Lifetime Award for Pedigree Cattle Show Preparation Falkirk based cattle livery winner, Richard Rettie, has been chosen as the recipient of the David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award at Agri Expo 2024. One of the UK’s most successful and respected pedigree livery experts who has a unique reputation for his dedication in preparing cattle for the UK’s most prestigious show rings …

Buckhurst and Yearsley herds perform well at CCM Aberdeen-Angus sale The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s 6th annual autumn sale at CCM Skipton began well when a quartet of served heifers from John Walsh, Buckhurst herd, Walmersley, Bury, sold to a top of 3500gns for Buckhurst Lady Heather Z350. (Wed, Nov 6) Displaying strong figures, the June, 2023, heifer was sired by …

By Julie Hazelton THE Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club’s annual Calf Show proved to be a Red Letter Day for the Doyle family from Cookstown, who claimed four championship sashes. Scottish judge Ewen Campbell who runs the 20-cow Kilmallie Herd, and is farm manager at SRUC’s estate near Crainlarich, said it was a privilege to judge the one-day show, held …

By Patsy Hunter, A 15-month-old heifer backed by the best of Australian and American genetics attracted the lead price of 18,000gns at the fourth production sale of Aberdeen Angus from Highland Wagyu. The on-farm sale at Netherton, Auchterarder, under manager William McLaren, saw cattle sold in their pens with online bidding available through MartEye. The sale was topped by HW …