There was a complete clearance with a small entry of pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls averaging £3,622 per head at the annual autumn Native Breeds show and sale, held at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart. Topping trade at 3,900gns was the reserve champion Rathmoss Mars A045 bred by Andrew Fletcher from Lisburn. This seventeen-month-old bull was sired by Rawburn Bastille Z456 and is …
Quarter century of Aberdeen-Angus Youth Programme
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The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s Youth Development Programme (YDP) is marking a major milestone this autumn, celebrating its 25th anniversary with the Finals set to take place at Denhead Farms, Turriff, on October 11, hosted by Hamish and Margaret Sclater of The Deveron Herd. Launched in the early 2000s as a scholarship scheme, the YDP was the vision of pioneering families …
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Aberdeen-Angus beef sire of choice for Ballyronan dairy herd owners
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Aberdeen Angus has been the beef sire of choice for more than seven years at the Bates family’s Lakeview Farm in Ballyronan, County Londonderry. “The native breed is an excellent choice for dairy farmers, as valuable beef-bred calves provide an additional revenue stream on top of milk sales,” explained Adrian Bates, who runs the 300-cow commercial herd in partnership with …
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Aberdeen Angus a viable option for maximising calf value
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Aberdeen Angus a viable option for maximising calf value By Peter Harrison, The Scottish Farmer, 13th September 2025. Retained females can also provide the basis for a suckler herd Over the past decade, dairy enterprises have increasingly strived to maximise the economic potential of every calf born, not merely milk yield. With the shift towards beef and dairy production …