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...
Once again strong demand for the breed was shown at the Perth Multibreed Sale held in Stirling on 2nd May 2011.
32 Bulls sold giving a 82% Clearance, they were sold at a sales average of £3340.31
Topping the sale at 5500gns was Islavale Ajay, a Chestermann Varney son and was bred by Mr W S Stronach.
2nd Top price bull sold for 5000gns, Westridge Arthur by Corskie Tyson, he was bred by Mr & Mrs M Ward & Sons
3rd Top price realised was 4800gns, Falondene Bonanza 10, a Ravensworth Hermon son bred by Messrs J A & K J Dwyer.
Broombrae (Mr G L Clark) draft sale 3 sold to a sales average of £1470
Fishwick (Mr P W Close) draft sale 3 sold to a sales average of £1505
Auctioneers: www.uagroup.co.uk
