The National Beef Association’s annual Beef Expo event returns this year and includes a commercial cattle show, a host of trade stands and seminars.

Cardboard cut outs of the major retailers were brought out at the Pig and Poultry Fair in place of the major retailers who failed to show up

A new world record for a sheep dog of 29,600 was set at the online sale hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), Dolgellau.

A new world record for a Limousin bull of 180,000gns was set at the breed society sale at Carlisle for Graiggoch Rambo. The previous record was 140,000gns for Trueman Jagger in 2015.

THE Jalex Select sale of commercial in-calf heifers on-farm at Randalstown, Northern Ireland, on behalf of James Alexander, attracted 480 online bidders, as well as a packed ringside.

The Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset sheep breeders had a record breaking day in the ram sale at the May Fair at Exeter with the overall champion setting a new breed record of 6,800gns, for Matthew and Adam Care Looe, Cornwall.

VIRTUALLY the entire milking portion together with heifer calves from the Stardale herd of pedigree Holsteins went under the hammer on-farm at Barton, Preston, on behalf of J. Burrow and Son.

At the Farmers Guardian supported spring show and sale of pedigree Herefords at Shrewsbury bids reached 11,000gns for the bull, Rempstone 1 Virus N598, while a new record average for the 27 bulls of 4,404 was achieved.

SALERS were the breed of choice when Geoff and Olwen Lawrenson set up their suckler herd almost two decades ago and it has proved to be a wise decision.

A new centre record of 9,500 was set at the show and sale of continental cross suckled calves at Carlisle.