A total of 19,911 Mule gimmer lambs went under the hammer at Hawes at the Farmers Guardian supported two-day North of England Mule Sheep Association show and sale which averaged £168.39 (+£1 on 2024)

A top price of £32,000 for a Texel and a record average £1,427.02, up £97.84 on the year for the 3,411 rams sold with a clearance rate of 87.10% were highlights of Kelso ram sales

The opening North of England Mule gimmer lamb show and sale at Skipton saw an overall average of £162.75 for 3,650 head, up £10.21 on the year

The Solway and Tyne Breeders Club sale of pedigree Texels was split between Lockerbie and Carlisle due to bluetongue restrictions

A dramatic career change proves to be an exciting journey for two first-generation farmers

Farming up to 1,300 feet above sea level is not stopping one Welsh farming family from running a sheep system akin to a lowland flock

Robert and Becca Spink have built up a sizeable store sheep finishing enterprise through the acquisition of various rented grazing plots.

Future-proofing the sheep farming enterprise by reducing costs and labour is the aim on one family farm in Devon.

Record averages were set for ram lambs and shearlings at the Texel Sheep Society's English National sale at Worcester with both sections peaking at 20,000gns

Ram lambs at the Texel Sheep Society’s Scottish National Sale, Lanark, peaked at 110,000gns to average £4,798.84 with a record a clearance of 82%