pedigree livestock

Beef Shorthorn bulls met a high of 21,000gns in the first Stirling February showcase. With 47 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 66 per cent, the trade averaged £7,491, up £1,794 on the year

Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of £7,053 up £1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent

A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of £3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent

Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent

It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken

After breeding pedigree Charolais cattle for the past 25 years, the Blyth family look ahead to this month’s Stirling bull sales and reflect on the herd’s success so far

The inaugural consignment of UK ovine embryos arrived in the US on August 16, 2023

There is no stopping Emma Smith, who has a passion for encouraging the next generation in to farming. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

The Brogden family have had their fair share of success in the sale ring, and with breeding sales just a few months away, Katie Fallon learns what is involved in sale day preparations and why bloodlines are just as important as looks