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News ArchiveBritish Blue sired calf makes £390Brothers Shaun and Peter Sowray, who trade as A Sowray & Son at Bowes Green Farm, Bishop Thornton, were victorious yet again at the June rearing calf show at Skipton Auction Mart on Monday 20th June. [more] National Beef Association welcomes the move to Blue Tongue FreedomThe National Beef Association welcomes the announcement by the Minister of State that GB (England, Scotland and Wales) will declare Freedom from BTV8 on Tuesday July 5th 2011. [more] Ayrshire County YFC Rally 2011Jacalyn Dunlop’s 14 month old home bred British Blue cross bullock, sired by Bluegrass Cyclone, was Reserve Champion on the Hook at the Ayrshire Young Farmers County Rally on Saturday 21st May 2011. [more] New Record Set at Market Drayton Market for a British Blue Barren CowA fantastic 87 month old barren pedigree British Blue cow tipped the scales at 998 kilos to realise a remarkable £2,355.28, a final call of 236 pence per kilo. [more] Seeds supreme again at Skipton British Blue highlightBlue Wednesday turned out to be anything but for Red Rose showman Richard
Seed when he landed back-to-back championship and top price successes at
the seventh annual show and sale of pedigree British Blue breeding cattle
at Skipton Auction Mart. (Wed, Apr 27 [more] Cowling calf man Andrew Ogden clinches debut Skipton titleAndrew Ogden, of Sandyforth Farm, Cowling, clinched his first-ever Skipton Auction Mart rearing calves championship at April’s monthly show. [more] Dual vendor and buyer highlights at Skipton store cattle showA supreme and reserve championship vendor double-header, followed by a buying spree from a local purchaser who snapped up 12 of the 15 prize winners, were highlights of the Spring store cattle with show potential fixture at Skipton Auction Mart on Wednesday 13th April 2011. [more] The World Launch of the first Robot SlaughtermanAfter 20 months' intensive research and development, the Ovine Automation Consortium is ready to go to market with two robotic machines that signal the start of a new era in automated sheep meat processing. [more] Cledale’s District of Young FarmersCledale’s District of Young Farmers held their calf show on Sunday 27th February 2011. The event was a great success with the British Blue entry claiming the Supreme Beef Championship. [more] Leyburn Spring SpectacularLeyburn Auction Mart in North Yorkshire held their sixth annual show & sale of Show Potential cattle, with a catalogue entry of 56. [report] Norbreck Genetics Press Release
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The
UK economy is benefiting from a strong export market due in part to the weakness
of Sterling on the world currency markets. Agriculture is certainly no exception
and pedigree Beef breeders are seeing strong overseas interest for live cattle,
embryos and semen.
"Both
heifers represent all that we aim to acheive here at Norbreck with our
British Blues, they are functionally correct, have great height and width
while also exhibiting the feminity we expect to see in the females" stated
Philip Halhead (MD Norbreck Genetics) |
| Champion Suckled Calf |
Champion was a June 2009 British Blue steer out of a British Blue x dam
from Mr J Melville weighing 620 kgs @ £2.60 per kg
Reserve Champion was a May 2009 Norbreck Blackbeauty sired Heifer from Mr
N Jenkinson weighing 605 kgs @ £2.60 per kg
Champion suckled calf was a May 2010 British Blue x Limousin x steer from
Mr M Kirby which later sold for £1500
Bumper Calf Show Opens 2011 Trading at Skipton
Overall victor was a British Blue heifer calf from A Sowray & Son, of Bowes Green Farm, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, who have achieved marked success in the Skipton calf arena. [report]
Chelford Commercials enjoy double success in the South-West
Two quality British Blue Crossbred cattle sold at the Society Sale in March
this year achieved notable success with their new owners at Devon and Cornwall
Primestock Shows.
The March Champion, a Blue x Lim heifer bred by C&W Phillips was purchased
by Alan Cook of Ivybridge, Devon. The heifer was shown very successfully
throughout the summer taking no less than four red rosettes against strong
competition.
The Cook’s show season came to a poignant conclusion, taking the Christmas
Show Championship at their local market, Exeter, where they are regular exhibitors
and supporters. The hammer fell to another Chelford supporter, Ross Withers,
who took the heifer back to St Austell at 240p/kg (£1,526.40).
Cornish showman Richard Cobbledick purchased a heifer in March, consigned
by Jason & Sarah Wareham, the heifer has “done him proud” all
year. Again she was shown at several summer shows taking two Reserves, 4
Champions, 2 Champion beef, 2 Reserve Supremes and a mind-boggling 16 silver
trophies!!!
Their season concluded with Show Champion at Truro Christmas Primestock where
the heifer sold for a massive 520p/kg having tested the scales at 680kg to
gross a colossal £3,536, the buyer was Ralph & Mark Michell of
Higher Calenick Farm Butchery near Truro.
Wigton Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Cattle
Hopes Auction Co Ltd, Wigton held their Annual Christmas Prize Show and Sale of Prime Cattle on Saturday 27th November 2010. [report]
Show Herd of the Year
Just one point separated the top two herds in the NI Blue Cattle Club ‘Show Herd of the Year’ competition run over seven summer shows. [report]
Irish National Ploughing Championships 2010
A British Livestock Pavilion was booked into the 2010 Irish National Ploughing Championships. [report]
Kirkby Stephen Suckled Calves
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their annual prize show and sale of suckled calves on Monday 1st November 2010 at Kirkby Stephen Mart. [report]
Bovine ‘babies’ take centre stage at Skipton
Two exhibitors achieved multiple successes at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual show of 2010-born suckled calves and 2009-born store cattle with show potential, which formed part of the fortnightly sale of over 550 head of store and breeding cattle. [report]
Aberdeen & Northern Marts Spectacular
Wednesday 1st September 2010 [report]
Meat Joint Calf Show
A record 73 calves, up from 43 last year, were entered for the British Blue calf show sponsored by the Meat Joint and hosted by Moira Arena. [report]
Croftends Herd wins ‘Most Improved’ Award
The Croftends Herd owned by Andrew Bellas and his son Jonty, who farm near Appleby, Cumbria, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd for the British Blue breed. [more]
British Blues win Battle of Antrim
Saturday 24th July 2010 was yet another triumph for British Blue Cattle breeders when the nation’s top terminal sire took the Interbreed Championship at Antrim Show. [more]
Maths is a load of Bull!!
Primary 6 pupils from Cummertrees Primary enjoyed their Maths lesson more than normal when they visited Maulscastle farm to look at how mathematics comes into farming. [more]
British Blues Capture Castlewellan
British Blue Cattle Breeders were out in force at the 2010 Castlewellan Show to take both the Interbreed Beef Championship and provide an eye-catching display in the Osmonds Bull Derby. [more]
Carlisle British Blue calf reaches £710
On Wednesday 7th July Harrison & Hetherington Limited held their weekly sale of calves. An outstanding top price of £710 was achieved for a naturally born British Blue bull calf from M/s Riley of Underhelme Farm, Grassmere. [more]
Blue Heifer Wins 2 Interbreed Titles
Boomer Euphoria – a January 2009 heifer from Boomer Birch won two Interbreed titles in 1 week. [more]
Cogent expands its beef team
Boomer Birch takes on the role of Beef Specialist and will concentrate on growing Cogent’s extensive beef stud and providing high quality genetics for this important sector. [press release]
Hawes Show and Sale of Show Potential Cattle
On Saturday 15th May Hawes Farmers Auction Mart held it's annual show and
sale of show potential cattle and commercial store cattle.
[report]
Ballymena British Blues Brilliant!
“British Blues brought out at Ballymena Show 2010 were truly brilliant,” commented Scottish judge Andy Ryder from Annanwater. [report]
Kirkby Stephen Store Cattle
A fantastic show of cattle with the quality being bad to beat was on offer at Kirkby Stephen’s annual May Day prize show and sale. [report]
£4K top price at Skipton British Blue highlight
A top price of £4,000 for a 23-month-old bull was the highlight of the sixth annual show and sale of pedigree British Blue breeding cattle at Skipton Auction Mart’s opening pedigree beef season fixture on Wednesday 28th April. [more]
‘Blue’ takes reserve at Leyburn
A British Blue X heifer won the British Blue Cattle Society prize award at Leyburn Spring Spectacular on Saturday 13 March 2010. [more]
British Blues go live on semenstore.co.uk
The on-line semen company, Semenstore Ltd, has announced that British Blue semen is now available through its website semenstore.co.uk [more]
New Market Record at Bakewell
A new market record was established on Monday 1st February 2010 at Bakewell Market when a superb 11 year old British Blue Cow from Keith Belfield, sold for 228p/kilo to gross an amazing £2074.80. [more]
The ‘Winter Blues’ Annual Show & Sale
The 2nd Annual Show & Sale of ‘Winter Blues’ at Bentham and District Farmers Auction Mart saw an outstanding entry of 122, of which 64 were British Blue x. [report]
7 week old British Blue Calf sells for £500
The 2009 Gisburn Auction Marts Christmas show of rearing calves, on Thursday
26th November saw 217 calves forward, from across the counties of Lancashire,
Cumbria and Yorkshire. [more]
Kirkby Stephen Suckled Calves
On Monday 2nd November 2009 Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their prize show & sale of suckled calves at Kirkby Stephen Mart. [report]
Andreayas herd wins ‘Most Improved’ Award
The Andreayas herd, owned by Allan and Sandra Jones, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd for the British Blue breed for 2008/09. [more]
British Blues again dominate Skipton
A British Blue-cross youngster with a bright future landed supreme championship honours for Yorkshire Dales farmers Ken Fawcett & Sons – the second consecutive year they have lifted the title - at the Spring store cattle with show potential fixture at Skipton Auction Mart, on Wednesday 15th April 2009. [more]
Central Club Calf Show
The Central British Blue Club staged their Second Annual Pedigree and Commercial calf show on Thursday, 19th February 2009 at Winslow Foscote Market run by Thame Farmers Auction Mart. [report]
Commercial Record Smashed at Penrith
The record for commercial cattle was smashed at Penrith Mart, when a British Blue heifer from W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, Appleby, sold for £13,000, at the Spring Special show & sale of haltered cattle. Sidewalk Sally, a July 2008 born heifer, was snapped up by the show judges and noted showmen, Phil & Sharron Sellers from Kilburn, Derbyshire.
Carlisle Continental Cross Store Cattle
The Carlisle noted two day suckled calf show and sale was held on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st March 2009. [more]
Craven Champions Day
A British Blue “baby” - a budding star of the future in the exhibition arena - was overall victor on Craven Champions Day. [report]
Leyburn British Blue Show
On Friday 13th February, Leyburn Auction Mart held a Special show for British Blue store cattle & rearing calves. [report]
Bentham Winter Blues
The first ever ‘Winter Blues’ show & sale of British Blue sired calves at Bentham Auction Mart on Wednesday 21st January 2009 saw a packed ringside of over 20 buyers make for an excellent trade. [more]
British Blue OTM Cow sells for 178p per kilo
David & Martin Wilcock were triumphant at Gisburn auction marts Christmas show and sale of over thirty month (OTM) prime cattle. [more]
Strong Line Up at Skipton
There was a real buzz and very
strong entry of cattle at the first Christmas Primesock Show
at Skipton Auction Mart. The female and supreme beef championship fell to
a 14-month-old British Blue-cross heifer from East Coast exhibitor William
Timms. [more]
Blue - Champion at Exeter
The Exeter & District Primestock Show was held on 5th December 2008. [more]
Wigton Christmas Primestock
Hopes of Wigton held their Christmas Prize Show & Sale of Cattle on 22nd November 2008; this was sponsored by The Border British Blue Club, with rosettes provided by The British Blue Cattle Society. [more]
Gisburn Auction Marts Christmas Calf Show
Overall champion at Gisburn Auction Marts Christmas show and sale of rearing calves on Thursday 27th November 2008 was a four-week-old British Blue bull calf from seventeen year old James Huck, Hubberholme, Buckden, Skipton, North Yorkshire. [more]
Suckled Calves at Kirkby Stephen Mart
Messrs D & C E Marston, Easegill Head had an excellent day, winning four first prizes and the overall champion. The champion, a British Blue Heifer, sired by Philipper De Remichampagne and selling for £1150 to Mr M Bulmer. [more]
Thainstone Cattle Sale
A strong trade was met at Thainstone when Aberdeen & Northern
marts sold 1040 store cattle and 12 young calves. [more]
New Centre Record Calf Price - £700
On Wednesday 9th July 2008 A Borderway Mart record was broken for a month old tremendous ¾ bred British Blue bull calf, bred by A & JM Riley, Underhelm Grasmere which sold for £700. [more]
Anne Morrison
It is with great pleasure that we announce that our Past President, Mrs. Anne Morrison has been awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List, for services to agriculture in Northern Ireland Ballymoney, Co Antrim. [more]
British Blue Calf Sells For £400
Geoff Blezard, Ribchester, Preston, sold his champion, nine week old British Blue bull calf, sired by Tamhorn Sumo, for £400 to Ian Harrison, Penrith, Cumbria at Gisburn Auction Marts May Show and Sale of rearing calves. [more]
Kirkby Stephen Store Cattle Show
The Champion British Blue at Kirkby Stephen Show & Sale of Store Cattle on Monday 5th May 2008 was shown by D & C E Marston, Easegill Head. [report]
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Strong Trade for “Blues” at Carlisle, with averages £587 up on last year - with over 80% Clearance. [more]
British Blue Calf Sells for £500 at Gisburn
Trevor Hodgson’s long journey down to Gisburn Auction Marts from Dent, Cumbria was worth while on Thursday 24 November, when he won the champion calf at the auction marts Christmas show for rearing calves. [report]
English Winter Fair
British Blue genetics were again to the fore at the English Winter Fair
[results]
Silver Celebrations for Bringlee Blue Herd at Chelford on Saturday 22nd October. [report]
Border British Blue Club Autumn Show & Sale Saturday 8th October [report]
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