The first NBA to be held for three years attracted huge visitors numbers and a strong entry of commercial cattle.

This year the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association celebrates its 60th anniversary and the Burndale flock was one of the first to be registered.

Filey Bay, the first single malt whisky to be produced in Yorkshire, starts life as barley grown on a family farm on the Wolds.

British Blue cattle were in demand at the Border British Blue Club show and sale at Carlisle selling to 18,000gns for second prize winning, Brennand Panther, from Jeff and Margaret Walker, Dunsop Bridge.

World-leading experts will deliver a series of seminars at NBA Beef Expo on May 28, at Humbleton Park, the home of Darlington Farmers Mart,  exploring current industry issues.

The National Beef Association’s annual Beef Expo event returns this year and includes a commercial cattle show, a host of trade stands and seminars.

Cardboard cut outs of the major retailers were brought out at the Pig and Poultry Fair in place of the major retailers who failed to show up

A new world record for a sheep dog of 29,600 was set at the online sale hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), Dolgellau.

A new world record for a Limousin bull of 180,000gns was set at the breed society sale at Carlisle for Graiggoch Rambo. The previous record was 140,000gns for Trueman Jagger in 2015.

THE Jalex Select sale of commercial in-calf heifers on-farm at Randalstown, Northern Ireland, on behalf of James Alexander, attracted 480 online bidders, as well as a packed ringside.