Tom Greenow on sheep and cattle trade
The Great Yorkshire Show is one of the most treasured agricultural events, and last week it celebrated its 165th show. Emily Ashworth takes a look at its history and what it is that people love about it most
There were more than 15 breeds of pigs competing at the Great Yorkshire Show
It was fitting that in the breed’s 125th anniversary year a Kerry Hill claimed the supreme sheep inter-breed title for the first time at the Great Yorkshire Show.
It was a clean sweep across the beef championships for the Limousin breed which claimed supreme in the inter-breed beef, junior inter-breed beef and inter-breed senior teams competitions
As host to the World Ayrshire Federation Conference, it was a fitting result for the Ayrshire breed which claimed supreme in both the dairy inter-breed and junior inter-breed championships at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show
Keith, Alan and Roy Campbell, Argyll, continued their winning form when an aged ewe from their Cowal flock took the championship at the Texel Sheep Society's ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported 50th anniversary Textravaganza National Show at Borderway Mart, Carlisle
Top price of the day of 6,200gns at the Charollais premier sale at Worcester went to champion from the pre-sale show, a shearling ram from the Ingram family's Logie Durno flock, Aberdeenshire
A new sale for the Charollais breed at Carlisle accommodated vendors from Northern Ireland the sale by having a mixture of animals in the market and some sold via video recordings. And it was one of the Northern Ireland vendors whose ram lambs took many of the top prices
The sale of Limousin bulls at Carlisle topped at 18,000gns with a 68% clearance and an average of £5,753, up £155 on the year