PENWAC open day hosts praised in Club herd competition

PENWAC open day hosts praised in Club herd competition

18.09.2016

An enthusiastic group of Aberdeen-Angus breeders were pleased to hear of the rise of finished cattle prices to more than 400p/kg deadweight at the visit to the Ribble herd, Gisburn, Lancashire.  The event was hosted by Henry and Mo Rowntree who entertained their guests with lunch and a herd walk.    Johnny Mackey, the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society chief executive, was …

Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society and breeders pledge support for Doreen Cormack Stem Cell Fund

Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society and breeders pledge support for Doreen Cormack Stem Cell Fund

16.09.2016

A charity auction will take place on Sunday the 16th October at 5pm at United Auctions, Stirling, in conjunction with the autumn show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus bulls and females, on behalf of the Doreen Cormack Stem Cell Fund. The auction will be raising valuable funds towards Doreen’s trip to Mexico on 27th February next year for Stem Cell Transplant …

Denning take championship win at Frome Show

Denning take championship win at Frome Show

The Denning family of the Temple herd added another championship win to their senior cow, Haughton Justine Erica’s run of form this summer by winning the championship at Frome Show under judge Frank Moffat.  She was shown fresh from a win at Gillingham and Shaftesbury and many other wins throughout the year. Standing reserve to her was Dorchester-based Andrew Edmonds …

Break Free from BVD and help create a BVDFree England

Break Free from BVD and help create a BVDFree England

Did you know that every day an animal persistently infected with BVD (bovine viral diarrhoea virus) stays on your farm, you are losing money through reduced fertility and poor growth rates? BVD is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. Finding and removing BVD from your herd will mean an end to the direct costs associated with BVD infection, such …