Busy few weeks in the pedigree world

Hillcrest Simmental clearance sale

Throughout the years, Hillcrest has produced some of the country’s top Simmental bulls and is set for a full clearance at Tullamore Mart on Saturday 28 September. The sale has a total of 37 lots on offer, including cows with calves at foot, young stock and the senior stock bull.

Lisduff Holstein sale

This Saturday also sees the 36th Lisduff sale of calved or in-calf heifers. The sale, which will be held on the Lisduff farm in Whitechurch, Co Cork, starts at noon and will see over 110 lots go through the ring.

Included in the sale are 35 fresh autumn-calved heifers. These were all in-calf to sexed semen, so their young heifer calves will also be sold as A lots. The sale will also see 45 spring 2020-calving heifers go under the hammer of Dennis Barrett.

The sale animals all come from very strong cow families, many originating from select purchases in France (Indianink and Neottie), Germany (Ellen), Italy (Letale), Canada (Sasha) and the Leslie, Ada and Zandra families originating from the USA.

These families have been developed over the years with the use of 100% AI and more recently incorporating the use of sexed semen.

Sire selection is focused on production, fertility and conformation and top AI sires for these traits are selected from around the world.

Ballymartle Herefords clearance sale

The Ballymartle Hereford herd is set for a full clearance at Bandon Mart on Saturday 28 September also. The sale, which has 57 lots on offer, sees both horned and polled stock go under the hammer.

Aberdeen Angus youth development

Each year, the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society moves around to different locations for its annual youth development programme (YDP) finals.

This year, the finals come to Irish shores and will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September in Loughallen Equestrian Centre and Hotel, Co Leitrim.

These finals will have nearly 40 pre-selected candidates from across Ireland and the UK competing in numerous areas including handling, showing and interviews.

Glenamaddy Show

The last hurrah! Glenamaddy Show, for many, is the end of the show season and will this year take place on Sunday 29 September. The family-orientated event first saw the introduction of livestock in 2016 and has grown in popularity year on year. The fully-covered livestock section means the event is suitable for all weather conditions.

Tomriland Angus reduction sale

The Tomriland Aberdeen Angus herd is holding a reduction sale on Saturday 5 October at 2pm in Carnew Mart, Co Wicklow.

The herd was established by Louis Byrne and his wife Chrissie in 1990 with the purchase of four heifers at Carrick-on-Shannon from the Dunlever, Clonervy, Gurteen and Kilteeven herds.

Females from the Ormonde, Federo, Knockmountagh, Knockadrinan and Liss herds followed soon after, with maiden heifers from the Fordel and Mogeely herds purchased in more recent times.

Stock bulls are used on 90% of the herd, with the current stock bull Liss Matty P491 on his fourth season in the herd. The high health status herd is offering eight cow and calf pairs, three in-calf heifers, stock bull Matty and two young bulls.