Angela Calvert

England

Senior Livestock and Sales Reporter at Farmers Guardian

Head of Livestock Sales @farmersguardian

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Centenary celebrations underway for Clun Forest breeders

1 week ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

Clun Forest have been the breed of choice for Del Knowles, the current breed society chairman since he bought his first ewes to set up his Wrotham flock 35 years ago. While he has ventured into other breeds...
Auction mart sales round up: Commercial sheep record set online, sheep dogs to 8,400gns at Skipton and dairy cattle to 3,500gns at Carlisle

1 week ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

The Smyth Smashers online sale of Jack Smyth's pedigree Suffolks, Suftex and genetics topped at £5,650, a new record price for a Suftex, with more than 18,000 views reported and a 100% clearance rate achieved. Sale leader was a 2025-born Suftex ewe lamb by Sportsmans Dare Devil, out of a Big Eyes, a dam that has bred multiple all-Ireland champions. The buyers were Lucky Day Competitions, Newry, Co Down.
Shearling ram tops sale of Hampshire Downs at 2,550gns

1 week ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

The top price of 2,550gns went to Sophie Manners and Joe Dilibero's Seawell flock, Towcester with a shearling ram in the top 10% of breed for TSI and an exceptionally high gigot score after CT scanning at 4.14. By Normanby Wellington and out of a Yarcombe ewe, it sold to Charles Rathmell's commercial flock, Yorkshire. Another shearling ram from the same pen with similar breeding, sold to pedigree breeders, Aled and Lisa Evans, Llwyncelyn flock, Beulah, at 2,000gns.
OPINION: Now is the time to support our agricultural shows

2 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

OPINION: Now is the time to support our agricultural shows Angela Calvert, Farmers Guardian's head of livestock shows and sales, reflects on the importance of agricultural shows as the 2025 season gets underway 23 May 2025 • 1 min read
Auction mart sales round up: Limousin bulls to 13,000gns at Darlington, sheepdogs sell to £13,300 and geese to £1,450 online

2 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

A new centre record of 13,000gns and one of the biggest crowds seen at Darlington reflected the trade at the dispersal of the Rachels herd of pedigree Limousin cattle on behalf of Mark Woolhouse and his parents, Rachel and Derek, Driffield. The dispersal was held on the same day as the mart's North East pedigree Limousin breeders club sale as well as a multi-breed cattle sale.
Auction mart sales round up: Welsh Blacks to 7,500gns, Limousins to 15,000gns and breeding cattle to £4,400

3 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

It was the pre-sale show champion, Richhill Hakka H2128, a ram lamb from Ben Lamb, Co Armagh, which led the trade at 4,500gns at the Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Society's May Fair at Exeter. The September-born lamb by Oliver Tree George G738 out of a home-bred dam, sold to T. V. Hughes and Co, Llangadog. Next at 3,600gns and topping the shearling rams was the reserve male champion, Burhos Giant G3274, from Matthew and Adam Care, Widegates, Cornwall.
Charolais, Simmental and Blonde bulls set new records at Carlisle

3 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

Topping the British Charolais Cattle Society sale at Carlisle and setting a new breed centre record of 55,000gns was Goldies Unbeatable. Consigned by Hamish Goldie, Ruthwell, the November 2023-born son of Gretnahouse Heman out of Goldies Icequeen, was reserve male and reserve overall champion before selling to Neil and Stuart Barclay, Insch. Two bulls sold for 18,000gns.
Limousin heifer reigns supreme at Nottinghamshire Show

3 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

It was the continental champion, the Limousin heifer, Bishket Unique, which went on to take the supreme beef title for Emma Bishop, Milton Keynes. Home-bred by Brockhurst Nosferatu out of Ronick Ruby, this two-year-old heifer is in-calf to a Tomschoice bull and was successfully shown last year. Standing reserve overall was the commercial champion, Black Velvet, a January 2024-born heifer from Kevin Ludgate and family, Leighton Buzzard, shown by Will Ludgate.
British Blue breed record smashed at Carlisle

3 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

The sale topper was the overall champion, Solway View Tate, an April 2023-born son of Baherard Overdose out of Solway View Katie, a Solway View Firecracker daughter. Consigned by Kevin Watret, Maulscastle Farming, Annan, and having been reserve male chamipion at the Royal Highland Show, it sold to Coul Estate Partnership, Laggan, Perthshire.
Focusing on beef and lamb production efficiency to improve carbon footprint

3 weeks ago | farmersguardian.com | Angela Calvert

Speaking at a press briefing hosted on-farm in Strathmiglo, Fife, by ABP supplier Billy Cuthbertson and family, ABP agri sustainability manager Katie Thorley explained why the company had invested in the...