Bruces Hill takes championship at Balmoral

Judge Tom Arnott of the Haymount herd, Kelso, took centre stage in the Aberdeen-Angus judging ring at Balmoral Show on Monday and tapped out Bruces Hill Cattle Company’s senior cow Rawburn Julie Erica F526 as his overall champion.

Born March 2006, she is a Rawburn Lord Ross daughter out of Rawburn Julie Erica Z026 and was purchased by Ballyclare, Co Antrim-based owner Mike Frazer, Ballyclare, Co Antrim for 14,000gns from the Best of the Blacks sale. Read more >>>

April 17th 2012: Champion leads Dungannon sale prices at 4800gns

Aberdeen-Angus bulls reached a top price of 4800gns at yesterday’s (17th April 2012) native breeds show and sale, held at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart.

Bidding was selective from start to finish, with auctioneer Trevor  Wylie reporting that eight bulls changed hands to level at £2618 a head. Read more >>>

April 2012: Gigginstown House sale tops at €4500

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’ Leary held his biennial  Gigginstown House Production Sale of bulls and females on Saturday 7th  April, an event which attracted a lot of interest from breeders from  across the UK and Ireland and saw a top price of €4500 and an average of €2253.07 for the 39 lots sold. Read more >>>

April 2012: Averages up at Munster High Health Bull Sale

Dairy farmers turned out in force for the Munster Aberdeen Angus  Club Annual High Health Status Bull Sale in Bandon Mart last Wednesday  where judge Edwin Jeffery awarded the championship to Stanley Deane’s,  Dundaniel Lord Janak K187,  a son of his stock bull Carraigh Dubh  Phantom out of the Bohey Jasper daughter Dundaniel Lady Jennifer. Read more >>>

April 2012 Feature: Hugh McFetridge

Ease of management and natural fleshing ability, coupled with a  substantial bonus at slaughter, are just a few of the reasons why  Aberdeen-Angus is the first choice for Garvagh suckler farmer Hugh  McFetridge. The County Londonderry herd owner farms over 200 acres and  has been using Aberdeen-Angus stock bulls for more than seven years.  View feature >>>

26th March 2012: Roscrea Aberdeen-Angus sale tops at €5800

Saturday’s sale of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at Roscrea, Co  Tipperary topped at €5800 for the overall champion Westellan Dominator  K707 from John and Kate Tait, Midleton, Co Cork.By Jerusalem Faraday  C071, this December 2010 born bull is out of the Gigginstown Rolls Royce daughter Liss Dana E680. Read more >>>

March 2012: Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society Youth Development Programme prepares for fantastic workshops in Ireland

The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s industry leading Youth Development Programme has now set dates for training workshops in both the Republic and Northern Ireland for the summer.

The programme, which is led by co-ordinator Gayle Bersey, is for young cattle enthusiasts from 8 to 24 years of age and is aimed at teaching the participants all the essential stock handling skills needed if they intend to work with cattle in the future. Read more >>>