The major reduction sale for Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner of their Woodington herd of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus set a new Sedgemoor record and what is believed to be a “West Country” record for an Aberdeen-Angus heifer with calf at £6,510. Woodington Pinky Gloria R488, born January 2015, by Oakchurch Darkley M088 and out of a home bred Dark Lane …
Old Glenort reigns supreme at 51st Castlewellan Show
Old Glenort reigns supreme at 51st Castlewellan Show
Supreme champion at the 51st Castlewellan Show was Old Glenort Ethan S246 from James Porter’s Gillhall Estate based at Dromore, County Down (pictured above). This home-bred bull was making his show ring debut at the County Down event. He was born in March 2016, and is by The Moss Quebec. His dam is Old Glenort Edwina – one of 60 …
Bi-weekly update - Friday 13th July 2018
Bi-weekly update – Friday 13th July 2018
Friday the 13th, eh? Let’s hope it’s not been an unlucky day for any of you! In a couple of weeks where a large proportion of the country have been completely consumed by a certain football competition, it’s been all hands to the pump at the Society with lots of ongoing activity. With large parts of the country resembling desert …
YDP profile - George Wareham
YDP profile – George Wareham
We take a dive into the life of our keen youngsters attending our YDP workshops up and down the country. This week we were lucky enough to catch up with frequent YDP attender, George Wareham from East Sussex. George comes from an interesting meat industry background having worked at a family run abattoir. He also works in the farm shop …
Jill Noble tells us all about life at Windy Gowl Red Angus
Jill Noble tells us all about life at Windy Gowl Red Angus
It’s always so great to hear from our members about how their current operations and working life came to be, and this week we’ve had a catch-up with Jill Noble at Windy Gowl, located 1000ft up in the Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh, to learn everything from her early life to the current focus of her operation. From a …