Gretnahouse Aberdeen-Angus Herd Dispersal Saturday 18th November will see the renowned Gretnahouse Aberdeen-Angus and Charolais herds dispersed at H&H Carlisle. The Gretnahouse herd is based at Gretna House Farms, a lowland farm of roughly 800 acres on the Scottish border. The farm was purchased in 1885 by Alasdair’s great, great maternal grandfather Hugh Mackie. Predominately a grass and cereal farm, …
2023 Winter National Calf Show Report
2023 Winter National Calf Show Report
The 2023 Winter National Calf Show was held at Agri Expo at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 27th October 2023. The standard of entry was tremendous, for judge Andrew Hodge, who presided over the 85 catalogued entries. Males With no Senior males forward, the eldest male category were yearling males, born between January 2022 and end December 2022. The best …
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2023 Stirling October Bull Sale Report
2023 Stirling October Bull Sale Report
Sale Report The 2023 Stirling October Bull Sale saw a selective trade for the better bulls at the Aberdeen Angus sale held at United Auctions’ Stirling Monday 23rd October. A reduced number were forward (46) compared with catalogued, and the clearance rate settled at 63%, selling 29 to average a healthy £6300, an increase of £1026 on the year. Bulls …
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2023 Aberdeen-Angus Summer National
2023 Aberdeen-Angus Summer National
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society have partnered once more with Robert Smith to livestream the judging from the 2023 Summer National. This year’s judge is Angus Stovold of the Rosemead Aberdeen-Angus Herd in Surrey. Angus is the immediate past president of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society Judging will be live from 9:00am on Monday 31st July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXfc8XcRbQo Full report from last year’s …
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2023 Great Yorkshire Show
2023 Great Yorkshire Show
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society have partnered once more with Robert Smith to livestream the judging from the 2023 Great Yorkshire Show. This year’s judge is Alan Lawson of the 50 cow Hallington Aberdeen-Angus Herd at South Farm in Northumberland. Judging will be live from 9:30am on Tuesday 11th July Full report from last year’s show is available here.