Shows & Sales

THE online timed auction of sheep dogs hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), Dolgellau, topped at 10,600 plus buyer’s premium, for the three-month-old bitch pup, Newbold Caz, setting a new world record for a pup.

The supreme pig championship at the Great Yorkshire Show went to the modern champion

Non-MV accredited sheep took to the rings for the second two days of the Great Yorkshire Show and there was a line up of 25 breeds in front of judge, Dan Bull, Annan, for the inter-breed title.

TAKING place over four days for the first time in its history, the Great Yorkshire Show welcomed just half of its normal visitor numbers but there was twice the excitement around the judging rings.

NEW at this year’s Borderway Agri-Expo to be held on October 29 at Carlisle is the David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award which aims to recognise commitment, success and accomplishment within livestock farming industry.

THE cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 Royal Welsh Show, along with all other events on the showground, and ongoing uncertainty about the lifting of restrictions has meant it has been a challenging time for the society.

Spirits were high in the West Country last week when Devon Show became the first fully-fledged county event with general public attendance to be staged since 2019. 

TRADE topped at 21,000gns at the final sale to disperse the Sterndale and Peak herds of pedigree Holsteins on behalf of Bill Nadin and Yasmin Bradbury, on-farm at Earl Sterndale, Derbyshire.

For the first time in its history, this year the Great Yorkshire Show will be run over four days from Tuesday July 13 to Friday July 16 at its Harrogate showground.

History was made at the last Great Yorkshire Show in 2019 when a Dutch Spotted ewe claimed the sheep inter-breed title for the first time. Since then, the breed has gone from strength to strength.