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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

The Beltex Sheep Society’s Premier Sale, supported by ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, once again topped at 60,000gns, with ram lambs leading the trade and twice breaking the Beltex lamb breed record

Former vice-president of the Royal Highland Show and well-known pedigree livestock breeder, Maimie Paterson has died, aged 77

There were champions from 45 pedigree sheep breeds in front of the judge, Willie Ingram, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, for the inter-breed supreme