One of Fife’s most prominent businessmen, who was also a leading breeder of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, has died at the age of 83. Rae Grieve, of Carlhurlie, Lundin Links, died in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, after a long illness. Born and brought up in the mining village of East Wemyss and educated at Buckhaven High School, Mr Grieve studied agriculture in Edinburgh …

The death has occurred of Mr Hugh R Neilson who was secretary of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, then based at 17 Bon-Accord Square, Aberdeen, from 1954 until 1963. He was 86. Mr Neilson was secretary of the Society during a period of rapid expansion for the breed fuelled by a strong export trade for bulls to the USA and Argentina …

The Munster Aberdeen Angus Club held their annual high health status sale of pedigree bulls at Bandon Mart yesterday. Each bull was tested free of BVD, IBR and Johne’s disease and attracted significant interest from the dairy sector.   Topping the trade on the day was Mogeely Toby R357 exhibited by Albert and Jennifer DeCogan, Killamuckey, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, which sold …

Trade was fast and strong throughout at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone, yesterday for Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers and bullocks with the 461 bullocks on offer averaging 216.9p/kg with a top price of 258.6p/kg for a 348kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Auchtertyre Farms, Pluscarden and a gross top of £1310 for a 720kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Strathorn, Pitcaple. The 191 Aberdeen-Angus heifers …

Members of the Irish Aberdeen-Angus Association will hopefully now have received a letter from the Society regarding ICBF and a new ruling for pedigree registrations.    The majority of other breed societies in Ireland have already adopted this system and from a breeder’s perspective it reduces duplication and saves time which has to be welcomed.     The Irish Aberdeen-Angus Association …