Six generations of the Dent family have farmed at Naby View, Lartington, and during the whole of that time Swaledale sheep have been at the heart of the enterprise. Angela Calvert reports.
A top price of 1,670 was achieved at the Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association premier breeders online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.
Having spent many years in agriculture working as a shepherd and livestock manager, Graham Miles says his role as a rural chaplain combines both his passions of farming and the church. Angela Calvert reports.
THE summer online timed sale of Limousin bulls and females hosted by Harrison and Hetherington topped at 8,000 for Eagleside Promethus,
THE mid-summer collective dairy sale at Sedgemoor topped at 3,900gns for Lymatra Attico Lila Z Red.
An all-breeds centre record of 10,500gns was set at the Limousin Cattle Society sale at Ballymena for the bull, Rahoney Obed.
WHEN it comes to feeding calcium salts farmers are being advised to take note of the granule size of various products following research carried out for Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients at the University of Singapore.
BLUE Texels led the trade at 5,400 at Harrison and Hetherington’s first online timed pedigree sheep sale which had a 93 per cent clearance across all breeds.
A top price of £12,000 was achieved at the online Border British Blue Club sale hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.
CHAROLAIS led the trade at the spring sale of pedigree bulls and females hosted by Harrison Hetherington topping at £10,000.