One of the leading one-day agricultural events, the Royal Ulster Winter Fair gets under way this Thursday, December 14, at the Eikon Exhibition Centre and Logan Hall, Balmoral Park, Lisburn. The Winter Fair – held in association with sole sponsor, Danske Bank – welcomes the return of many visitor favourites including Alan Milne Tractors – Dieci, Cookstown Dairy Services, Dale …

bTB and Johne’s disease within Welsh cattle. (office.com)   Is the relationship between Johne’s and bTB fully understood by Welsh cattle farmers and the wider agricultural community?   Carys Vaughan, who is an integrated master’s student (MAg) at Aberystwyth University, is researching the relationship between bTB and Johne’s disease; the study is based on a questionnaire targeted at Welsh cattle …

North-east exile, Norman Catto, who has been a leading figure in the breeding and showing of pedigree beef cattle in Argentina for 60 years, has accepted the invitation of the council of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society and United Auctions to judge the Aberdeen-Angus at the Stirling bull sales in February. This is a singular honour for Norman who last judged …

A pedigree cattle Autumn triple header, native shows and sales for the Beef Shorthorn and Aberdeen-Angus Societies, plus a standalone British Blue sale, attracted an 83-strong bovine bounty at CCM Skipton Auction Mart. (Wed, Nov 8). While the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s sixth annual show and sale attracted a smaller entry of 20 females and saw mixed trade, it was the …

Gretna House Dispersal Sale Report  – 18th November 2023 The dispersal sale of the Gretnahouse Herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus on behalf of Gretnahouse Farms and the late Alasdair Houston, his wife Lucy and his two children Tara and Rafe, took place on Sat the 18th of November at Harrsion & Hethrington Ltd, Borderway Mart, Carlisle. The herd consisted of …