21+ hour, 39+ min ago   (607+ words) New season lambs (1756) averaged 298.2p and sold to 343p for a Beltex from Mosshead, Whitehouse and £186 for Texels from Uppermill Farm, Tarves. SQQ up to 45.5kg (667) averaged 303.6p. Feeding ewes and rams (1138) averaged £127.11 and topped at £289.50 for Texels from Newton of Greeness, Turriff. New…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (632+ words) AVERAGES were up on the year at United Auctions’ sale of 10,838 ewe lambs at Stirling, where Scotch Mules levelled at £200.44, up £10.09, and Blackfaces cashed in at £154.01 which represents a rise of £18.93 on 2025. Three pens of Scotch Mules sold for the…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (307+ words) Dairy bull breeders selling at the Border and Lakeland Autumn sale at Carlisle, met a disappointing trade with overall averages down more than £1500 on the year and for fewer sold. British Friesian champion and reserve overall - Winnoch Rodeo from the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (307+ words) A new cattle reproduction technique under development in Canada could eventually offer beef producers a simpler way to synchronise cows for artificial insemination, while avoiding the use of oestrogen-based hormones. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have been testing a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (589+ words) Strong demand for all types of breeding sheep at Dingwall on Monday, saw several new centre records achieved with a top of £530 paid for a pair of Bluefaced Leicester ewes from Mike Anderson, Sonnenalm. The two three-crop traditional-type Blues were…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (296+ words) An injectable trace mineral given at weaning could improve calves’ response to respiratory disease vaccines, according to new research from Mississippi State University and Louisiana State University, although its effect on weight gain is less clear. The study followed 34 beef…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (459+ words) Global food prices rose in August to their highest level since late 2022, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of internationally traded food commodities, averaged 133.3 points in…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (402+ words) Brazil has threatened reciprocal measures if talks fail to resolve the European Union’s suspension of imports of certain animal products from the country. The suspension took effect on September 3 after Brazil failed to provide sufficient guarantees that its livestock production…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (311+ words) Two entries shared the top price of £3600 at Gisburn Auctions’ dairy sale, led by a pedigree heifer from Jennings Farmers. The Peak Altaflashback daughter was giving 32 litres, had a PLI of £328 and sold to the Blezard family. Also making £3600 was…...

4+ day, 39+ min ago   (291+ words) Maximising output through the sale of healthy and viable lambs is a key determinant of profitability for every sheep enterprise. The approach to tupping and through in to early pregnancy is therefore a key period in the lambing calendar. Grass…...