Region: Borders Scotland
Region articles
Rawburn sell top genetics in private sale to new breeder
The Rawburn herd of the Elliot family, Roxburgh Mains, have sold two of their best females to a new breeder for the total sum of £22,000.
YDP trainer feature: Johnny Elliot
In the first of our series on YDP workshop trainers, we speak to south Scotland/Borders host and trainer Johnny Elliot on what he hopes to teach the participants and his thoughts on the YDP programme itself
Elliot draft tops Angus females at 14,000gns
Leading the trade for Aberdeen-Angus females and topping the draft offering from John Elliot’s Elliot herd was Lockerley Primrose E489, a January 2005-born female bred by the Van Geest family.
National Show calf champion sells privately to Borders herd
The National Show calf champion and English National Calf Show heifer calf champion Rull Francis J092 from Edward and Claire Jones, Cullompton, Devon, has been sold privately for £6000 to Andrew Hodge, Duns, Berwickshire, for his Rulesmains herd.
Best of Blacks in the Borders tops at 12,500gns
An exciting day’s trade at St Boswells on Saturday (26th September) saw fantastic demand for some of the Aberdeen-Angus breed’s finest female genetics on offer from leading herds and a top call of 12,500gns.
Eastfield Black Bandit overall champion at Berwickshire Show
Leading a rather wet day at Berwickshire Show was Ewan Brewis with Eastfield Black Bandit
Mosston Muir Elsie champion at Kelso
Tom Rennie’s Mosston Muir Elsie takes champion spot at Border Union Show, Kelso
Farmer Profile: Andrew Elliot
Moving to Aberdeen-Angus cows has resulted in quicker finishing, demand for surplus breeding stock and improved margins, not to mention a better way of life for Andrew Elliot, winner of the Bank of Scotland Aberdeen-Angus Suckler Herd of the Year.
Farmer profile: Graham and Douglas Stewart
Aberdeen-Angus steers have out performed Charolais cross steers in terms of liveweight gain for Graham Stewart and his son Douglas at Fans, Berwickshire.
Stock Sales
Sales
- 6th and 7th Feb 2012 Perth Bull Sales at Stirling.
For more information go to http://www.uagroup.co.uk
Shows
- 16th – 18th May 2012
Balmoral - 21st – 24th June 2012
Royal Highland - 10th – 12th July 2012
Great Yorkshire - 23rd – 26th July 2012
Royal Welsh - 17th November 2012
Forfar Stars of the Future Calf Show
