Charollais Sheep Society

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

The oldest flock of Charollais sheep, the Crogham flock of Jonathan and Carroll Barber, Wymondham, Norfolk, has been sold in a lock, stock and barrel sale

Charollais topped the sale followed by Suffolks and Texels

Despite a smaller entry at this year's NSA Early Builth sale, demand was still strong with a 71 per cent clearance and the top price seen in the Charollais ring.

The Probert family have a commercial mindset when it comes to breeding from their pedigree flocks. Ellie Layton finds out more  

The Farmers Guardian supported Charollais Premier sale at Worcester peaked at 24,000gns for a ram lamb from Dave Roberts’ Boyo flock, Shrewsbury.