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Many of us are ready to see the back of lockdown. Whether it is the chance to meet friends, head to the pub, attend an agricultural show or just get back to some form or normality, the realities of lockdown are wearing thin for most.

Multiple breed records were broken at the Dorset Diamonds sale at Ballymena held on behalf of the Northern Ireland Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders Club.

Tuesday’s sale of Devon cattle at Sedgemoor saw a top call of 6,200gns for Knowstone Ferdinand 4 from father and son, John and Richard Stanbury, South Molton.

THE multibreed pedigree sale at Melton Mowbray included the Lincoln Red Cattle Society’s premier spring show and sale which provided the day’s top price of 8,000gns.

The highlight of the sale of sheep with lambs at foot at Bentham was the sale of a Dorset cross Leicester ewe with a Beltex cross Texel lamb from Joe Gorst and family, Old Hutton, with the proceeds donated to North West Air A

Averages were up at the spring show and sale of suckled calves at Carlisle which peaked at 7,000

THE Farmers Guardian supported Kirkby Classic sale of 609 store and potential show cattle at Kirkby Stephen topped at 6,000.

The female record was smashed and there were increased averages in all sections at the sale of Galloway cattle at Castle Douglas.

The 2021 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead in its traditional format but there will be live streaming of a limited programme of events.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Minister’s roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.