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And the winners are...

THE SCOTTISH Farmer’s ‘12 days of Christmas’ competition attracted nearly 6000 entries from all over the country – and this week, we announce the winners.

Top trainee auctioneer

TRAINEE AUCTIONEER Stuart Slesser has won a top award for being the best student in Scotland and the north of England.

Disease alert!

SCOTLAND’S FARMERS have been urged to be on the alert following the news that a new disease – affecting both cattle and sheep – has entered the UK.

Reject this ‘poisoned’ deal

EU PLANS to compensate farmers affected by international trade deals – most pressingly the imminent agreement with South America’s beef-producing Mercosur bloc – are a “poisoned chalice” and should be rejected.

Shows

Kilpatrick win for George’s filly

Foal show sees increase in entries

Lady Lynne tops Grampian Foal Show

FORDELHILL LADY Lynne continued her winning streak last weekend at Thainstone’s Grampian foal show.

Cross Border raid on Ulster spoils

At last week’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair in Belfast the championship headed off south again – with a fair bit of wind behind it, it has to be said given the prevailing stormy weather conditions.

Scots triumph at Smithfield

A Charolais heifer made history by securing the supreme championship at the inaugural East of England Smithfield Festival, Peterborough, last weekend – the first time a pure Charolais has won the Smithfield title and the first time since 1979 that any pure bred has achieved such a feat.

Business

Crossing Blues in the money

Crossing-type Bluefaced Leicester females met a flying trade at a breed sale at Carlisle, selling to 8000gns on two occassions.

Limousin females in demand

Trade peaked at 4000gns at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s sale of haltered and unhaltered females at Ballymena Mart last weekend.

Worrying decline in beef cow numbers

Cull cow prices have soared in the past year as consumers both in this country and on the continent seek out cheaper beef.

Texel gimmer tops Chelford at 2500gns

A Clougher President-sired gimmer shown by Charlie Boden, she sold to Hampshire breeder, David Bradley-Farmer.