Agriculture & Associated Services News

North Highland Products Scoops Excellence Award

North Highland Products, the fastest growing food and drink Company in Scotland, scooped the prestigious Excellence Award at this year's Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards, held in Inverness on Friday.   Commenting on the Award, viewed by the industry as public recognition of the company's achievements, Danny Miller, Chairman, said, "It is indeed an honour to be selected, particularly as we have been chosen by the judges from all the entries, in all categories." "It is a fantastic achievement for a company that has been operating for just two years, in which time we have succeeded in returning profits to our producers and our partners in the supply chain," he added.  

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd 12 September 2007

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 189 store cattle.   Bullocks (89) averaged 118.5p per kg and sold to 135p for 307kg Limousins from Garthbeg Farms, Gorthleck, and �640 gross for a 515kg Limousin from Dalchork, Lairg.  

Recent Lamb Sales At Dingwall & Highland Marts

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 30th) sold 8,257 store lambs and four wedders at their annual district sale.   Ewe lambs (1,974) averaged �24.88 and sold to �38 gross for Cheviots from No.  

Quoybrae Mart Report 3 September 2007

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts (3rd September) sold 6,133 Store Lambs at the re-sheduled first combined sale from Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard and North West Sutherland areas.   Overall average was �29.06 showing a decrease of �2.05 from Dunbeath & Bettyhill areas and a decrease of �1.24 on all other areas from last year.  

Portree Lamb Sales Get Excellent Demand But Prices Down On Last Year

PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (3 September 2007) sold 4,188 store lambs.   Lambs sold to a top of �40.50 for Texel crosses from No.  

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd Resume Sales After Restrictions Lifted

Dingwall & Highland Marts Limited held their first Prime sale since the restrictions on the movement of livestock were lifted following the Foot and Mouth outbreak in England.  The firm had their firs sale of over 2000 lambs in Portree on Monday the 27th August 2007 and have rescheduled sales over the next fortnight as follows.  

Dingwall Mart - Sale 31 July

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 31st ) sold 45 prime cattle and 144 prime sheep.   Prime bullocks (18) averaged 128.9p (-1.6p) and sold to 145p per kg for a 505kg Belgian Blue cross from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, to Ness Foods, Inverness, and �878.40 gross for a 720kg Limousin from Dochcarty Farm, Dingwall, to Woodhead brothers, Turriff.  

Dingwall & Highland Marts 4th Anniversary Show and Sale Of Store Cattle

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (July 18th) sold 1,384 store cattle in the Anniversary show and sale.   The Judge, Mr Alan Turnbull of Meadowend, Clackmannan, chose a 510kg senior Limousin heifer from J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay, which realised �760 to D Morrison, No.  

Whisky winner at Mey Selections AGM

The AGM of North Highland Products in the Park Hotel Thurso was the occasion for the presentation of a bottle of Mey Selections Barrogill whisky to local farmer Arnott Coghill, who is based at Skinnet, Halkirk, in Caithness.   North Highland Products offered a bottle of whisky as an incentive to farmers who completed a stock availability questionnaire.  

MEY SELECTIONS MEATBALLS WIN GROCER AWARD

Sainsbury's popular Taste the Difference Meatballs, made from Mey Selections beef in an authentic tomato and smoky bacon sauce with added Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, beat off four other finalists to win the meat and poultry category of the Grocer Own Label Award Excellence Awards for 2007 at the Savoy Hotel, London yesterday.   The award follows the product's success as the Best New Meat Product in the Meat Industry Awards in London last year.