The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society and breeders are set to feature heavily on BBC’s Countryfile on Sunday evening at 7pm.  Adam Henson and his team followed the progress of the Clark family’s Duncanziemere here and interviewed the Society’s chief exec Johnny Mackey, as well as captured other elements of the sales at United Auctions, Stirling. 

A well-known figure in the Aberdeen-Angus world, Eddie Gillanders, has received an award from the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society for his “lifetime dedication” to the Aberdeen-Angus breed. The prestigious Hugh Watson Memorial Award – named after one of the breed’s founders, Hugh Watson of Keillor in Angus – was presented to Eddie by Society president, David Evans, at a reception following …

Yesterday’s female champion Skaill Diana P998 (lot 285) from Colin Davidson has sold for 5000gns to H W Angus. Born April 2014, this one is a Skaill Doublea Willieboy K392 daughter and is out of the Blelack Blacked J160 daughter, Skaill Diana M613. She sold PD’s in calf to Rawburn Boss Hogg to H W Angus.  Just prior to that …

Continuing a good day’s trade for the recently appointed president Tom Arnott was Haymount Geresso P489 (lot 115) selling for 10,000gns. This third placed bull is by Skill Darkness L460 and is out of a Lobar Backstair G290 daughter. Buyer here was Hugh Hodge, Stanley, Perth, for the Wyddial herd.  Next up at 5800gns and selling to Andrew Hodge’s Rulesmains …

Carrying on a “steady in places” run of intermediate bulls here in Stirling, Alasdair Houston has sold Gretnahouse Blackpot P685 (lot 78) for 10,000gns. This one is a son of Gretnahouse Blacksmith L500 and is out of a Blelack Blackgem G721 daughter, Blelack Blackbird J204 and sold to John and Teena Gilmour for their Belhaven herd, East Lothian.  From the …