Shows & Sales

The culmination of two days of judging at this year’s Staffordshire County Show saw 18 breeds take to the ring in the sheep judging with the inter-breed title going to a Charollais yearling ewe from Grant Pink, Shropshire.

Zanna Dennis on the value of British farming.

The Oakchurch flock of pedigree Charollais was dispersed on-farm at Staunton on Wye, on behalf of Jeremy and Ala Price, topping at 6,000gns.

IT was the Lincoln Red bull, Yarnhill Xodus which was the choice of judge, Adrian Ivory, Perthshire, for the overall supreme and native beef breed championships at Suffolk Show.

A top price of 28,000gns for a cow and calf and record breed averages for in-calf and maiden heifers were some of the highlights of the dispersal of the Shadwell herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle on behalf of the Shadwell Estate Company, Suffolk, held at Skipton.

The first NBA to be held for three years attracted huge visitors numbers and a strong entry of commercial cattle.

English farming could be set to face the same fate that pained British manufacturing in the 1980s if the future of farm support continues down the same path, according to a Labour MP speaking at NBA Beef Expo.

An audience heard how scientists are pushing for more evidence around claims slamming red meat at NBA Beef Expo 2022.

Poultry classes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) have been cancelled due to the continued threat of Avian Influenza (AI).

Back to its usual May date after a move to July last year, Shropshire County Show, saw the ‘best in show’ for the cattle section go to the beef inter-breed winner, a Charolais heifer, from the Corbett family, Knighton, Powys.