Learning from the past to focus on the future was the theme for the British Cattle Breeders Club conference, held online this year, with climate change high on the agenda.

A new world record for a sheep dog of 27,100 or 28,455 when including the buyer’s premium, was set at the online auction hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), which had an 80 per cent clearance rate.

The Bluefaced Beauties sale of individual Bluefaced Leicester females at J36 had a record entry with a hogg from Neil Marston’s Highberries flock, Cockermouth, leading the way at 8,000gns.

A new world record price of 250,000gns was set at the sale of Limousin females from the Wilodge and Brockhurst herd at Carlisle for the Limousin heifer Wilodge Poshspice from Christine Williams and Paul Tippetts, Shifnal, Shr

Glenisla, a hill unit on the Angus Perth border, is synonymous with Beef Shorthorn genetics which can be found in herds throughout the UK and beyond. .

THE Lord family’s Hewgill flock, North Stainmore, led the trade at the sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Hawes claiming the top three prices of 6,000 twice and 5,800 with ewe hoggs.

THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar.

Welshman, Kevin Evans, Brecon, took the top prices at Skipton’s online sheep dog sale, selling three fully broken dogs to a high of 14,300 and a total of 35,600, while his father, David established a new world record price

The Farmers Guardian supported dairy sale at Lancaster peaked at 2,620 for Bilsrow Goodwhone Shower 7 consigned by Tomlinson Bilsrow, Bilsborrow.