Averages were up at Lockerbie for Park type rams

Engaging with the local community and direct selling is the route to success for a Swiss mixed farm. Chloe Palmer visits Neuhof Farm to find out more

A Scottish record price of 11,000gns was achieved at the inaugural show and sale of Valais Blacknose sheep held at Lanark on behalf of the Scottish Valais Blacknose Club

A round up of livestock sales from around the UK

The Farmers Guardian supported two-day show and sale of more than 19,000 gimmer lambs at Hawes on behalf of the North of England Mule Sheep Association averaged £167.74, up £41.71 on the year

New records were set at the Badger Face Welsh Mountain Society sale at Brecon for both Torddu ram lambs and ewe lambs.

Shearling rams were a flying trade at Ludlow for the Kerry Hill sale, which saw a top price of 5,500gns for the Owens, Presteigne, Herefordshire

An overall average of £152.54/head, a rise of £22.49 on the year, was recorded at the opening North of England Mule gimmer lamb show and sale at Skipton

Often claimed to be at the centre of Great Britain, Brennand Farm, home to the Walker family, lies three miles from the village of Dunsop Bridge, along a narrow track heading deep into the Trough of Bowland. Angela Calvert paid them a visit