Agriculture & Associated Services News

Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 17 April 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (April, 17th) sold 1,101 store cattle and 63 OTM cattle.   Bullocks (553) averaged 312.0pp per kg and sold to 383.1p per kg for a 355kg Limousin cross from Wester Tomloan, Nairn, and £1,680 gross for a pen of 588kg Limousin crosses from 2 Hallum, Forss.  

Quoybrae, Caithness Aberdeen And Northern Marts Monday 1st April Sold 890 Store Cattle

Bullocks (431) averaged 322.8p and sold to 391.3p per kg and £1,850 gross.   For a 641kg British Blue Cross from J & R Allan, Gillock Mains, Gillock.  

Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 March 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March 12th) sold 11 Prime Cattle.   Prime Heifers (11) averaged 281.94p per kg and sold to 291.0p per kg for a 585kg Limousin cross from Teawig, Beauly and £1,866.75 gross for a 655kg Limousin cross from Burnside Farming, Banff.  

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 February 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (February 28th) sold 3,156 sheep of all classes.   Lambs (1,958) averaged £95.78 and sold to £184 gross for a pen of Cheviot mules from 31 Larel, Halkirk.  

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd -Sale 20 February 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February 20th) sold 12 Prime Cattle.   Prime Bullocks (2) averaged 285.16p per kg (-11.8p) and sold to 295.0p per kg and £1,780.20 gross.  

Dingwall And Highlands Marts Ltd - Store Sheep Sale All Classes

Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (February 6th) sold 1404 store sheep of all classes.   Lambs (1,239) averaged £90.98 and sold to £146 gross for a Blue Faced Leicester from DB Farms.  

Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 9 January 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 5 Prime Cattle.   Prime Bullocks (1) Sold to 286.0p per kg (+1.9p) and sold to £2,044.90 gross.  

Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Annual Highland Zwartbles Sale

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, sponsored by Camus Consulting and the Bissett Family amd supported by the Zwartbles Sheep Association, (November, 24th) sold 65 Pedigree, Pure and Cross Bred Zwartbles.   Dingwall's Annual Highland Zwartbles Sale sold sheep up and down the country.  

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 November 2023

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (November 8th) sold 443 weaned and store calves, 33 Adult head of breeding cattle including Highland and Highland crosses.   Bullocks (216) averaged 235.6p per kg and sold to 369.2p per kg for a 195kg British Blue cross from 37 & 55 Sangomore, Durness and £1,680 gross for a 755kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Ormiston, Glendell.  

New Fellowship Launched To Support Small North Highlands Farms And Make Local Food More Widely Available

A new Fellowship has been launched, providing funding for research into supporting the viability and sustainability of crofts and small farms in the North Highlands.   The project seeks to investigate the potential of small to medium sized regenerative farmers to work at a scale that would allow them to supply to local hotels and restaurants, local shops and supermarkets.