Dungannon Charolais females peak at 6,100gns, bulls to 4,700gns
Charolais met a solid demand with the top 6,100gns bid going to a heifer while bulls peaked at 4,700gns in Dungannon on Friday 1 November at the breed’s NI Club show and sale. “The day’s trends echo...
View ArticleCommercial bulls to the fore in Carlisle on Friday
Welsh Charolais enthusiast, Arwel Owen is to judge a line up of 44 bulls plus 23 females in Carlisle on Friday 22 November at the breed society’s official sale before they come under the hammer sold....
View ArticleCharolais reigns supreme at Stars of the Future
Charolais reigned supreme at Stars of the Future in Stirling on 16 November by taking the top two Continental interbreed slots; Glenericht Hilary secured the supreme senior award and Falleninch...
View ArticleCharolais at H&H Borderway Agri Expo
The judge and sponsors congratulated Messrs Parry on their success with “Jade” the Reserve Supreme Champion The Borderway Club set up the hospitality in preparation for another Borderway Agri Expo...
View ArticleCharolais is King on McConnell Suckler Farm in Clogher Valley
Sean McGovern Charolais club committee member visited the farm of Paul McConnell & family situated on an elevated site overlooking the Clogher Valley, the uplands provide good grazing in summer for...
View ArticleCharolais dominated the Winter Fair carcase competition
Charolais secured the supreme championship and picked up a fistful of red tickets at Premier Meat Exhibition’s carcase awards staged at Scotbeef on Saturday 23 November and organised by the Scottish...
View ArticleSouth East Charolais Calf Show
Supreme Champion Mortimers Icemaiden with Angus McLean & judge Bruce Campbell Supreme Champion Mortimers Icemaiden Champion bull & reserve supreme champion Mortimers Hadrian Mortimers Farm...
View ArticleCharolais feature strongly at Allams 90th Christmas Show & sale
Well over 1,000 attended the recent Fatstock show in the Kings Hall Complex Balmoral Belfast. This multi breed extravaganza or Christmas Special is the highlight in the calendar for all the breeders...
View ArticleCharolais secure supreme Smithfield titles
Bang Tidy, an 18 month old Charolais cross heifer scooped the supreme Smithfield championship in Peterborough, on Thursday 5 December. Exhibited by Drew Hyslop and his partner, Katie Davidson of Haugh...
View ArticleCharolais crosses reap enhanced finisher margins
HAU student placement study Drew Patrick Charolais sired steers reached 400kgs target deadweight one month earlier than other Continental crosses on a specialist finishing unit and thereby achieved a...
View ArticleGearing up for VIA: the rearer finisher’s take
Focus on Eye Muscle Area and Retail Beef Yield EBV selection David Aglen VIA (Video Image Analysis) is an automated method of objectively assessing visual carcase conformation and fat classes to...
View ArticleWelshpool Charolais peak at 6,200gns
Charolais met a strong demand from the commercial sector peaking at 6,200gns and averaging £4,052 at the breed society’s inaugural February sale in Welshpool on Thursday 6 February. “Trade was fuelled...
View ArticleCharolais cross stores achieving £200 premium over all others
Achieving an average £200 a head premium for Charolais cross stores over all others in the marketplace combined with underlying confidence in demand for quality Scotch beef is enabling the Mill family...
View ArticleGretnahouse achieves greatest UK Charolais herd genetic improvement
Alasdair Houston’s Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire based Gretnahouse Charolais herd has been recognised with the Harman Charolais Genetic Improvement Award 2014 for making the greatest genetic progress...
View ArticleStirling Charolais meet solid commercial demand
26,000gns top; £6,538 average; 12 lots at 10,000gns and over; 73% clearance Charolais bulls met a solid demand driven throughout by the commercial sector in Stirling on Tuesday 18 February at the...
View ArticleCharolais sell to 6,900gns in Thainstone
Charolais bulls led the trade at 6,900gns and achieved the day’s highest £5,043 average at the Royal Northern Spring Show, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Wednesday 26...
View ArticleCulmvale Charolais sell to £2400!
Kivells dispersed the entire pedigree Charolais herd on behalf of Messrs SDF Molineux & Partners of Silverton at Exeter Livestock Centre. The small dispersal attracted huge demand and a packed...
View ArticleDungannon Charolais peak at 6,200gns
Charolais sold to a top of 6,200gns in Dungannon on Friday 7 March at the breed’s NI Club export show and sale. The leading 6,200gns bid came toward the end of the day for Burnside Haf, a 17 month old...
View ArticleCharolais sweep the board at YFC calf rally
Andrew & Kirsty Morton collect the Championship silverware Charolais crosses swept the board at Clyde and Central Young Farmers Club calf rally at Caledonian Marts, Stirling. The Young Farmers...
View ArticleFarm Walks
Milking Grass for profit and farmwalk – The Earl & Countess of Unchcape Wednesday 26th March Milking Grass for profit and farmwalk – The Richards Family Thursday 10th April RABDF Youngstock Walk –...
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