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Bleeding calf concern

CONCERN IS growing that bleeding calf syndrome – bovine neonatal pancytopaenia (BNP) – is on the march in Scotland.
LFA to be left alone?

MOVES ARE afoot to have the Less Favoured Areas scheme completely removed from the current round of CAP reform.
Give trees a chance!

SCOTLAND HAS tens of thousands of hectares of land that could profitably carry forestry – but which are instead doing nothing, trapped in an unproductive limbo by sheep sector scare stories and an impossibly convoluted grant system.
Return of the Pack?

A REVAMPING of the Pack report should be carried out by the Scottish Government as a matter of urgency.
Fighting farm crime

A SPATE of rural thefts has been taking place across Scotland, with Ayrshire and Renfrewshire particular hotspots.

Sheep prices unlikely to improve

New season lambs are only just appearing on the market in Scotland, but they're unlikely to hit the high prices witnessed over the past couple of years as concerns mount over the financial situation on the Continent and the continual downtrend in the value of the Euro.
Blonde record at Carlisle

A new record price for a Blonde bull sold through auction, was set at Carlisle last weekend, when Alasdair McSporran of the Eilean herd based near Innerleithan, Peebles, sold his best at 9000gns.
Carlisle Charolais to 20,000gns

The pre-sale champion led the trade, making 20,000gns, at last weekend's spring show and sale of Charolais bulls and females at Carlisle.
Bumper demand for bulls at Stirling

Admittedly, the Charolais and the Simmental breeds secured the majority of lead prices, nevertheless, it was a Limousin that produced the day's best at 10,000gns, selling to pedigree breeders, John and James Thomson, Hilton of Beath, Kelty, Dunfermline.
Lanark's Spring Spectacular dairy show to 2180gns

Trade topped at 2180gns at the inaugural Spring Spectacular show and sale of dairy cattle, at Lanark last week, which had forward a catalogued entry of 40 cattle, including the part reduction sale of the milking portion from Archie Kerr, Townend Farm, Stonehouse.

Full house at the Highland

MORE THAN 5000 livestock exhibits are in the book for this year's Royal Highland Show, with the organisers promising a "magnificent display" of beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, horses and poultry from all over the UK and Ireland.
Beafeater beats all at Ayr

Thousands of people braved the rain and the cold at Ayr Show to see the impressive inter-breed beef champion, Podehole Beefeater, a five-year-old Beef Shorthorn bull from Jack and Grace Ramsay, Millerston, Mauchline, go one better than his reserve overall champion of champions win last year, to take the supreme overall.
Catrine show

A FAMILIAR face came top of Catrine Show's sheep section this year, in the form of the Suffolk – the overall champion at Beith the previous week.
Luck's worth a fortune for the McKechnies

A CLASSY heifer from France Farm, Gartocharn, took the supreme award at last week's busy Neilston Show, which witnessed some dry, but cold weather.

Limousin tops Thainstone bulls at 6800gns

Pedigree bulls met a steady trade at Aberdeen and Northern Mart's sale at Thainstone, selling to a top of 6800gns for Buchaam Fourstar, a two-year-old Limousin bull from father and son team, Charlie and Keith Ogg, Buchaam, Strathdon.
Bumper demand for bulls at Stirling

Admittedly, the Charolais and the Simmental breeds secured the majority of lead prices, nevertheless, it was a Limousin that produced the day's best at 10,000gns, selling to pedigree breeders, John and James Thomson, Hilton of Beath, Kelty, Dunfermline.
Centre records at Welshpool

Two centre records were set during the sale of pedigree Charolais at Welshpool, which peaked at a new spring top of 10,500gns, while a new all beef breeds average of £4701, up £995 on the year, was also set.
Midas touch for Hereford breed

From a lead bid of 8600gns for the overall male champion, Bromley 1 Midas from home county breeders, Mark and Maddy Roberts, , Ross-on-Wye, a further three bulls sold at or above the 5000gns mark.
Monzie leads with 3300gns calf

With averages up on the year and a top price of £3300, Caledonian Mart's auctioneer, John Kyle, was delighted with the 'Premier' show and sale of suckled calved at Stirling, recently.

Sheep trade on slippery slope
Commercial record at Beeston

Centre records for a commercial dairy animal sold at Beeston Auction Mart's mid-month sale, were smashed when Jack and Barclay Taylor from Myddle, Shrewsbury, sold a pedigree calved heifer for £3200.
8000gns Blackie record
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.
Record priced Blue

Breed records were smashed at Hawes, when a Bluefaced Leicester ewe hogg from Messrs Lord's noted Heygill flock from Stainmore, Kirkby Stephen, sold for £11,000.