livestock shows

With over 370 calves entered at the 14th Stars of the Future calf show, it was another successful year for the event

Crowds returned ringside as the steer champion led the beef judging at the 17th Borderway Agri Expo, held at Harrison and Hetherington's Borderway Mart, Carlisle

A childhood passion for the British Blue breed has seen Dean Saunders succeed in the show ring and establish a reputable supply of genetics for the dairy herd

There was a buzz among exhibitors at the inaugural North East Live event, a new primestock show held at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

A ringside round up from the livestock sections at Turriff Show

A ringside round up from the livestock competitions at Dumfries Show

As host to the World Ayrshire Federation Conference, it was a fitting result for the Ayrshire breed which claimed supreme in both the dairy inter-breed and junior inter-breed championships at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show

Crowds returned to the dairy rings at this year's Royal Highland Show, where the Holstein was crowned supreme champion

The last two years at the Royal Highland will be hard to beat for Ben Radley, having won the Charollais championship and the inter-breed sheep award in 2022, followed by the breed, reserve inter-breed and overall pairs titles in 2023. Lynsey Clark reports

Allan Jackson’s Royal Highland Show preparation probably begins earlier than most exhibitors – this year he has 28 cattle heading to Ingliston, between his own entries and those of his clients. Lynsey Clark finds out more