Lea and Ben
with the suckler cows

Beef Cattle Switzerland brings suckler cow husbandry to life with Lea and Ben. Our two heroes accompany Bonnie, a calf, and Blüemli, a suckler cow, in their day-to-day lives. Get ready to go on adventures and learn a great deal about nature and Swiss agriculture. With visits to the stable, a pasture or a hike to an alpine hills.

Lea and Ben’s stories are available to read in three children’s books. You can also encounter them on one of the adventure trails and find out more about suckler cow husbandry in Switzerland. This page contains fun games and plenty of child-friendly information about suckler cows and their calves. Have fun!

Experience suckler cows

Lea and Ben blog

Portrait of Dario Sgrò next to cow's head.
For want of real cows in Rome, Dario Sgrò made himself a quick portrait with a cow. | Image: dariomusicman

Natura-Beef-Jigsaw

Can you put together a Natura-Beef?

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Marie Henchoz stretches her hand over a fence towards a Simmental cow.
Marie Henchoz is very close to her roots: she often visits her family in the Pays-d'Enhaut. | Photo: provided

Talking beef with Marie Henchoz, songwriter

« I am very attached to the farming world, these are my roots»

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Andrew Bond in outdoor clothing in northern England in front of a gate to a cattle pasture
Andrew Bond is also on familiar terms with beef cattle at his second home in the north of England. | Photo: provided

Talking beef with Andrew Bond, singer-songwriter

‘‘Ideas occur to me everywhere: while shopping, at night, on the road‘‘

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