Shows & Sales
Livestock
Irthingelt Dairy Shorthorns added the breed championship at last year’s Dairy Expo to a respectable line-up of showring titles to date, but they make up only one arm of the farming business.
19 February 2020
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7 min read
Livestock
The benefits of reseeding and the use of a silage inoculant were discussed at a recent milk from forage press briefing. Hannah Noble reports.
19 February 2020
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4 min read
Livestock
Charolais bulls topped at 25,000gns twice, with a clearance rate of 79 per cent and averages up 571 on the year at 6,633.
19 February 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
We take a look ahead at this year’s UK Dairy Expo, being held once again at Boderway Exhibition Centre, Carlisle.
19 February 2020
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3 min read
Livestock
THE Goldies herd led the way at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s sale at Carlisle on Saturday taking top honours in both the show and sale ring.
18 February 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Talk of future technology and the best ways to combat methane emissions were hot topics at this year’s Dairy-Tech held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Katie Jones and Hannah Noble report.
18 February 2020
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10 min read
Livestock
A call of 18,000gns led the Simmental section which averaged 5,039, up 64 on the year, with a clearance rate of 67 per cent.
18 February 2020
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3 min read
Livestock
Salers sold to a high of 8,000gns, to an average of 4,935, up 1,406 on the year, and finished with a clearance rate of 73 per cent for the 16 bulls sold.
18 February 2020
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1 min read
Livestock
There has been development in a controversy which has dogged the British Limousin Cattle Society (BLCS) and many of its members for the last two years.
17 February 2020
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1 min read
Livestock
Footbathing cattle can be a useful way of controlling lameness in a herd. However, used incorrectly it has the potential to exacerbate the problem. Hannah Noble reports
11 February 2020
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6 min read
