Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent
It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken
After breeding pedigree Charolais cattle for the past 25 years, the Blyth family look ahead to this month’s Stirling bull sales and reflect on the herd’s success so far
The inaugural consignment of UK ovine embryos arrived in the US on August 16, 2023
There is no stopping Emma Smith, who has a passion for encouraging the next generation in to farming. Emily Ashworth finds out more.
The Brogden family have had their fair share of success in the sale ring, and with breeding sales just a few months away, Katie Fallon learns what is involved in sale day preparations and why bloodlines are just as important as looks
Holstein champion Damm Tatoo Sallie from Martin and Cyrill Millar, Coleraine, Londonderry took home the dairy inter-breed championship.
Longwool champion, a North Country Cheviot ewe from Jack Smyth and William Rankin, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, took home the sheep inter-breed sash.