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Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales
Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of 拢7,053 up 拢1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent
A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of 拢6,699 p 拢1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent
Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of 拢3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent
Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average 拢8,253, up 拢654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent
It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken
The NFU Council today (October 23) unanimously agreed to examine the governance of Red Tractor and to look more widely at farm assurance and whether they give 'fair value' for producers
Profitability and resilience were key drivers for Stuart Johnson, who was named 51AV视频Carbon Toolkit鈥檚 2023 Soil Farmer of the Year, when implementing a low-input system on the family farm in Northumberland
After breeding pedigree Charolais cattle for the past 25 years, the Blyth family look ahead to this month鈥檚 Stirling bull sales and reflect on the herd鈥檚 success so far