Saturday the 21st of October also saw the very successful sale of the entire crop of 2023-born in-calf heifers from the Skaill herd of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus cows from Colin J Davidson, Orkney. The herd includes around 100 pedigree and 100 commercial cows. The cows are wintered outdoors, and calving is outside from April onwards, and for over 40 years, every …
Stirling October Sale Report 2024
Stirling October Sale Report 2024
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society held its much anticipated annual October sale at United Auctions on Monday, 21st October following the show on Sunday which was very ably judged by Hugh Thompson of the Tynet Herd, in front of a large crowd. The trade was mixed and topped at 13,000gns for Drumhill Exchange Rate Z194 from Northern Irish breeders, Jonothan and …
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Weights and Scrotal Measures - Stirling October 24
Weights and Scrotal Measures – Stirling October 24
Lot NumberAnimal NameVendorSale WeightScrotal Measure 1BALLINDALLOCH ELITE Y685BALLINDALLOCH HOME FARMS98044 2FIDDLEHALL EPIC Z051KEITH RENNIE ESQ101543 4BALLINDALLOCH FERNANDO Z687BALLINDALLOCH HOME FARMS98544 5WESTDRUMS PINOCCHIO Z028JOHN M STEEL ESQ85045 6DEVERON BOLD MAJOR Z904HAMISH W SCLATER ESQ89038 7DUNCANZIEMERE ECHO Z510A CLARK & SONS101043 9RETANACH PACMAN Z749MESSRS J & A STRATHDEE93044 10RODMEAD BLACK ISLE Z138A W NEISH ESQ90544 11WESTDRUMS LORD HANDSOME Z030JOHN M STEEL ESQ81042 ...
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Move to pedigree beef pays off for Scottish farming family.
Move to pedigree beef pays off for Scottish farming family.
Move to pedigree beef pays off for Scottish farming family. By Angela Calvert, Farmers Guardian, October 11th 2024 edition. Boreland Farm, near Kirkcowan, in southwest Scotland, has been run by the McCornick family for almost 100 years, but in the last 20, the livestock system has undergone a significant transformation. Switching from dairy to pedigree beef and sheep was a …