New Belted Galloway record of 14,000gns set at Castle Douglas

AVERAGES were up on the year and a new breed record of 14,000gns was set at the Belted Galloway show and sale at Castle Douglas.

01 November 2022 鈥� 2 min read

AVERAGES were up on the year and a new breed record of 14,000gns was set at the Belted Galloway show and sale at Castle Douglas. The record breaker was the male champion, Grassknop Idris, a 17-month-old...

Renowned shearer, Matt Smith: "We are seriously motivated to go the extra mile to win this time"

Sheep shearer and award-winning farmer Matt Smith is in New Zealand for the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which will take place in Masterton, New Zealand, from March 4-7 at the War Memorial Stadium. The event brings together top shearers and wool handlers from 28 countries and features machine shearing, blade shearing and wool handling.

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Livestock

Growing fodder beet could be a good option this year

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Farmers Guardian

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Livestock

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