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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.

A clip of Jeremy Clarkson submitting his entry for the British Farming Awards (BFAs) has caused a social media storm, with more than 650,000 people watching the two minute spoof.

THIS year’s ram sales got underway at Worcester with the Charollais Sheep Society’s premier sale which topped at 17,000gns, with three five figure sales and a new record ram lamb average of 1,900.30.

THE Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) is questioning the science and evidence behind Defra’s decision to no longer allow cattle from Assured Finishing Units (AFUs) to be sold at Dedicated Red Markets in the low risk are