Shows and Sales

Scott Donaldson, group director of H&H based in Carlisle, raised the question of who benefits from the data collected in the performance recording and pedigree information of cattle

Farmers Guardian livestock and features editor highlights some of the challenges facing agricultural shows

Leading the trade at 17,000gns at the British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle was first prize winner, Pendle Umpire from A.M. and E. Hartley, Nelson

Bulls from the Evans family’s Llwynhywel herd will be making the long trip to Stirling Bull Sales

Hamish Goldie has known Charolais all his life. His father Jim was one of the first to import them into the UK in 1969 and he now runs his own successful Goldies herd at South Bowerhouses, Dumfries

Pedigree cattle breeding is a passion for the Hodge family, who believe their mixed farming system is key to their business success

Catch up with reports from recent livestock auctions including Gisburn, Leyburn, Hexham and J36

From bringing home 10 Kerry Hill gimmers in 2020 to winning the breed championship at the Royal Highland Show, Sophie McCarlie has quickly established the Hassockrigg flock as one to watch

The Select Seven sale of Texels at Lanark had a clearance rate of 73%, an overall average of £3,172.01 and topped at 22,000gns

A large crowd with buyers from 23 UK counties and six countries including Switzerland resulted in a strong trade a the Black and White sale at Borderway, which averaged £4,352 per life