THE North Country Cheviot ticks more than just one box for Sam Pedrick at Brimley Farm, Bovey Tracey, in Devon.
A top price of 50,000gns, was the highlight of the Suffolk Sheep Society sale at Lanark, where Darragh McMenamin’s Mullinvale flock led the trade.
THE highlight the opening store lamb sale at J36 was four-year-old Freddie Willison, Levens, selling his pet lamb, Bob, to raise money for NHS Charities Together.
THE Suffolk Sheep Society National sale at Shrewsbury had a top price of 5,200gns with a 68 per cent clearance rate for rams.
A Suffolk Punch mare has given birth to a filly foal following an innovative approach using sex sorted semen to determine the gender.
Skipton’s opening store lamb sale of the 2020 season began on a high note with a major rise in both entry numbers and trading levels.
THE live sale of pedigree Charollais rams at Worcester saw a top price of 16,000gns for Foxhill Va Va Voom, a ram lamb from Mike and Melanie Alford, Devon.
THE Teiglum flock from Clark Farms, Carluke, led the trade at the Summer Sensation Texel online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington at £6,000.
THIS year the Spotlight sale of elite pedigree dairy cattle took the form of an online auction hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt and attracted interest from around the world and peaking at £7,100.
Beltex led the trade at the Rising Stars online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington selling to £8,300 for Woodies Exquisitor.