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A new breed record of 70,000gns was set at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported Beltex Premier show and sale at Carlisle.

There were 48 breeds of sheep in front of judge, John Sinnett, Cumbria, for the supreme championship

The sun shone on the livestock rings at Northumberland County Show, where exhibitors and visitors enjoyed a day of strong competition

A stalwart of livestock farming, John Hall looks back on his life, from national fatstock championships to foot-and-mouth, and his family who have kept him going throughout

Few Beltex breeders see their sheep as other than a carcase and terminal sire breed, but one farming couple in Perthshire believe Beltex wool has a value worth exploiting

The Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships last week, held at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim, attracted big crowds and a strong turnout of livestock

Setting the record of £900/head was the supreme champion prime lamb trio from Jon Midgley and family, Luddendenfoot

A Limousin-cross heifer from Wilson Peters, Monzie, took the supreme championship at the Aberdeen Christmas Classic, at Thainstone for the fourth consecutive year

A busy crowd made for a great atmosphere at Lanark Market, for the Scottish National Fatstock Club’s Livestock event

NEMSA lambs sell to £880/head at Bentham, North Country Cheviot rams to £8,000 at Lockerbie, sheepdogs peak at £8,700 online and much more