The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland owns one of the world’s most impressive collections of trophies.

THE long journey from Cumbria to West Sussex paid off for Thor Atkinson when he claimed both the beef inter-breed champion and reserve titles on his first visit to the South of England Show.

The Oakchurch flock of pedigree Charollais was dispersed on-farm at Staunton on Wye, on behalf of Jeremy and Ala Price, topping at 6,000gns.

IT was the Lincoln Red bull, Yarnhill Xodus which was the choice of judge, Adrian Ivory, Perthshire, for the overall supreme and native beef breed championships at Suffolk Show.

A top price of 28,000gns for a cow and calf and record breed averages for in-calf and maiden heifers were some of the highlights of the dispersal of the Shadwell herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle on behalf of the Shadwell Estate Company, Suffolk, held at Skipton.

The first NBA to be held for three years attracted huge visitors numbers and a strong entry of commercial cattle.

This year the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association celebrates its 60th anniversary and the Burndale flock was one of the first to be registered.

Filey Bay, the first single malt whisky to be produced in Yorkshire, starts life as barley grown on a family farm on the Wolds.

British Blue cattle were in demand at the Border British Blue Club show and sale at Carlisle selling to 18,000gns for second prize winning, Brennand Panther, from Jeff and Margaret Walker, Dunsop Bridge.

World-leading experts will deliver a series of seminars at NBA Beef Expo on May 28, at Humbleton Park, the home of Darlington Farmers Mart,  exploring current industry issues.