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A Suffolk Punch mare has given birth to a filly foal following an innovative approach using sex sorted semen to determine the gender.

Skipton’s opening store lamb sale of the 2020 season began on a high note with a major rise in both entry numbers and trading levels.

THE live sale of pedigree Charollais rams at Worcester saw a top price of 16,000gns for Foxhill Va Va Voom, a ram lamb from Mike and Melanie Alford, Devon.

THE Teiglum flock from Clark Farms, Carluke, led the trade at the Summer Sensation Texel online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington at £6,000.

THIS year the Spotlight sale of elite pedigree dairy cattle took the form of an online auction hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt and attracted interest from around the world and peaking at £7,100.

Beltex led the trade at the Rising Stars online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington selling to £8,300 for Woodies Exquisitor.

Six generations of the Dent family have farmed at Naby View, Lartington, and during the whole of that time Swaledale sheep have been at the heart of the enterprise. Angela Calvert reports.

A top price of 1,670 was achieved at the Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association premier breeders online timed auction hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.

Having spent many years in agriculture working as a shepherd and livestock manager, Graham Miles says his role as a rural chaplain combines both his passions of farming and the church. Angela Calvert reports.

THE summer online timed sale of Limousin bulls and females hosted by Harrison and Hetherington topped at 8,000 for Eagleside Promethus,