For Robert Manson, the Simmental breed offers everything a commercial producer could ask for—maternal strength, good temperament, efficient growth, and the kind of adaptability required on the farm’s varied land. Brodieshill Farm is located near Forres, one of the...
Keith Nelson runs a mixed farm in Rosslea, County Fermanagh alongside his family, where they milk 120 pedigree Fleckvieh and Holstein cows in a robotic system, run a small suckler beef herd and a bed and breakfast pig system. For Keith, focusing on genetics is crucial...
Sales at Thainstone, UA Stirling, Caledonian Marts, Lanark, Ayr, Newton Stewart, Quoybrae, and Dumfries featured. Moving round the UK, we’re back in Scotland and looking at markets across Scotland in this last two to three weeks and where flexible, efficient...
Top price was 4,200gns for Wishful Nina. This very smart January 02 born heifer, after winning the female Championship, went on to take the overall supreme as well. She was sired by Brinkton Bonzo and out of Greenside Holly Maureen and sold in calf to Brinkton Brilliant. Mr and Mrs David Mills of Wishful Farm, Ruggin Road, West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset were the vendors and paying the 4,200gns to secure her was JT Smith, Brown Howe Farm, Stape, Pickering.
| Lot | Name: | Sire: | Dam: | Price (gns) | Breeder: |
Purchaser: |
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| Champion Male | 6 | Grangewood Nugget | Heywood Andrew | Marlborough Babette 3 | 2400 | Mr AS & Mrs YA Leedham | AE & G Timmons Brockwood Herd |
| Reserve Champion Male | 29 | Wishful Premier | Brinkton Sovreign | Wishful Krumpet | 3000 | Mr & Mrs David Mills | J & A McCornick Drumjargon Herd |
| Supreme Champion & Champion Female | 46 | Wishful Nina | Brinkton Bonzo | Greenside Holly Maureen | 4200 | Mr & Mrs David Mills | Mr & Mrs JT & G Smith Moorside Herd |
| Reserve Supreme Champion & Reserve Champion Female | 43 | Darsham Lotus | Darsham Haddon | Darsham Heather | 2400 | Mr A R Clements & Partners Owner Mrs L M Burditt |
Mr D Lyle Scotholm Herd |
| Other Top Prices | 31 | Shellthorn Playboy | Quanrose Kellog | Broad Oak Harmony | 2800 | Mr A Grossey | Mr J Smith Abbeygreen Herd |
| 16 | Annick Nato | Innerwick Lancelot | Annick Princess | 2500 | Mr & MT Quarm | Mr D Lyle Scotholm Herd |
