Friday update: 13th October 2017

Friday update: 13th October 2017

13.10.2017

It might be Friday the 13th, but thankfully it hasn’t been an unlucky week for the Society, with plenty going on and a great first few days of activity surrounding the booking of adverts for the upcoming January 2018 Aberdeen-Angus Review, our landmark 100th Edition! Here is your weekly round-up to make sure no important news has slipped your radar. …

A sizzling day at the Carlisle Show and Sale

A sizzling day at the Carlisle Show and Sale

We informed you late last week about how the weather wasn’t the only thing that was sizzling at the May Carlisle Show and Sale, with some fantastic prices being achieved across the board – for both the Society sale and the Blelack sale which also took place on the day. The Society sale saw 54 bulls sold for an average …

Ruth Perry: YDP 2016 senior champion

Ruth Perry: YDP 2016 senior champion

12.10.2017

With the recent buzz around the 2017 Youth Development Programme final, we felt it was the perfect time to catch up with last year’s winner, Ruth Perry. Hailing from Kent in the South-East of England, Ruth has been involved with the Society for some time now, and was a central part in the UK and Ireland team for the 2017 …

Southern England Aberdeen-Angus Autumn Calf Show: 27th October 2017

Southern England Aberdeen-Angus Autumn Calf Show: 27th October 2017

10.10.2017

The South West of England Aberdeen-Angus Club will be hosting the Southern England Aberdeen-Angus Autumn Calf Show on Friday 27th October at Sedgemoor Auction Centre, Somerset TA6 6DF. The Show is kindly sponsored by Davey’s Transport and will be hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt Auctioneers, and will feature no less than 11 classes in total. If you haven’t already, the …

Breeder of the future: Kathryn Clingen

Breeder of the future: Kathryn Clingen

We’re big on building for the future here at the Society, and we recently interviewed one of our ‘breeders of the future’, Kathryn Clingen from Ballynahinch, County Down, who is one of the enthusiastic youngsters that we love hearing more about. It was great to get an insight in to where she is from, her experience with beef cattle and …