Buyers from Dumfries toDevon came to purchase ewes of the highest quality from renowned Charollaisbreeder Meilir O Jones of the Aberkinsey flock at the weekend. The quality of thestock was reflected in the prices with nine ewes exceeding 1,000gns. The highest priced eweof the day was lot 29, a two-year-old ewe, scanned in [...]
A standalone Garriston flock dispersal sale held on behalf of Leyburn’s Kenton Foster was responsible for the leading prices at the annual autumn show and sale of pedigree breeding females staged under the auspices of the British Charollais Sheep Society at Skipton Auction Mart. Mr Foster, of Garriston Farm, consigned a total of 71 ewe [...]
Two mainstays of the Charollais sheep breeding world and the British Charollais Sheep Society – the Cumbrian-based Geldards and the Marwoods from near York – dominated the society’s annual show and sale of commercial rams at Skipton Auction Mart. While both shared joint top price honours at 750gns (£787.50) when presenting the red rosette winners [...]
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In the Charollais ring at Saturday’s sale at Chelford, a top call of 875gns was achieved for the show champion – a shearling ram (pictured above) from Rambsottom, Bury-based breeder Mark Worthington. This one is sired by Dudston Jasper and out of a ewe by Galtres Faithful – he was bought by K.A. Gill, Melton Mowbray, [...]
The Ingram brothers – Gregor and Bruce – were left celebrating this afternoon in the sheep rings, after their Charollais ewe – Logie Durno Kate – took the title of overall sheep supreme champion. The 11.5 hour journey from the Ingrams’ Logie Durno Farm in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was certainly worth it. This two crop ewe [...]
In a very hot and sunny sheep ring here at the Royal Welsh Show, the RWAS supreme pairs championship silverware has just been awarded to a Charollais pair from the Ingram family at Logie Durno Farm, Aberdeenshire. Shown by Gregor and Bruce Ingram, the pair consisted of tup Ffrwd Lord of the Rings and ewe [...]
Ladies dominated in the sheep ring with two shearling ewes presented by two female handlers taking the championship titles. Champion was awarded to Sally Horrell and her shearling ewe which has previously won the breed championship titles at the Highland and Woodhall Spire Show. She is one of 50 ewes owned by Sally [...]
The British Charollais Sheep Society’s premier sale at Worcester saw bidding reach 7800gns for a ram lamb from the Loanhead flock of Gregor and Bruce Ingram. Loanhead Midas Touch, by Crogham Hannibal 2nd, is an ET-bred lamb out of a ewe by Foulrice Garcia. He was sold on the day to P J [...]
The silverware in the sheep interbreed championships has been awarded to a Charollais ewe from Cecil and Janet Thomas, New Farm, Warwickshire. This two-crop ewe is by Cold Harbour Icarus; today’s win follows on from taking interbreed champion title at Derby as a ewe lamb two years ago, and interbreed champion title at Kenilworth this [...]
Among the sheep, it was a Charollais ewe from Mr and Mrs M J Alford of Foxhill Farm, Cullompton, -a name more commonly associated with the beef ring – that took home the silverware. Shown in the ring by freelance showman, Rob Coney, this four year old ewe was in the interbreed pair [...]