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Scottish hay and straw supplies in good order as market eyes south of border
15+ hour, 52+ min ago (609+ words) A largely favourable haymaking and harvest season has left Scotland well supplied with both hay and straw, although attention is now turning to whether demand from drought-affected areas further south could push prices higher later in the year. Recent AHDB…...
Dounby Venus realises lifelong ambition for Allan Spence at Orkney County Show
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (397+ words) It’s a title which has eluded him till now, but Allan Spence finally got his hands on the inter-breed cattle award at Orkney’s County Show. Mr Spence saw his two-year-old in-calf Charolais heifer, Dounby Venus, tapped out as the winner,…...
Solid lead as Suffolk ewe takes supreme for second time
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (434+ words) An island raider made off with the main silverware from Kintyre Show, when Neil and Jack McDonald, from Strathlaggan, on Islay, took the coveted champion of champions title in front of a packed ringside at Anderston Park, Campbeltown. Earlier, she…...
Chris Tye promoted to lead Agrii UK business
23+ hour, 52+ min ago (241+ words) Chris Tye has been appointed managing director of Agrii UK, succeeding Ronan Hughes in the role. Tye joined Agrii five years ago as head of fertiliser and has since taken on increasingly senior responsibilities, most recently serving as commercial director....
Drought and bluetongue push UK farms towards breaking point
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (267+ words) Livestock farmers facing bluetongue and drought need an urgent, co-ordinated government response, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said. TFA chief executive George Dunn said the twin pressures were increasing costs and threatening livestock businesses. “Farmers are dealing with a…...
Southdown ewe lamb record of 1600gns paid at Worcester breed sale
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (231+ words) 33 gimmers £651.64; three ewe lambs £875.00; 16 shearling rams £526.31; nine ram lambs £576.33. A NEW record for a Southdown ewe lamb was set at a breed show and sale at Worcester, when the reserve champion from the Long family’s Chaileybrook flock, Bishops Frome, sold…...
Meadows of Ballied take champion and reserve at Texel prime lamb show and sale
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (134+ words) The MacDonald family, Meadows of Ballied took the champion and reserve honours at the Scottish Texel Breeders’ Club show of prime lambs at United Auctions’ Stirling Mart. Judge Will Shearer, Burnbrae found his supreme in a pen of five heavyweight…...
Montrose Hengis sells for 2200gns record
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (133+ words) thescottishfarmer.co.uk Oxford Down records were smashed at a breed sale at Worcester, when the pre-sale champion, Montrose Hengis, sold for 2200gns. The tup, from HV Graham, Newport, Monmouthshire, is sired by the 2023 Royal Welsh Show champion Montrose Blockbuster and…...
Moving to Scotland to secure a future for the Barker family
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1400+ words) The importance of investing in the future of farming was not lost on the parents of Joe Barker when the family sold their farm in Yorkshire to head north to Lanarkshire in a bid to provide more opportunities for the…...
Dutch Spotted prove their worth in and out of the Show ring
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1341+ words) Drew and Jean Guthrie (Image: Kayley Kennedy) Dutch Spotted sheep have made a huge impression in the show ring with their black and white markings, but there is so much more to the breed than its eye-catching appearance. For Drew…...