The Ryeland Flock Book Society Sale at Ludlow market saw a new breed record set as well as a new Coloured Ryeland record with increased averages and a clearance rate of 86%

The Farmers Guardian-supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier show and sale at Carlisle saw a top price of 60,000gns for a shearling ram

The sale of pedigree Texels on behalf of the North West Texel Breeders Club at J36 had an 88% clearance rate and peaked at 6,000gns

The Suffolk Sheep Society's national sale at Shrewsbury topped at 10,000gns four times with an 87.5 per cent clearance rate

Taking on a Duchy of Lancaster farm in Pickering five years ago enabled Chris Timm and family to expand their livestock business

Reports and photos from pedigree sheep sales at Worcester

The opening sale of store lambs at Skipton saw an average of £102.97 for the 2,700 head on offer, which was £13.69 up on the previous year

There was an increased entry of more than 6000 breeding ewes and lambs at the Farmers Guardian supported Great July Fair at Exeter which is renowned for Suffolk cross Mules fit for early lambing

There were more than 15 breeds of pigs competing at the Great Yorkshire Show

It was fitting that in the breed’s 125th anniversary year a Kerry Hill claimed the supreme sheep inter-breed title for the first time at the Great Yorkshire Show.