• Ranfurly heifers top at 5400gns & 4900gns• Omorga heifers at 4700gns & 4400gns• Cladymore heifer at 4600gns• Ten-month-old ‘Miss Crumble’ tops Commercials at 2700gns Female champion at 50th Anniversary Simmental Spectacular was Ranfurly Weikel 40th L10 sold...
• 57 bulls sold, up 5 on the year• Bulls average £5961, up £372 on the year• 22 bulls sell at 6000gns or more, with three at five figures• 7 Islavale bulls average £9185• Corskie lead female trade at 6000gns Auchorachan Landmark 18,000gns The junior bull Auchorachan...
57 bulls sell to average £5961, up £372 on the year. Lot 777, Auchorachan Landmark 20 from D & R Durno & Sons, topped the Sale at 18000gns. The Auchorachan Hercules sired bull, out of Auchorachan Holly, led the Sale, being purchased by Mr B Grant, of the...
The aims of which are to increase understanding of how grazing breeding or growing cattle on a common, allotment or other rough grazing affects:
•            growth rates of the animals
•            the quality and quantity of grass available in-bye for conservation or feeding other stock
•            the rough grazing vegetation
And identify any problems with grazing rough ground or a common
•        Growth rates or condition score changes
•        Grass quality on rough ground
•        Grass quality and some growth rates on in-bye
•        Fertiliser inputs on in-bye
•        Any health problems or management issues
•        Cost/ benefit analysis
6 of the 12 farmers participating have some Simmentals or Simmental crosses in their herds.
