The Munster Aberdeen-Angus Club open day took place on Sunday, September 11th with a large crowd descending to Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, to visit the Mogeely herd of Albert and Jennifer DeCogan. The 80-cow strong herd looked tremendous in the autumn sunshine and visitors were particularly impressed with quality of the females present, as well as the present herd sire, Wedderlie …

Taking the female and breed championship honours at Romsey Show at the weekend was the Bishop family’s Warrenho Erica M418, shown by by Ruth Perry. Described by judge Paul Westaway as “a big, modern, stylish cow, with an  amazing calf at foot,” Erica is having an excellent summer with many prizes collected at southern shows. Taking the reserve spot on …

Changes are in place for the next edition of the Society’s commercial publication ‘The Angus’. Not only will there now be two copies produced a year with the next one due out next month, there will now be a double page spread in the centre of the book for classified and small display advertising positions.  Due to the size and …

Saturday’s reduction sale from the Aberdeenshire-based Bruce family’s Logie herd of Aberdeen-Angus saw a top call of 8000gns paid for the 2010-born cow Logie Eyebright K022. This May 2010-born daughter of Logie Banner G608 is out of Logie Eyebright F481, a Blelack Blackstaff Y288 daughter and sold with her heifer calf, Logie Eyebright S625, at foot. Herself a Blelack Evril …

The Deveron Aberdeen-Angus herd of Hamish and Margaret Sclater, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, have this week announced the private sale of their successful show bull Deveron Leggat P469 to the Tonley herd of Messrs Neil and Mark Wattie, Alford, Aberdeenshire. Leggat, an April 2014-born son of Deveron Master Banbury L376, is out of Deveron Lady L339, herself a daughter of Blackhaugh Easy …