The Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club has announced the winners of its 2026 Herd Competition, generously sponsored by Countryside Services. This year’s judge was former breed society president Angus Stovold, owner of the noted Rosemead Herd based at Lydling Farm, near Godalming in Surrey. Speaking during the prize giving ceremony, held in conjunction with the club’s annual Open Day, hosted …

It is with great sadness that we report the death of one of the longest-serving members of the North East England Angus Club, Peter Turnbull. Peter was always to be found at Angus functions the world over, and indeed built his whole farming business around Aberdeen-Angus cattle both selling and hiring home-bred bulls into his local area. He was chairman …

The Aberdeen-Angus breed enjoyed a tremendous Great Yorkshire Show, with a strong entry coming forward under judge Mr John Moss of the Curzon Herd, Nottinghamshire, and Blelack Princess Carina X125 from Michael and Melanie Alford, Foxhill Farm, Devon, going on to take the Supreme Beef Interbreed Championship. The Alfords, of the Foxhill Herd in Devon, took the Breed and Female …

Michael and Melanie Alford, of the Foxhill Herd, Devon, took the top Aberdeen-Angus honours at the 2026 Royal Welsh Show with Blelack Princess Carina X125, securing the Female and Overall Championships. Judging the Aberdeen-Angus classes this year was Mr Tom Beadle of the Noir Herd, who selected his champions from the cattle forward at the Royal Welsh. Taking the Female …