The dispersal sale of the entire Ribble Aberdeen-Angus pedigree herd from Henry Rowntree, of Rowntree Farms, Gisburn, was deemed a runaway success by all concerned when staged at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sat, Sept 22) The sale saw 390 head sell to joint highs of 7,500gns. Conducted jointly by Craven Cattle Marts and United Auctions in Stirling, it was one of the …

The 2018 National Ploughing Championships proved to be memorable for a variety of reasons, not least of which for the disruption caused to the middle day of this year’s championships by Storm Ali. The amber status Storm swept through the midlands and wrecked havoc on the Ploughing exhibition centre in the early part of Wednesday morning, which was followed by …

Bi-weekly update: 21st September 2018 In a week where Storm Ali tried his best to cause as much disruption as possible in every walk of life, we’re glad to see that the worst of the weather seems to have passed and we can all go back to some degree of normality, especially in those areas of the country worst-affected. The …