Workshop Information Sheet Livestock keepers’ response to the threat of Bluetongue virus (BTV)   What are the aims of this research project? Until recently the UK was free from the disease, but incursions in late 2023 and throughout 2024, resulted in several animal movement restriction zones in England. To date (May 2025) there have been no cases in Scotland. Work …

Strong Showing for Aberdeen-Angus in the Welsh Sunshine Thor Atkinson’s Arradfoot Princess Caroline led the way in the Aberdeen-Angus section at the Royal Welsh Show 2025, securing a full sweep of major titles including Female Champion, Overall Aberdeen-Angus Champion, and Junior Heifer Interbreed Champion. Arradfoot Princess Caroline sired by Duncanziemere Edwin and out of Oak Moor Princess Caroline, an eye-catching …

The Dodd family from Saintfield claimed the coveted Ulster Perpetual Provincial Trophy at this year’s Antrim Show. William, Jane, Jamie and Lewis Dodd also won the Templepatrick Farm Shop Cup at the one-day show, judged by Scotman Stuart Burgess, owner of the Abbey Herd in Dumfries. Supreme overall champion was the home-bred heifer Glenbrae Red Mouse A365. This seventeen-month-old heifer …