Charollais Sheep Society

Ease of lambing coupled with the ability to finish off milk and grass alone make Charollais a prime choice of terminal sire for Stephen Patterson, from Duns, Berwickshire

The Limousin heifer, Brockhurst Tranquility, owned by W.J. and M. Mash, Chesham, and shown by Jimmy McMillan, first claimed the continental championship before going on to take the supreme beef title

Charles Sercombe has died following a cancer diagnosis

The inaugural NSA Wales and Border Early ram sale to be held at Brecon market following a move from the Royal Welsh showground proved popular, with Texels topping at 2,000gns twice and a record clearance of 88%. Ellie Layton reports.

Taking on a Duchy of Lancaster farm in Pickering five years ago enabled Chris Timm and family to expand their livestock business

Top price of the day of 6,200gns at the Charollais premier sale at Worcester went to champion from the pre-sale show, a shearling ram from the Ingram family's Logie Durno flock, Aberdeenshire

A new sale for the Charollais breed at Carlisle accommodated vendors from Northern Ireland the sale by having a mixture of animals in the market and some sold via video recordings. And it was one of the Northern Ireland vendors whose ram lambs took many of the top prices

The sun shone for Lincolnshire Show where there was a tremendous display of livestock on show. Angela Calvert reports.

Brandane Kirsty, a five-year-old Simmental cow, was awarded the supreme beef championship at Suffolk Show, giving Marcus Searle, Kenninghall, his first inter-breed win