The recent Dovectoe Park carcass competition, which attracted a strong entry from across the northern region of England saw a 397kg carcass from a Aberdeen-Angus cross Limousin steer bred by Neil Brocklehurst, Bakewell, take top honours in the home bred Aberdeen-Angus section. One from his 250-cow predominantly Aberdeen-Angus sired commercial herd, this one graded out at U4-. His herd mate, …
Rull herd wins Warren Trophy
Rull herd wins Warren Trophy
The Rull herd of Ed and Clare Jones is the winner of the 2015 Warren Trophy, awarded by the Society to a show exhibitor winning the most points for home bred stock at shows with Aberdeen-Angus classes held throughout England and Wales. This win is largely down to the success of Rull Evita J127 who was champion at Monition, Mid Devon and Dunster …
Aberdeen-Angus to feature on Countryfile
Aberdeen-Angus to feature on Countryfile
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society and breeders are set to feature heavily on BBC’s Countryfile on Sunday evening at 7pm. Adam Henson and his team followed the progress of the Clark family’s Duncanziemere here and interviewed the Society’s chief exec Johnny Mackey, as well as captured other elements of the sales at United Auctions, Stirling.
Eddie Gillanders receives the Hugh Watson Memorial Award
Eddie Gillanders receives the Hugh Watson Memorial Award
A well-known figure in the Aberdeen-Angus world, Eddie Gillanders, has received an award from the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society for his “lifetime dedication” to the Aberdeen-Angus breed. The prestigious Hugh Watson Memorial Award – named after one of the breed’s founders, Hugh Watson of Keillor in Angus – was presented to Eddie by Society president, David Evans, at a reception following …
Haltered females top at 7500gns
Haltered females top at 7500gns
Yesterday’s female champion Skaill Diana P998 (lot 285) from Colin Davidson has sold for 5000gns to H W Angus. Born April 2014, this one is a Skaill Doublea Willieboy K392 daughter and is out of the Blelack Blacked J160 daughter, Skaill Diana M613. She sold PD’s in calf to Rawburn Boss Hogg to H W Angus. Just prior to that …