ABERDEEN-ANGUS ADVANTAGE DAMS Identifying dams that provide the Aberdeen Angus Advantage (Triple-A-Dams) Triple-A-Dams aim to identify the dams within your herd based on their raw performance alone and is not based on EBVs or predicted performance.  Emphasis is placed on early puberty, breeding and early calving, followed by regularity of calving and above-average performance of offspring.  While outstanding dams can …

HW Netherton – 2nd Online Bull Sale HW Netherton held its second online bull sale on Saturday 7 February, conducted by Harrison & Hetherington through the MartEye platform. All thirty bulls offered sold, achieving a 100% clearance with an average of £9,555. Nine bulls sold for 10,000gns or more, reflecting consistent demand throughout the catalogue. Trade was led at 38,000gns …

Scottish Farmer 21st January by Kate Fisher For George Milne, pedigree breeding has never been about chasing numbers, fashions or headlines. Instead it’s about consistency, functionality and cattle that work year in, year out on a grass and a forage-based system. Based at Kinaldy Farm, just outside St Andrews in Fife, George runs a deliberately compact pedigree Angus herd of …

Farmers Guide  2nd February 2026 Beef farmers are being encouraged to prioritise ease of calving more when selecting breeding traits for their herds. Farm vet and pedigree Aberdeen-Angus breeder, Hugh Thomson, believes too many farmers are chasing the higher prices offered by Continental-type calves in the store ring – at the expense of cow health, calf survivability and ultimately profit …

The Aberdeen-Angus Annual Prize Giving Evening at The Golden Lion on Sunday 1st February was a wonderful success, with a fantastic atmosphere and plenty of celebration throughout the night. The Society’s prestigious trophies were proudly on display, before being presented by our incoming President, Matthew Currie, and our outgoing President, Alan Morrison. Congratulations to all our deserving winners on their …