wild grasses and herbs all year round supplemented with hay, vitamins and minerals in the Winter months.During the Summer months the cattle wander freely in the hillside surrounding Roshven.
We're delighted to include Tebay Services Westmorland Ltd. on the M6 where hungry travellers heading north or south, can now stock up their freezer with fine Luing steak on sale from the Farm Shop or immediately enjoy tasting it at the weekly Sunday Carvery there.
Peelham's organic cattle are grass-fed throughout the year to produce a beautifully slow fattened beef. They use Luings as part of their core breeding stock which add to the excellent flavour with an even distribution of intra-muscular fat. Peelham Farm, Foulden, Berwickshire, TD15 1UG
Low Chesterhope Produce offers superb Luing beef which can be bought in 10k boxes or you can mix and match to suit your needs. We also offer Northumberland lamb as well as tasty pork all reared on our upland farm. We are proud to be Red Tractor Assured as well as high health status.
D and A Stanners, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland NE48 2RH
The Scott Family have been farming at Fearn Farm, a low lying farm based on the Tarbat Peninsula, Easter Ross, for four generations, with the next generation already making their mark on the farm!
Fearn, Tain, Inverness IV20 1TL
Home grown, moorland reared, grass fed beef and lamb. Sheffield based, farming the Burbage and Totley Moors!
Incheoch is an upland grassland farm where Glenisla starts to open into Strathmore. It is home to 3 generations of the McGowan family, 1200 ewes and 220 beef cows, a handful of hens and an abundance of wildlife.Our principle of making the best use of what we can grow on the farm means feeding systems are based on grass and forage crops.
A traditional local butcher providing excellent meat at competitive prices.
Allendale
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 9BD
