pedigree livestock

A pedigree British Blonde herd lies at the heart of County Durham-based breeder James Weightman’s farm enterprise

A switch from commercial to pedigree has given a family on the Welsh borders fresh enthusiasm to progress their beef system. Ellie Layton finds out more

The Corbett family and their pedigree cattle are no strangers to the show ring and, with the Royal Welsh on their doorstep, this show is a firm fixture on their showing calendar. Ellie Layton finds out more.

The Simmental breed takes home both inter-breed and junior inter-breed titles at this year's Royal Highland Show

Allan Jackson’s Royal Highland Show preparation probably begins earlier than most exhibitors – this year he has 28 cattle heading to Ingliston, between his own entries and those of his clients. Lynsey Clark finds out more

Deciding to commit to farming full-time has paid off for young farmer Izzi Rainey. Emily Ashworth finds out more

This February saw the first Luing Cattle Society sale take place at the Stirling bull sales event, with five Luing bulls selling to an average of £10,458

A bid of 22,000gns topped the Charolais trade with 107 bulls sold to an average of £8,470, up £436 on the year, with a clearance rate of 80 per cent.

Limousin bulls sold to a high of 17,000gns twice, averaging £7,466, up £777 on the year, for the 42 sold, with the strongest average of the day at 90 per cent

Two top bids of 20,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus trade with 74 head sold, averaging £6,185, down £542 on the year with a clearance rate of 71 per cent