• Beef prices continue to rise

    Despite fears consumers would switch to other proteins following the horsemeat scandal, beef prices across the board are continuing to rise due to tightening supplies and a growing number of people buying from local butchers.

  • SFP entitlement sale

    A solid trade for Single Farm Payment Entitlements, was met at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, sale at Thainstone where a total of 16 lots, comprising 407.67 units, were sold with an average multiplier of 1.8.

  • First embryo sale

    The first ever UK EmbryoTag sale featuring no fewer than 40 lots will be one of the highlights of the Borderway UK Dairy Expo, to be staged at Carlisle, on March 8 and March 9.

  • Buoyant demand for Blackface females

    Blackface sheep breeders and enthusiasts were out in huge numbers for the association's annual female show and sale at Lanark, where a top bid of 6500gns was achieved complete with a further 26 lots selling at four-figure prices.

  • Skipton dog sale hits 3000gns

    Broken dogs from quality breeding lines led the trade at the winter sale of working sheep dogs at Skipton, when a 21-month-old black and white bitch from local breeder, Andrew Throup, sold for the top price of 3000gns.

  • NZ sheep genetics to come through Innovis

    One of the UK's leading suppliers of sheep technologies, Innovis, is to be the sole supplier of genetics with New Zealand-based Focus Genetics.

  • Whelphill wins carcase competition

    No fewer than 80 lambs from 14 members were forward for the inaugural Border Blackface lamb show at Dunbia, in Llanbydder, last week.

  • Land values rise further

    Despite reduced farm incomes across all sectors of the industry, overall farmland values are again expected to rise on the year driven by competition for the best quality land.

  • SFP entitlements in demand

    The sale of Single Farm Payment entitlements, met an excellent enquiry at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, last week, despite the uncertainties relating to the CAP reforms.

  • Inappropriate breeding indices being used

    Dairy cattle producers have been warned against the use of inappropriate breeding indices in dairy bull selection, which are either designed for use in another country or better suited to a neighbour.