The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society drew in the crowds for its inaugural commercial open day, which was held at Geoff and Vivien Roddam’s Blackcarts Farm, Hexham. The 800-acre tenanted farm is home to 200 Simmental x Luing cows with up to 300 followers running alongside, which are all calved to Aberdeen-Angus bulls.   The emphasis for the day was very much …

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The Society has a very strict policy which requires all bulls entered at Official Society Sales to be Sire Verified and Myostatin tested prior to the catalogues being printed.  If this information is not confirmed then such bulls cannot be entered into the sale. No matter how good the reason or excuse, there are no exceptions. It can take more …

The inaugural ICBF Replacement Index class was held at Limerick Show over the weekend. This special class was open to all pedigree and non pedigree heifers with a mimumum of 4 stars for recplacement index and attracted an entry of more than 40 top quality heifers from all the major beef breeds who competed for this prestigious award. The overall …

The Aberdeen Angus breed reigned supreme in the interbreed beef championship at Bansha Show, with Wedderlie Black Box J935 exhibited by Albert and Jennifer DeCogan, Killamuckey, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. This senior bull has compiled a stellar show record in recent months having won the overall male championship at the National Livestock Show, Tullamore, the breed championship at Bandon and Dungarvan …