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Solid lead as Suffolk ewe takes supreme for second time
59+ 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
6+ hour, 59+ 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
5+ hour, 59+ 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
18+ hour, 59+ min 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
19+ hour, 59+ min 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, 59+ min 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
23+ hour, 59+ min 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
22+ hour, 59+ min 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…...
Beltex store lambs from Cumberhead take champion at Lanark show and sale
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (127+ words) A pen of Beltex crosses took the overall championship at Lawrie and Symington's show and sale of store lambs. Judge Tom Linton, The Firs, selected the pen from Messrs Steel, Cumberhead, which he went on to buy for £142 per head....
New guide helps land managers value nature
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (425+ words) A new James Hutton Institute guide aims to help land managers understand the ways people value nature (Image: James Hutton Institute) Researchers at the James Hutton Institute have produced a practice guide designed to help land managers understand the different…...