The highlight of the sale of sheep with lambs at foot at Bentham was the sale of a Dorset cross Leicester ewe with a Beltex cross Texel lamb from Joe Gorst and family, Old Hutton, with the proceeds donated to North West Air A

Constantly making small improvements can add up to a big difference over time, as the Hall family who milk pedigree Holsteins near Shelley, West Yorkshire, have found out.

Averages were up at the spring show and sale of suckled calves at Carlisle which peaked at 7,000

THE Farmers Guardian supported Kirkby Classic sale of 609 store and potential show cattle at Kirkby Stephen topped at 6,000.

The female record was smashed and there were increased averages in all sections at the sale of Galloway cattle at Castle Douglas.

Just two years after its inception, the closed Facebook group, Ladies Who Lamb UK, has reached the milestone of 10,000 members. Angela Calvert reports.

As part of our Auction Marts – Standing the Test of Time series, supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, Harrison and Hetherington, managing director, Scott Donaldson, reflects on the past year

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.

BALLINLARE Phantom led the trade for Charolais at Stirling bull sales selling for 16,000gns, with the 66 bulls averaging 7,121, up 347 on the year, with a 71 per cent clearance rate.

SALERS bulls peaked at 9,500gns to average 4,856.25 with an 86 per cent clearance rate at Stirling.