The Scottish Beef Association will be holding a farm walk and BBQ at Scott Henderson’s farm at Lochenhead, Dumfries on Tuesday 14th August 2018. The farm walk will focus on collaboration within beef supply chains, following through calves seen at the January farm walk in Sanquhar through to finish. Beef specialist Gavin Hill of SAC consulting will present alongside the …
Clean sweep for Coolermoney herd at Randox Antrim Show
Clean sweep for Coolermoney herd at Randox Antrim Show
The Parke family’s 7-cow Coolermoney Herd made a clean sweep in the Aberdeen-Angus section at the Randox Antrim Show. Judge Michael Lagan awarded the supreme overall championship to the home-bred heifer Coolermoney Frances T703.This seventeen-month-old entry was sired by Hallington Edition M362, and is bred from the privately purchased Lough Erne Frances ET. Coolermoney Frances is no stranger to the …
Birches herd reigns supreme at 73rd Saintfield Show
Birches herd reigns supreme at 73rd Saintfield Show
Claiming the Aberdeen Angus supreme championship at the 73rd Saintfield Show was the Matchett family’s senior cow Cheeklaw Black Beauty N458. This five-year-old cow was sired by the Irish-bred Bunlahy Bilty G202, and is bred from Cheeklaw Black Bonnie G281. She was breed champion at Antrim Show in 2017. The champion was shown with her two-month-old heifer calf at foot. …
Bi-Weekly Update: 27th July
Bi-Weekly Update: 27th July
A summer of sporting success continued as the Open Championship came to a close this weekend with Francesco Molinari becoming the first Italian golfer to win the prestigious tournament in Carnoustie, despite a comeback in the last day from sporting legend, Tiger Woods. Long patches of yellow fairway were there for all to see, not just on screen but also …
Mogeely Herd claim their 7th consecutive Munster Provincial Trophy win
Mogeely Herd claim their 7th consecutive Munster Provincial Trophy win
The Mogeely Aberdeen-Angus herd of Albert & Jennifer DeCogan, Killamuckey, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork swept the board at the 2018 Munster Provincial Trophy finals that were staged at Dungarvan Agricultural Show yesterday. The annual trophy, which is presented by the Irish Aberdeen-Angus Association to the best pedigree Aberdeen-Angus in the province has been won by the DeCogans for the last seven …