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It was a day of double celebrations for Richard and Sammy Lloyd, who trade as David John Lloyd and Co, at Ruthin’s sale of show potential calves.

Developing environmentally sustainable farming systems was the theme running through the Maize Growers Association conference held near Derby.

The world record price for a working sheep dog at an official sale was smashed today at Skipton when Emma Gray, hit 18,000gns with her black and white bitch, Megan.

THE Goldies herd led the way at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s sale at Carlisle on Saturday taking top honours in both the show and sale ring.

One of the oldest folds in the Highland Cattle Society’s herdbook led the way at the society’s spring show and sale at Oban.

A new Luing breed record of 25,000gns was set at the breed society sale at Castle Douglas for Nunnerie Xenon from C.C. MacArthur and Co, Biggar.

Leading the way at 7,400 at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported sale of show potential beef calves at Brecon was the Limousin cross steer, Prince of Thieves, from Phil and Tracey Jones and family, Erwood, Powys.

The show and sale of in-lamb females and gimmer hoggs at J36 included the Rough Diamond sale on behalf of the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association where a new record of 1,450gns was set for the reserve champion.

A top price 10,000gns was reached twice at the Blue British Society show and sale.

SENIOR cows led the dispersal sale of Greenyards pedigree Herefords at Hereford market on behalf of Phil and Alison Allman, Herefordshire, peaking at 10,200gns for the five-year-old cow Greenyards 1 Truelove M314.