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 sun shone for Lincolnshire Show where there was a tremendous display of livestock on show. Angela Calvert reports.
Brandane Kirsty, a five-year-old Simmental cow, was awarded the supreme beef championship at Suffolk Show, giving Marcus Searle, Kenninghall, his first inter-breed win
The oldest flock of Charollais sheep, the Crogham flock of Jonathan and Carroll Barber, Wymondham, Norfolk, has been sold in a lock, stock and barrel sale
Charollais topped the sale followed by Suffolks and Texels
Despite a smaller entry at this year's NSA Early Builth sale, demand was still strong with a 71 per cent clearance and the top price seen in the Charollais ring.
The Probert family have a commercial mindset when it comes to breeding from their pedigree flocks. Ellie Layton finds out more Â
The Farmers Guardian supported Charollais Premier sale at Worcester peaked at 24,000gns for a ram lamb from Dave Roberts’ Boyo flock, Shrewsbury.
There was an impressive display of livestock forward at a very sunny Lincolnshire Show